Jimmy Nguyen

Current

• Software Engineer at System Insights

Past

• Undergraduate Researcher at UC Berkeley
• Entry Level Web-Application Developer at UC Berkeley
• Computer User Support Group at UC Berkeley

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Education

• University of California, Berkeley

Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Jimmy Nguyen’s Summary

Skills

Professional
• Self-motivated, adaptable team player
• Can work independently and efficiently. Welcomes new challenges
• Capable of handling various projects simultaneously while still complying with deadlines

Programming
• Windows, *nix
• Java, C/C++

Web
• (x)HTML, Ruby on Rails, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, Action Script 3.0
• Amazon EC2

Tools
• OpenGL/GLUT, SQL, CVS/SVN/GIT, Eclipse

Multimedia
• Sony Sound Forge & Acid
• Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash & Premiere
• Max/MSP

Jimmy Nguyen’s Specialties:

Multimedia, Web Services

Jimmy Nguyen’s Experience

• Software Engineer

  System Insights

  (Computer Software industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  • Design and develop an open source C++ agent that reads socket data, parses and produces XML, and handles HTTP requests
  • Generate reports using iReport/JasperReports using an XML connection to the web application
  • Collaborate to develop the Ruby on Rails application that monitors machine tool status through a database

• Undergraduate Researcher

  UC Berkeley

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  June 2008 — December 2008 (7 months)

  BitBlaze Online: Web UI for Malware Analysis
  • Revise front end interface that displays malicious software information
  • Develop scripts in Python & PHP that transfer uploaded data between the frontend and backend
  • Write Java XML generator for processed malware
  
  Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory
  • Optimize and test Ruby on Rails application while communicating with Sun to match their PHP version
  • Conduct experiments on RAD Lab’s and Amazon’s EC2 clusters to test scalability performance
  • Create scripts for our director/load balancer and our manager to deploy processes for the datacenter
  • Teaching Assistant for Fall 2008 iteration
  
  Virtual Tribunal Project
  • Build an interface to archive and display videos & transcripts from Milosevic trials
  • Apply face detection algorithms and code to help identify the speakers in a video to enhance the NLP processing
  • Construct a video player using Flash designed to align video with text

• Entry Level Web-Application Developer

  UC Berkeley

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  March 2008 — June 2008 (4 months)

  Boalt Law School
  • Improved old techniques in PHP for department wide website as part of dynamic web team
  • Implemented scheduling, enrollment and authentication functionality

• Computer User Support Group

  UC Berkeley

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 11 months)

  EECS Department Helpdesk
  • Troubleshoot problems involving different operating systems, software, and policies
  • Frequently updated web page while complying with departmental and W3 standards
  • Promoted to deal with hands-on, technical issues with professors in a polite and timely manner
  • Advised and was a reliable resource for the newer employees

Jimmy Nguyen’s Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  B.A. , Computer Science , 2004 — 2008

  Relevant Coursework
  
  Electrical Engineering
  • EE20N: Structure and Interpretation of Systems and Signals
  • EE40: Microelectronic Circuits
  • EE117: EM Fields & Waves
  
  Mathematics
  • M53: Multivariable Calculus
  • M54: Linear Algebra & Differential Equations
  • M121A/B: Mathematics for Physical Scientists
  
  Physics
  • P7A: Mechanics
  • P7B: Electricity and Magnetism
  • P7C: Optics
  • P112: Stat Thermal
  • P137A/B: Quantum
  
  Computer Science
  • CS61A: Lisp Manipulation with Scheme
  • CS61B: Data Structures with Java
  • CS61C: Machine Structures
  • CS70: Discrete Math and Probability
  • CS160: User Interface
  • CS162: Operating Systems
  • CS170: Algorithms
  • CS184: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
  • CS186: Intro to Databases/DBMS
  • CS198: Ruby on Rails Directed Group Studies
  
  Miscellaneous
  • M158: Musical Applications of Computers & Related Technology

Additional Information

Jimmy Nguyen’s Interests:

Multimedia, Sports, Music

Jimmy Nguyen’s Groups:

Main Stacks: Music Director
• Engineered various musical medleys to be presented at professional events

The Movement: Historian, Web/Tech, Public Relations, and Choreographer
• Direct and create a high quality slideshow
• Maintained and updated website
• Design several flyers and formulate a tabling schedule for club publicity
• Choreograph dances and lead group practices in a fair, organized, yet enjoyable manner

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