Andrew David, currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA), works as a Systems and Network Engineer for the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

He is developing enterprise systems which provide internet, database, and directory support for the University.

Systems Skills

• Various *nix Systems (Solaris, HPUX, Open/Net/FreeBSD, Linux)
• Microsoft Windows (All Flavors)
• Firewalls (PF, IPTables, CheckPoint)
• Cisco Network Equipment (CCNA Certified)
• Xiotech SAN Equipment (3d)

Development Skills

• C/C++, Java, LISP
• OpenGL, DirectX
• PHP, ASP, J2EE
• HTML, XML, CSS, JS
• Python, Ruby, Perl, LUA
• WebServices: XML/RPC, SOAP
• DB: SQL (Oracle, MySQL)
• CMS: FileNet, Plone

Graphics Interests

• Ratracing, Radiosity, General Rendering (Non && || Photo Realistic)
• Global Illumination
• Ambient Occlusion Techniques
• Realtime Simulations (Games and Realistic Simulations)
• Texture Manipulation
• Noise Image Synthesis
• Subdivisional Modelling
• Artificial Intelligence

Professional Associations

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Currently working as an Associate Editor for ACM Crossroads
• International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

Schools

• University of Minnesota
  Bachelor of Science - Computer Science with Emphasis on Computer Graphics and Realtime Systems (Graduation - Fall 2006)
• Minnesota School of Computer Imaging
  Computer Animation

Current employment

• Systems Engineer University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (2 years)

Previous employers

• Systems Support General Dynamics Adv. Information Systems (3.5 years)
• Systems Support Pakon Digital(1.5 years)
• Technical/Quality Service Lead Decision One Corporation (1 years)