Daniel Salazar

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I am seeking a position where my knowledge, skills, and experience can be utilized toward software design and development.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science   Graduated: May 2011 Cum Laude
University of Houston, Houston, TX    Entered: August 2006

Major: Computer Science
Minor: Mathematics

Related course work: Calculus (I,II,III), Discrete Math, Numerical Methods, Computer Programming (Fortran, Java, MATLAB, C, C++, C#, SQL, ASP.NET, Python, Ruby, TCL), Operating Systems, Software Development Practices, Physics, Probability, Statistics, Linear Algebra

GPA: 3.2/4.0

Experience

Computer Programming

  • Completed several years of programming classes at both high school and college level
  • Participated in computer programming competitions
  • Extensive use in multiple IDE's (Visual Studio, NetBeans, Bloodshed Dev C++, Eclipse, Qt Creator)
  • Personal and coursework related game programming projects (openGL, XNA 3.1/4.0). Familiarization with Qt framework
  • Developing .Net Web Applications for internal company use
  • Experience with SVN and Perforce versioning systems

Projects

  • 2D platformer using the XNA framework. This project is a working (Win/Lose conditions, two full levels) game entered in the 2010 Imagine Cup Competition. The game is still under development for release to Windows Phone Market. The game runs on both Window Phone 7 and PC.
  • Web Peer Review Application. Developed an application to display a webpage/site and allow peers to leave comments. Standalone windows application using the Qt Framework to deploy a built in web browser and comment system that allows anonymous users and logged in users. SQLite backend.
  • Developed an iPhone application to retrieve oil well data based on GPS location.

Leadership

  • Currently the Project Manager for a game entered in the 2010 Imagine Cup competition. Took first place in the Mobile division of the competition.

Operating Systems

  • Extensive use and familiarization with Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Slackware), i5/OS, z/OS
Work Experience

HP (June 2011 – present)Title: Global Database Administrator

  • Responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and administration of development and production servers.
  • Developing and extending multiple .Net applications interfacing MS-SQL and Oracle Systems.

NetIQ (April 2010 – May 2011)Title: Engineering Intern

  • Responsible for developing content for the Secure Configuration Manager software using CL scripts for i5/OS and TCL.
  • Researched development of a web service using WebSphere to manipulate and expand the namespace of available attributes from an i5/OS database.
  • Utilized SCRUM Methodology for the development of contents extensions.
Achievements

Scholarships

  • UH Academic Scholarship
  • UH Cullen College of Engineering Scholarship
  • Dean's list 2 semesters
Portfolio

Forest Gun