• Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, VA – August 2001 to May 2004
Associate of Arts and Sciences, Computer and Electronics Technology, specialization in internetworking

Work Experience:

• Buchanan County Public Schools, Computer Technician/ Wireless Network Administrator/ Wireless Network Designer – Grundy, VA, January 2002 to December 2004
Setup, repair and maintain IP networks consisting of Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet, and 802.11b/g technologies, Repair and maintenance of desktop PCs and servers.
• Student Support Services, Tutor – August to December 2005
• Pal’s Electric Shop Inc., Laborer – Grundy, VA, Summer 2005
Repair and rebuild heavy mining equipment. Duties included welding, cutting, metal fabrication, troubleshoot and repair electrical and hydraulic systems.

Membership and Activities:

• Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
• FIRST Robotics Competition, 2000 to present
• Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition: 2005, Captain 2006-2007
• National Beta Club
• Future Business Leaders of America
• Boy Scouts of America
• Science Seminar
• Oral Communications Seminar
• Grundy High School Football, Track
• Bluefield State College Independent Projects Organization
• Bluefield State College Project Segway Fox
• Phi Kappa Gamma Fraternity

Skills and Certifications:

• Windows: 3.1, 95, 98, 98SE, 2000, 2000 server, XP, 2003 server
• Linux: Redhat 7.3, Fedora Core 1
• Microsoft: Office, Visual Studio, Visual basic, C++, Visio
• Symantec Ghost
• Autodesk: Autocad, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop
• Microchip MPLAB
• Ethereal Packet Capture Software
• Netstumbler wireless network detector and analyzer
• A+ Certified Professional, May 2003
• IC³, April 2003
• Welding
• Conventional Machine Work

Honors and Awards:

• 1st Place State of Virginia, Future Business Leaders of America, Computer Concepts, Spring 2000
• Most Inventive in Science Field, Grundy High School, Spring 2000
• Eagle Scout Rank, Boy Scouts of America, May 2002
• Woodie Flowers Award Nominee, FIRST Team 388, Spring 2005

Hobbies and Interests:

FIRST Robotics Competition, Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, Radio Controlled Flight, Airplanes, Helicopters, Fishing, Autonomous and Teleoperated robotics, Welding, Machining, Electronic Circuits, design and manufacture of custom devices, Automotive Mechanics, Mechanical and Electrical Design, Camping

Personal Statement:

"Born in a small coal mining town in southwest Virginia, the only child of a coal miner and a secretary, I grew up knowing the value of a hard days work. I went to a small high school of 900 students and had always been interested in computers, electronics, and things mechanical. It was the FIRST robotics team that I helped start at my school that opened the world of robotics and engineering to me. My senior year in high school I began taking engineering and robotics courses via the internet as well as being the captain for the FIRST team. I am currently working toward a degree in computer science at Bluefield State College. I have been selected as the project head for an autonomous segway project which will include PID control, GPS, laser range finders and inertial measurement systems. I also continue to mentor my old high school’s FIRST team."

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