Jean-Guy Speton -- Resume

Jean-Guy Speton

Seeking challenging position as a software engineer developing in Java and/or C++.

MS in computer science: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331.
Expected Sept 1997.
BS in computer science: Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA, 24450.
June, 1995. Graduated magna cum laude.

Oregon State University: Graduate Research Assistant
June 1996 - present
Duties have included Java applet and application development, web page authoring and CGI programming.
Supervisors: Dr. Cherri Pancake (pancake@cs.orst.edu), Mark Newsome (newsome@cs.orst.edu)
Oregon State University: Graduate Teaching Assistant
Sept. 1995 - June 1996
Duties included 6 hours weekly of teaching in recitations of 20+ students in a multimedia lab setting, 3 hours weekly of office hours, content preparation, quiz administration, exam proctoring and exam grading.
Supervisor: Sherry Clark (clark@cs.orst.edu)
Blaze Telecommunications, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Consultant
1995 - present
Duties have included web page development, Java applet development, CGI programming, and software installation.
Contact: Kyle Chow (kyle@blaze.bc.ca)
Washington & Lee University: Researcher
Summer 1994
Team and individual research on Steinhaus graph properties. Characterized disconnected Steinhaus complements, cut-vertices in Steinhaus complements, and planarity in Stainhaus graphs and Steinhaus complements.
Washington & Lee University: Tutor, Calculus II
Jan. 1994 - Mar. 1994
Weekly 90 minute drop-in sessions.

Java source code pretty-printer/formatter/browser written in Java 1.1. Can be used as a visual aid to program understanding and comprehension or as a batch file processor for formatting multiple Java source code files. Supports many features in addition to simple source code reformatting. (http://www.cs.orst.edu/~speton/percolator)
Java 1.1 application which creates interactive database ER diagrams using JDBC and from which the user can visually design and execute queries on the database.
Java applet front-end to remote Fortran/C compilers on multiple hosts incorporating project source code management capabilities.
Multi-player networked game written as a Java applet and Java application server enabling players to chat and play against one another in games of 2 to 6 players. Accompanying web site design and implementation. (http://www.blaze.bc.ca/gc)
Webmaster for Brierley Hill Bed & Breakfast in Lexington, VA web site (http://www.brierleyhill.com). Web site design and implementation.
System to construct control flow graphs from Java bytecode for use in the Aristotle Program Analysis System (http://www.cs.orst.edu/~grother/aristotle-local.html).
Multi-user chat and whiteboard application implemented as a Java applet and Java application server. (http://www.cs.orst.edu/~speton/javatalk)

Computer languages -- excellent skills and knowledge of Java (1.1 and 1.0), C, C++, and Perl 5. Familiar with Common Lisp, Scheme, and various flavors of assembly language.
Strong OOD and OOP skills.
Internet and World Wide Web -- proficient in HTML and CGI programing (Perl). Knowledge of Internet protocols such as HTTP and telnet.
Operating systems -- proficient using and administering Windows 95, Unix and AmigaOS operating systems and have experience writing code for Unix/X and AmigaOS. Have usable knowledge of Macintosh operating system.
System administration -- experienced in building and installing third-party software on multiple UNIX platforms. Experience configuring BSD-based systems.
Typesetting -- proficient in LaTeX typesetting language.

All work completed at Oregon State University. Overall GPA: 3.87