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a 20-something year-old who has seen the world but not yet graduated, whose only thing left to do is blog about wanting to see and do more. with a serious taste for all things obscure, scientific, artistic and the intersection of all three.
Objective Innovate for the advancement of technology and the scientific paradigm.
Education Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Graduation Date: Dec 2009

Related Coursework: Object-Oriented Computer Programming, Advanced Data Structures, Systems Software, Digital Logic Design, VLSI/CAD, Electric Circuits, Micro-Electromagnetic Systems (MEMS) Design, CMOS Transistor Design, Computer Architecture, Digital Logic Laboratory, VLSI Verification and Synthesis.
Engineering Skills Proficient in C++, C# .NET + WPF, LabVIEW, Verilog and VHDL. Adept in UNIX-based operating systems (including Linux), Windows, and Macintosh OSX. Highly skilled and experienced in computer repair (hardware and software) and computer networking. Familiar with MatLab, C, Java, JavaScript, HTML and BASH scripting.
Experience Technical Marketing Engineer Intern
Intel Corporation - Santa Clara, California (January 2007 - August 2007)
  • Demonstrated the latest cutting-edge Intel products (Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme Quad, Viiv Processor technology) in international events across the world. Performed internal demonstrations to Intel executives.
  • Maintained internal computer network and computer systems used for professional demonstrations. Served to help bridge the gap between marketing and engineering disciplines.
  • Programmed and introduced a creative idea for automated software systems that helped increase the productivity and efficiency of technical marketing demonstrations.

Computer Technician and Programmer/Lab Assistant
Case Western School of Medicine - Cleveland, Ohio (August 2003 - December 2009)

  • Assumed a number of roles: computer technician, internal network administrator, programmer and research aide.
  • Led the effort to redesign entire user interface for a complex data analysis tool using C# .NET + WPF.
  • Maintained the code for a separate LabVIEW-based scientific data analysis program, yielding a three-fold increase in data analysis productivity and efficiency, with an implemented "ease-of-use" coding philosophy to facilitate the scientific work in research.
  • Performed biological research to study the breathing of animals with simulated medical conditions.
Other Skills Fluent in the Albanian language, conversational and literate in Mandarin Chinese. Elementary German skills. Musically talented (guitar). Skilled in repair (car, home, computer, electronic), construction and gardening.
Activities Radio DJ for community radio station: WRUW-FM 91.1 Cleveland, Freelance Photography, Cooking.
Interests Independent Films and Music, News, Perennials, Technology, Street Art, Photography, Fine Dining, China, Chinese Language and Culture, Tragic Historical Figures, Dictators of the World, "Twin Peaks".