Brian M.

## BIO I'm a 21 year old student from Ireland and have been coding since I was 14. So far I haven't met a language or technology I couldn't use and I have just finished my 3rd year of a 4 year Masters of Engineering in Computer Science at the University of Warwick, England. WORK EXPERIENCE • Residential Computing Advisor September 2005 - Present IT Services, University of Warwick, England – assisting students to connect computers to the residential network at the start of term (by manning information points and visiting rooms). – providing support for computers in the student purchase scheme; including setup and application support. – publicising the residential support service by attending kitchen meetings and putting up posters. – monitoring the network outside office hours and providing early warning of any failures (mobile phones will be provided). – assisting with student IT training. – help to promote student computing during open days and road shows. – communicating with the IT Services Service Desk and keeping records of work done. • Technical Consultant June 2005 - Sept 2005 Donegal County Enterprise Board, Ireland – Providing technical advice to a local entrepreneur on a variety of different areas such as wireless technologies, software development and project management. – Researching intellectual property issues, methods of production, component cost analysis and suppliers. EDUCATION • MEng Computer Science (Expected 1st) 2003-2007 University of Warwick, England Third Year Project An investigation into the applications of Ant Colony Optimization for routing in peer-to-peer overlay networks. Consisted of two phases: – The development of a discrete-time network simulator in which to test a routing algorithm for a peer-to-peer overlay network. – The development of PeerAntNet, an ant-inspired routing algorithm for peer-to-peer overlay networks. It is an adaptation of a routing algorithm originally designed for mobile ad-hoc networks called AntHocNet. • A Level Mathematics (A) 1996-2003 St. Columbs College, Northern Ireland • A Level Further Mathematics (B) 1996-2003 St. Columbs College, Northern Ireland • A Level Physics (A) 1996-2003 St. Columbs College, Northern Ireland • A Level Computing (A) 1996-2003 St. Columbs College, Northern Ireland ## Area of Expertise • Languages: Java, C/C++, BASH shell scripting, PHP, SQL, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, LATEX • Operating Systems: Linux, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP • Applications: Drupal, CVS, MySQL, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Eclipse • Miscellaneous: strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills, an ability to learn new skills quickly and as needed