Resume

"All this modern technology just makes people try to do everything at once."
-Hobbes

Richard R. Bolkey | careers@bolkey.org | Austin, TX

Experience

Software Engineer | September 2007 - Present
Cisco Systems

Software Developer | October 2002 - August 2005
Q-MATIC Corporation
Full cycle software development building applications to meet customer needs and enhance existing product offering. Define project requirements and objectives, and evaluate technology solutions.

Key Projects/Accomplishments

  • Reworked key commercial desktop applications into web based servlets.
  • Developed a template driven website generator for deploying multinational websites.
  • Developed a windows service for generation and deployment of dynamic charts.
  • Developed an assortment of other web and windows applications in Java and C#.
  • Initiated the adoption of Subversion for source control, design patterns, and unit testing.

Technical Consultant | September 1998 - May 2002
University of Pennsylvania | Computer and Educational Technology Services
Provided technical support to the staff, faculty and students of the Engineering school. Helped design and maintain the CETS web page and LabHours Shift Trading program (PHP/C/MySQL).

Teaching Assistant | September 2001 - May 2002
University of Pennsylvania | School of Engineering and Applied Science
Gave tutorials, office hours, and graded homework for the following classes: CSE 377: Virtual World Design (Spring 2002). Instructors: Dr. Norman I. Badler, Dr. Stephen L. Lane, Joshua Mosley. CIS 560/CSE 460: Computer Graphics (Fall 2001). Instructor: Dr. Norman I. Badler.

Web Developer | June 2000 - September 2000
University of Pennsylvania | Law School Information Technology Services
Designed and implemented multiple projects throughout the summer including a virtual tour, an events calendar, and a bibliography database. Extensive use of Coldfusion, Flash, and QTVR.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin | August 2005 - May 2007
Master of Science in Computer Sciences

University of Pennsylvania | September 1998 - May 2002
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) in Digital Media Design

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | August 1996 - May 1998

Computer Skills

  • C# (Windows Applications, ASP.NET, Services)
  • Java (Swing)
  • Delphi
  • Design Patterns
  • Web Scripting (PHP [LAMP], Ruby on Rails)
  • XML, XHTML, XSLT, XSD, CSS, XUL
  • OpenGL, Java3D
  • LINUX (RedHat, Gentoo)
  • SqlServer, MySQL
  • Apache, IIS, Tomcat
  • Design: PhotoShop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
  • Video: Premiere, After Affects
  • Animation: Maya, Flash