Nathan D. Ertner

OBJECTIVE

Innovative, ambitious, and dependable leader seeking a contract or full time position in Software Engineering.  Adept in software development, experienced with network and Internet technologies, and proficient with a wide range of operating systems and programming languages.

EDUCATION

Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - March 2009
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Focus of Studies

Associate of Arts and General Studies - June 2005
Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon

EXPERIENCE

Technical Lead September 2008 - March 2009
Portland State University & neutralSpace Inc., Portland, Oregon

Lead a team of five software developers for an Open Source Java application designed to run on Google Android based mobile devices.  Point of contact for both customer and key stakeholder.  Tasks included architectural design, software development, scheduling meetings, organizing presentations, and assuring the project developed smoothly and on time.

Software Development Engineer April 2008 - September 2008
Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, Oregon

Developed on a Linux workstation in C and C++.  Resolved many potential bug issues for the Custom Integrated Circuit Design team using static analysis tools, primarily Coverity Prevent.  Ran regression tests to assure fixes didn’t cause new issues.  Taught a class to the CICD team on the use of Coverity Prevent for individual developers.  Gained an outstanding appreciation for wise coding practices.

Systems Administrator April 2007 - March 2008
Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, Oregon

Increased team efficiency by automating monotonous tasks with Perl and VBScript on UNIX and MS Windows Server platforms.  Increased team efficiency and communication with MS SharePoint Server 2007.  Used VMware, Sun Solaris, and Linux as a platform to develop a Java EE/JSP application designed to improve team efficiency and security by allowing IBM WebSphere developers to change their own passwords.  Played a major part in a Six Sigma project aimed at improving the efficiency of software development and deployment.  Successfully created a method of collecting data for the project, then analyzed the data and presented it to the Web Services team.

Computer Science Tutor February 2006 - September 2007
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Provided tutoring for the Computer Science Department.  Trained undergraduate students on UNIX and Linux computer operation.  Helped solve C, C++ and Java programming problems.  Tutored in discrete math, logic and computability.  Tasks also included presentations, computer account setup, and managing a library of technical books.

Microsoft Student Partner September 2006 - June 2007
Microsoft Corporation, Portland, Oregon

Organized, promoted, and performed presentations advertizing new Microsoft products.  Taught a class on getting started with the Eclipse IDE.  Performed other tasks aimed at teaching me new features of Microsoft products like installing Windows Vista and walking through Microsoft Office 2007 tutorials.

Receptionist, Support Technician September 2005 - February 2006
theCAT/Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Provided UNIX, Linux, and MS Windows support to students and faculty.  Tasks included general technical support, management of student computer accounts, granting keycard access, fielding trouble tickets, data entry, and errands for the Assistant to the Director of MCECS Computing Support.

Support/On-Site/DSL Technician November 1998 - February 2003
Rio Networks, Bend, Oregon

Gained 4+ years experience with network and Internet technologies.  Offered MS Windows and Mac OS support and training to dial-up and DSL customers.  Performed telecommunication wiring to our equipment collocated at the Qwest central office as well as on location for business and residential customers.  Provided setup of personal computers and simple wired and wireless networks.   Other responsibilities included billing and account maintenance.

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS

Intern and Volunteer, Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP), 2006-2008
President, Association for Computing Machinery @ PSU, 2006-2008
Volunteer, theCAT/School Computing Support @ PSU, 2005-2006
Microsoft Student Partner, 2006-2007
Dean’s List and Honor Roll, Chemeketa Community College, 2003-2005

REFERENCES

Skills

Java
Java EE/JSP
C, C++
PHP
CSS
HTML
JavaScript
Perl
VBScript
Shell Scripting
SQL
XML

NetBeans IDE
Eclipse IDE
Apple Xcode
MS Visual Studio
GCC Tools
CVS, SVN
GIMP
Adobe Photoshop
MS Office Suite
Google Android
Open Source
PostgreSQL
MySQL

Mac OS X
UNIX/Linux
Windows
Vista/XP/Server

VMware
Apache HTTP
Apache Tomcat
Sun GlassFish
IBM WebSphere
Coverity Prevent