Nick Thompson
nnthomp@gmail.com
501.590.1337

/* Summary */

    Passionate coder with over five years programming experience.  I have worked
  in varied environments ranging from large corporation to small start-up.
  Looking for a job that will allow me to further hone my skills.

/* Education */

  Bachelors in Computer Engineering
  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  Graduated May 2007, GPA 3.3

/* Experience */

  Lead Developer - Malchemist Games (2010 - 2011)
    >  Designed and implemented all aspects of a game engine including physics,
       render pipeline, sound, input, and networking
    >  Wrote a Python exporter that allowed the use of Blender for both a level
       editor and assigning game logic
    >  Created a server daemon for high scores and version checking using
       Boost Asio and a MySQL backend
    >  Set up the company's web presence including blog (Chyrp), project
       management (Redmine), and forum (FluxBB)

  Programmer / Analyst - Dillard's (2007 - 2010)
    >  Primarily worked with COBOL on a z/OS mainframe
    >  Heavy focus on SQL optimization, including queries that touched millions
       of rows and moved financial data

  IT Intern - Whirlpool Corporation (Summer 2005, 2006)
    >  Provided tech support for Windows desktop workstations
    >  Wrote Excel and VBScript macros to automate tasks
    >  Imaged workstations using Noton Ghost

/* Skills */

  C++ - The first language I was serious about and have been using for over six
        years.  I have developed many projects large and small using C++ and am
        proficient in maintainable and efficient code

  OpenGL - Four years of use starting with legacy immediate mode and working up
           to OpenGL3.  Also familiar with OpenGL ES 2.0

  SQL - Four years of exposure to SQL including MySQL and DB2.  Capable of
        creating new schema as well as optimizing existing queries

  COBOL - Three years of using Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4

  CMS - Well versed in using CVS, SVN, Git, and Mercurial

  Web - Familiar with web page design including PHP, HTML5, and CSS3

  Cross-Platform - Nearly all of my projects use cross-platform libraries.
                   Can maintain projects on Windows, Linux, and Mac