B R E N T    A L V I N    T R A U T
 www.btraut.com   brent@traut.com

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Permanent Address:
2705 1st Street North
Sartell, MN 56377
320-251-0700

Campus Address:
220 Michigan, West Quad
541 Thompson
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
320-223-0017

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-- Education --

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
Degree Expected: May 2009

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-- Skills --

Operating Systems:
- Mac OS 6 - OS X 10.5
- Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
- Unix
- Novell Netware

Programming Languages:
- Significant experience writing in DHTML, JavaScript, and CSS (AJAX)
- Significant experience with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP)
- Experience writing in C/C++, Java, XML
- Familiarity with Verilog, and E100 Assembly, AppleScript

Software:
- Apple developer tools: Xcode, WebObjects Builder, AppleScript Studio, Dashcode
- Apple professional media applications: Final Cut Pro, Aperture, GarageBand
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash
- Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Relevant Course Work:
- Object-oriented design 
- Algorithms
- Data structures
- Technical writing/communication
- Digital audio

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-- Experience --

Self Employment	2001-Present
Freelance Web Design, Computer Consultant
- Developed professional websites: high school calendar, personal home page, blog, and more
- Developed web applications: AJAX games, advanced serial number database, Wordpress plugin
- Developed open source libraries for advanced Javascript and PHP functions
- Built and sold several workstations, provided IT support to customers via school program

University of Michigan Cancer Health Research Center
Web Programmer, IT Support Specialist - Ann Arbor, MI 2004-Present
- Lead development on web-based study contracted by major HMO
- Help a team of 10 coders develop web-based studies related to current health issues
- Provide IT support via phone, email, and personal communications
- Upgrade/maintain 20 workstations and 6 web/file servers

Coborn’s, Incorporated
IT Support Specialist - St. Cloud, MN, Summer 2005
- Manned help desk for 500+ workstations and 6,000+ employees at large grocery chain
- Deployed Windows-based cash registers, networking equipment, store servers
- Led several projects including company-wide NTP Server solution, server software upgrades
- Solely administered 20 Mac workstations and one Mac FTP/storage/backup server

Coborn’s, Incorporated
- Front End Manager, Service Representative - Sartell, MN 2003-2005
- Managed 10-20 employees on rotating shifts at a large grocery store
- Communicated with customers directly to resolve conflicts

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-- Co-curricular Activities --

- Intramural sports
- Billiards club
- Computer-aided music production

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