Jeffrey W. Schuler

 
585-329-8186 (mobile) jeff (at) jeffschuler.net
2140 W. 11th St. #3
Cleveland, OH 44113 http://www.jeffschuler.net/resume

OBJECTIVE

Enact positive {social, environmental, and economic} change by creating quality software -- using emerging technologies and focusing on design, process, and usability.

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)
Cleveland, Ohio
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science May 2002

EMPLOYMENT

Cleveland Medical Devices Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Software Engineer May 2004 - Present
Design and develop software for company products, serving clinical, research, and education markets. Create low- and high-level software: from wireless device communications to user interfaces. Effect all parts of software cycle; build process, testing, documentation, installation, publishing, support, development kits.
Network Admin, Application/Intranet Developer October 2003 - May 2004
Responsible for I.T. infrastructure. Designed and maintained network and server environment, concentrating on cost, security, and efficiency. Created collaborative intranet and document management system. Administered phone and security systems. Developed software tools for internal use.
Camp Chipinaw
Swan Lake, New York
Systems/Network Admin, Computer Instructor, Counselor June - August, 2002 & 2003
As Counselor: lived, ate, and engaged with a group of young campers; as System Administrator: installed and maintained >30 networked lab machines for staff and camper use; as Computer Instructor: taught five classes per day of computer and graphics skills to groups of up to twenty campers. Other duties: audio recording and production, and graphic design tasks.
WorldWide Opportunities on Organic Farms
Spain
Farmworker January 2003 - May 2003
Worked full-time on four organic farms in rural Mediterranean Spain, in return for food and accomodation. Studied Spanish language and culture, as well as organic farming techniques. Grew and harvested fruits and vegetables, tended land and animals, and helped construct a stone house.
Danka Services International ->
Pitney Bowes Management Services
Rochester, New York
Systems Engineer (Intern) Summer '00, Winter '00, Summer '01
Tested "Mail in Motion," a Java/Sybase Server-based application interacting with PalmOS terminals. Installed and configured Mail in Motion servers and workstations for corporate clientele, and directly supported customers (troubleshooting) on Mail in Motion platform: Apache HTTP Server, Sybase SQL Server, JDK, JRE, JSDK, Windows 98/NT/2000, and PalmOS. Additionally developed a client website, and documented technical processes for training purposes.
The Bridgewater Group
Fairport, New York
Web Director December 1998 - December 2001
Designed and created firm's previous website, showcasing its products and marketing.
Center For Music and Technology, CWRU
Cleveland, Ohio
Systems Administrator, Web and Database Designer August 2000 - May 2001
Maintained and administered lab Mac OS X server and Mac OS 9 workstations. Developed database-driven and media-rich websites using FileMaker Pro.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Mac OS 7-10, Windows 95-XP/NT, Linux; some BSD (Net/Open) and Solaris
Languages: C/C++, Perl, LISP, Pascal, Visual Basic, SQL, AppleScript, MATLAB; some Objective C, Ruby, Python, and Fortran
IDEs/Dev Tools: C++ Builder, Eclipse, Visual Studio.NET, TeamCoherence, CVS, svn; some Xcode
Unix Tools: Bash and Csh scripting, Sed, Awk, gcc, g++, gcl, gdb
Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, PHP, XML, Javascript, Apache HTTP Server; some Flash, XSLT
Spoken Languages: English (native), Spanish (conversational), some Portuguese

TECHNICAL COURSEWORK

Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Theoretical Computer Science, Programming Language Concepts, Algorithms and Data Structures, Intelligent Systems, Database Systems, Computer Architecture, Discrete Math, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Cleveland Spanish Language Meetup
2004-2006 http://spanish.meetup.com/79
Meetup Group Organizer
Organized weekly group meetings and events, and facilitated interaction and conversation.
CWRU Macintosh User Group
http://mac.cwru.edu/
Cofounder (1999), Webmaster (1999-2002), Treasurer (1999-2000), Vice President (2001-2002)
Organized group meetings and events, and collaborated with peer leaders to focus and grow the organization. Actively sought new members and roles for the group. Created the website with HTML and Javascript, served it using 4D WebStar HTTP Server, and administered the group mailing list.
CWRU Ride Board
http://rideboard.cwru.edu/
Developer, Webmaster April 1999 - May 2002
Created, developed and served a web-based Share-A-Ride board. Coded CGI/Perl back-end, wrote HTML by hand, designed graphics using Adobe Photoshop, and served the site using Apache HTTP Server.
CWRU Triumph
http://home.cwru.edu/triumph/
Web Developer November 1998 - October 1999
Cooperatively designed and developed web-based student newspaper for CWRU Community.
CWRU Sherlock Plug-ins
http://home.cwru.edu/~jws6/sherlock.html
Plug-in Developer August 1999 - January 2002
Conceived, developed and maintained plug-ins for various CWRU directory services to operate under Apple's Sherlock search engine interface, with documentation and web presence.
Runner
Marathoner, former NCAA Division III competitor
Run year-round. Have competed in UAA and NCAC conference championships for CWRU Track and Cross Country, Regional championships in Cross Country, and placed in top 3% in 2002 Dublin Marathon.
Musician
Play violin, (Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra member: 1994-1998,) guitar, mandolin; some brazilian percussion and piano.
Traveler
Traveled to 13 countries, lived and worked in Ireland and Spain, studying people, culture and language.