Christopher R. Merlo

475 Olive Blvd.
S. Hempstead, NY 11550
Phone: (516) 505-5767
E-mail: cmerlo@acm.org

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Experience

E-Journal Programmer/Analyst
Department of Journal Information Systems, The American Physical Society, Ridge, NY 11961
April 2000 to Present
Responsibilities
Writing Perl scripts to administer archive of on-line articles

Programmer and Coordinator of Special Projects
Department of Production, Division of Information Services and Technology, TD Waterhouse Securities, Jersey City, NJ 07301
October 1998 to March 2000
Responsibilities

Planning and implementing large programming projects, usually with personnel from various departments and on heterogeneous platforms
Acting manager for two weeks while department manager was on medical leave
Writing Korn shell scripts, C code, and Perl scripts in a Solaris 2.5/2.6 environment
Developing new software to automate daily tasks, increasing users' confidence in production systems
Ensuring that data for all of the firm's daily transactions are processed correctly
Coordinating data transfer and integrity with off-site clearing firm
Ensuring that daily, weekly, and monthly data are properly archived
Setting up a Linux workstation on the network
Working with telecom and network personnel to ensure that all data connections are up and running
Interviewing potential new employees
Maintaining departmental documentation for superiors and for new associates
Floor Fire Warden, in charge of coordinating evacuation during emergencies and fire drills

Programmer
Department of Research and Development, Cybernetics, Yorktown, VA 23693
May 1998 to August 1998
Responsibilities

Worked as a summer-intern programmer cleaning up and stabilizing legacy code
Maintained and updated C code for the Advanced SCSI Processor project
Worked with a team of programmers writing real-time embedded system code for 68030 processors which controlled tape backup drives
Developed urgent patch fixes for clients such as NASA Langley
Developed a fault-tolerance system for the ASP's LCD display

Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Computer Science, The College of William and Mary
August 1997 to May 1998
Responsibilities

Conducted laboratory sessions on Microsoft Office and on C++ programming
Wrote brief lectures and graded assignments and projects

Graduate Teaching Fellow
Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, The University of Vermont
August 1995 to May 1997
Responsibilities

Conducted laboratory sessions on Microsoft Office and Microsoft Visual Basic
Wrote lessons and quizzes
Designed and maintained class web page
Wrote a CGI form for student evaluations

Education

The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA 23187
August 1997 to May 1998
Field of Study: Computer Science
Coursework leading to Doctor of Philosophy

The University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405
August 1995 to August 1997
Field of Study: Computer Science
Master of Science 1997

Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
January 1992 to May 1995
Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science
Minor: Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts cum laude 1995

Manhattan College Riverdale, NY 10471
September 1990 to December 1991
Majors: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Languages/Environments

Languages:
C/C++, Perl, Tcl/Tk, Lisp, Prolog, Shell Scripts
Environments:
Un*x/Linux, X windows, Microsoft Windows

Scholastic Activities

Disc Jockey
"The Spirit of Radio," WCWM 90.7 FM, The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg's only progressive rock radio program
September 1997 to May 1998

Secretary and Webmaster
Computer Science Student Association, The University of Vermont
September 1996 to May 1997

Member
Student Trustee Selection Committee, The University of Vermont
September 1996 to March 1997

Columnist
The Forum, Molloy College
January 1992 to December 1992

Columnist
The Quadrangle, Manhattan College
January 1991 to December 1991

Disc Jockey
WRCM AM 850, Manhattan College
September 1990 to December 1991

Scholastic Honors

Graduate Teaching Assistantship The College of William and Mary
Graduate Teaching Fellowship The University of Vermont
Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society for Catholic Colleges
Mu Sigma Mu Molloy College Mathematics Honor Society
Phi Sigma Tau National Philosophy Honor Society
Molloy College Dean's List of Distinguished Students Five semesters
Cum Laude Molloy College Graduation Honors
Molloy College Departmental Honors Computer Science and Philosophy

Community Service

Volunteer Firefighter Rockville Centre (NY) Fire Department
December 1992 to Present
Responsibilities
Responding to fire alarms and medical emergencies
Company Recording Secretary, April 1999 to Present
New York State Certified EMS First Responder, July 1994 to July 1997
Company softball coach and tournament team captain
Chairman of company newsletter and computer committees

References

Available upon request