Cole Brandon Hoosier

cole.hoosier_at_gmail.com
785 N Spruce St, Gardner, KS 66030

OBJECTIVE

   Full-time software development position solving challenging problems
   that impact lives

EDUCATION

   Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
   B.S. in Computer Science, May 2007
   Minor in Economics
   * Achieved a 4.0 GPA while working 30 hours/week *

SKILLS

      Languages         Tools        Operating Systems
          C           CodeWright           Linux
        Python         Eclipse            Windows
         C++       Visual Studio         MacOS X
     ARM assembly        Vim              Solaris
         Java     UNIX shell scripts
         SML         GNU toolkit
        OCaml         HTML & CSS
     x86 assembly        JSP

EXPERIENCE

   Marine Software Engineer                                  May 2007 - Present
   Garmin International                                              Olathe, KS

     * Developed reliable communication protocol for ANT RF remote control
     * Added support for caching and displaying weather data on new
       mapping engine
     * Extended and maintained window manager and graphics device
       interface for embedded systems

   Software Engineering Intern                                      Summer 2006
   Garmin International                                              Olathe, KS

     * Implemented full network support for a Windows-based system
       simulator using WinSock

   Linux Specialist                                     January 2004 - May 2007
   Computing and Information Sciences                   Kansas State University

     * Optimized backup infrastructure to more-than-double data throughput
       and provide greater security
     * Co-authored and implemented automated deployment strategy for
       Gentoo Linux, facilitating installation of an entire lab of
       machines in hours instead of days
     * Administered backbone Linux and Solaris servers for 1000+ user
       network

CLASSWORK

   Honors Research Project -- Improved text widget for eXene
   Restructured text box widget for eXene toolkit written in SML/NJ to
   improve performance, expandibility, and functionality. The level of
   interaction with the windowing system was similar to that provided by
   Xlib. The final presentation for the project is available at:
   http://www.hoozh.net/resume/honors_presentation.pdf

   Software Engineering Capstone Project -- GlobalFlyer video game
   Led a team of students in developing a game that allowed players to fly
   in a 3D environment by utilizing the Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering
   Engine (OGRE 3D) and the FMOD audio library to enhance user
   experiences. Details of the project can be found at:
   http://people.cis.ksu.edu/~hoozh/globalflyer/

   Updated: January 16, 2010