Cole Brandon Hoosier

cole.hoosier_at_gmail.com
2388 W Fredrickson Dr, Olathe, KS 66061

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++        Visual Studio          Linux
          C              Vim              Windows
        Python    UNIX shell scripts      MacOS X
     ARM assembly        git

EXPERIENCE

   Software Engineer                                         May 2007 - Present
   Garmin International                                              Olathe, KS

     * Coordinated integration of modules from other departments into new
       product codebase to reduce time to market and increase flexibility
     * Mentored coworkers on object-oriented programming with a new UI
       toolkit and source control management with Git and Gerrit
     * Extended and maintained window manager and graphics device
       interface for embedded systems; included adding OpenGL rendering to
       a raster-based UI toolkit
     * Developed reliable communication protocol for ANT RF remote control
     * Added support for caching and displaying weather data on new
       mapping engine

   Software Engineering Intern                                      Summer 2006
   Garmin International                                              Olathe, KS

     * Implemented full network support for a Windows-based embedded
       system simulator using WinSock to emulate hardware-level network
       card access

   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
     * 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: November 4, 2011