View my resume online at:

http://brianvaughan.net/brianvaughan.html

or download the MS Word version here:

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Brian M. Vaughan

e-mail: nairbv AT yahoo DOT com
US citizen located in Singapore
Singapore cell: +65 91315567
Malaysian cell: +60177156872

I was a Software Engineer in San Francisco.  I just spent the past 2-3 years
traveling and studying.  Most of my experience was with J2EE web applications.  I
also speak intermediate Mandarin Chinese.  I'd like to telecommute from Asia.
	
Computer
skills
	

    * Object Oriented programming in Java / J2EE. Experience with C++, C,
Lisp/scheme, Perl, Python, and shell scripts.
    * SQL and database architecture in large production databases. PL/pgSQL and
PL/SQL triggers.
    * JSP and basic ASP, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML.
    * Unix / Linux, CVS, Perforce, Bugzilla, Apache, Resin, Tomcat, etc.

Work
experience
	

    * April 2005 - August 2005. Snapfish / Hewlett Packard: Software Design
Engineer
      As part of the consumer imaging and printing group of HP: designed a web
based ad reporting tool, and developed general internal applications.
    * Sept 2004 - April 2005. Snapfish San Francisco CA: Server Side Java
Developer
      Development of Snapfish Outbound Mail Engine using Java and Oracle PL/SQL.
Migrated from Weblogic to Tomcat so that the number of servers could be scaled
without increasing licensing costs, and from Solaris to Linux. Made design
changes that effected a 3x performance increase (and permitted scalability with
more servers). Fixed numerous bugs and pushed CAN-SPAM compliance.
    * Nov 2002 - Sept 2004, Edusoft San Francisco CA:
          o July 2004 - Aug 2004, Software Engineer -- Special Ops Group
            Software maintenance and system integration. 
          o Dec 2003 - July 2004, Software Engineer -- Software Infrastructure
Group
            Development of core web based Java application, as well as working
on internal tools. A few projects included re-architecture of the login and
permission system, building up Junit testing system, and the
automation/generation of test databases. 
          o Nov 2002 - Dec 2003, Data Integration Engineer -- Data Integration
Team
            In a small startup environment, dealt with all aspects of data
integration. Assisted customers with data export procedures, tracked customer
requests and issues, trained and assisted management of data entry personnel,
wrote tools to parse customer data using Perl and Java, developed tools to import
data into production databases, ran command line tools to import customer data,
resolved all data issues and wrote tools using Java and SQL to fix problems in
the existing production data. 
    * Sept 2002 - Nov 2002, Prance Corp. San Francisco CA: Developer Managed
client requests. Developed a system to generate real time maps displaying lift
status information for ski resorts. Projects used OpenScript, Toolbook, ASP, PHP,
JavaScript and HTML.
    * Feb 2002 - July 2002, uschinaedu.org: Recruiter Recruiting of ESL teachers
for a Chinese cultural exchange and education program.
    * Oct 2001 - May 2002 , University of Massachusetts, Center for Intelligent
Information Retrieval (CIIR): Undergraduate Programmer Assisted Development and
QA of an image indexing system using Matlab, C, Perl and Linux shell scripts.
    * August 2000 , Wapsn.com , New Haven CT: Contract Programmer Wrote a Java
client to an OFX (Open Financial Exchange) server under contract. Other projects
using ASP and SQL.
    * Summer 2000 , Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford CT: Summer Intern In the
advanced design and business development group: used C++ to develop a pulse
doppler radar model. Radar model was used for analysis of helicopter
susceptibilities in simulations. Wrote a GUI application in Java/Swing to
simplify the addition of new entities to the simulation, and otherwise further
developed the simulation system.
    * Fall/Spring 1999 , University of Massachusetts - Vision Lab: Undergraduate
Programmer Performed data entry, learned about computer vision, and wrote
software in C++ to test 3D line data extracted from photographs.
    * Other Work Experiences Include: Construction worker, House Painter, Prep
Cook, Forklift Operator, Yacht delivery skipper and ESL teacher. For more
information see my general resume:
http://brianvaughan.net/brianvaughangeneric.html

Education
	

    * Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Dalian Technology University
(大连理工大学), Mandarin Chinese immersion
    * B.S. 2002 University of Massachusetts , Amherst
      Computer Science major, Mathematics minor
    * Other Courses at Harvard Extension, UC Berkeley Extension and Art
Institute of Boston.


Interests
and
activities
	

    * Completed 2000 mile thru-hike of Appalachian Trail in August, 1998.
    * Taught English to high school students in Sichuan, China, Summer of 2001
and to Korean high school students in Dalian, China, Fall of 2007.
    * Basic knowledge of Spanish enhanced by travel in Mexico and South
America.
    * Intermediate Mandarin Chinese
    * Sailboat racing and long distance cruising. Sailed mostly single-handed in
mostly engineless 32' sailboat from San Francisco California to Cebu, Philippines
from November 2005 - April 2007. Delivered C&S 37 from northern to southern
Philippines June 2007. Sailed aboard a friend's Chinook 34 from Japan to the
Philippines in January 2008.