Accomplishments
- In 2010, was interviewed as "technology expert" on FOX5 live TV program about Apple iPad announcement.
- In 2008, published the Kindle Fan Guide electronically and as a print-on-demand book.
- In 2007, wrote a side-scrolling arcade shooter game for Syllable, Firestorm, completely from scratch
- Also in 2007, wrote a prototype real-time strategy game for Mac OS X, completely from scratch
- In 2001, spoke at Comdex panel on competing computer operating systems
- In 1998, wrote a collaborative multiplayer chat game, Starlanes, that the Sci-Fi Channel hosted for an online convention
Skills
- Programming: C, C++, Perl, PHP, Java, Python, ASP, ColdFusion, and HTML at various levels for over ten years
- Operating systems: Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Solaris, all at the administrative level
- Desktop applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, OpenOffice, Photoshop, the GIMP, and Inkscape
- Language: Excellent written and verbal skills; I'm usually the office dictionary
I have an active U.S. Secret clearance.
Work History
| Started | Ended | |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2008 | MTS — Developed and presented technical training and documentation. Webmaster. | |
| Mar. 2008 | Freelancing — Developed high-impact websites using a variety of languages, and tutored individuals in web design and programming. Actively using HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, C++, Python, and Perl. | Nov. 2008 |
| Jan. 2007 | Loudoun County — Created and currently teaching two Adult Education night classes in website design and programming, covering HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, and SQL. | |
| Feb. 2007 | Applied Tactics — (side project) Senior ASP programmer, sole internal developer for Kidville. | Mar. 2007 |
| Sep. 2002 | Rockwell Collins STS — Updated hundreds of tech manuals for Air Force B1 bomber simulator, and was lead on B1 CM effort. Maintained and administered Linux and Solaris systems. Automated CM with numerous Perl and bash scripts. Built custom internal PHP websites. Automated data conversion from CostPoint into PDM and SAP. On-site PDM "super-user," training others in use of PDM and solving data problems. Built custom PHP websites. | Mar. 2008 |
| Sep. 2000 | Intersect Software — As technical writer, sole maintainer of online help system. Also worked on twenty-person team developing bleeding-edge Java software, using MVC concepts. | Jan. 2002 |
| Dec. 1999 | About.com (side project) — Created and maintained website of BeOS-related content, including writing weekly newsletters and writing dozens of technical tutorials. | Dec. 2000 |
| Feb. 1999 | Papyrus (side project) — Editor at web fiction magazine. Accepted and rejected fifty SF/F short stories each week, with explanatory rejection letters for each. | Aug. 1999 |
| Dec. 1998 | Litton/PRC — Software engineer. On Army project, programmed optical jukeboxes in C, maintained web-based document retrieval application (incorporating CGI, Java, JavaScript, and HTML) on Unix and Solaris. | Sep. 2000 |
| July 1998 | IBA — ASP and Oracle developer for U.S. Air Force project, and developed ASP back-end for website development. Helped generate MS Access databases. | Nov. 1998 |
| June 1997 | Fairfax County — Taught Visual Basic programming courses for Adult Education. | May 1998 |
Education
Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science at George Mason University (attended September 1995 through April 1998), graduating on the honor roll.
Contact
| Email: | brent@brentnewhall.com |
| Phone: | 703-470-1289 (cell) |