Marina Djerekarova
Gainesville, FL 32608 • (786) 247 - 8816 • [Send email using form at bottom]
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, August 2007 Florida
International University, Miami, FL
Minors in Physics and Mathematical Sciences
Grade Point Average: 3.3/4.0
Relevant Coursework
Graduate - Database Management, Computer Simulation, Computer Graphics, Analysis
of Algorithms
Relevant Projects
• Website where people login to post forum discussions, pictures and comments
• Simulation of a pong game using the Java Processing Language
• Windows Forms applications with menus, radio buttons, drawing functionality,
threading
• Simulation of the sleeping barber problem demonstrating inter-process
communication and synchronization between operating systems processes
• Website to sell company products, including shopping cart, browse and checkout
(includes
complete documentation with UML diagrams and requirements documents)
EXPERIENCE
Gleim Publications, Gainesville, FL
Software Developer, June 2008 to September 2008 (part time while attending
university)
- Tested and debugged software applications, designed creative ways to break
software, worked on improving the company website using PHP, HTML and CSS
• Added a new section to aviation website for Canadian conversion of the
software
School of Computer Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Undergraduate Research Assistant, June 2006 to August 2006
- Participant in the Distributed Mentor Project for Undergraduate Women in
Computing Research
- Worked on a Machine Learning project integrating the fields of art and
computer science
- Developed the project in C, documented, participated in seminars, wrote a
technical report on the research, attended a machine learning conference
• Research technical report and website of the project
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/dmp/awards/2006/Djerekarova/
• The technical art piece has been exhibited at a SIGGRAPH conference
2nd Annual Summer Institute 2005 on High Performance Computing Participant, June
2005, Miami, FL
- Program introduced students to High Performance Computing
- Included Introduction to Unix, cluster installation and configuration,
parallel computing
- Lectures about the Access Grid and D2K environment for data mining
Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology at FIU, Miami, FL
Undergraduate Research Assistant, February 2004 to September 2004 (part time
while attending FIU)
- Tested polluted water for turbidity, specific conductivity, pH, alkalinity,
hardness, dissolved oxygen, etc.
- Created brochures, bookmarks, posters and PowerPoint presentations to increase
awareness about the pollution in Miami (especially the Allapattah region) and
suggested solutions for improvement
- Participated in the digestion process for lead testing in soil samples
SKILLS
Computer: Java, C, SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, C#, ASP.NET, C++, ML, OpenGL, UML,
Bourne Shell Scripting, Visual Studio.NET, NetBeans, Visio, Dreamweaver, AutoCad,
Technical Writing, MS Office
Languages: fluent in English and Bulgarian; proficient in Spanish
HONORS AND AWARDS
• FIU Presidential Scholarship (maintained all 4 years at FIU)
• Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar 100 % tuition (maintained all 4 years
at FIU)
• Graduated top 1% of my high school class
ACTIVITIES
FIU Tennis Club President (2005-2007), Society of Physics Students, Women in
Computer Science
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