David Piepgrass
10832 Mapleford Rd S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
(403) 271-0928
[email protected]
ICQ: 5188638

Job Objective:

To obtain a programming or technical writing position.

Programming Skills:

• Platforms:
  Windows 95/98/NT
• Languages:
  C, C++, Visual Basic, Pascal. Limited knowledge of Java and C#
• Specialty fields:
  2D game programming, graphics, user interface design
• Significant amateur projects:
  • File synchronization tool ("qFileSync")
  • High-color image editor ("UltraPaint")
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulator ("SNEqr")
  • Three incomplete platform games

For examples of my technical writing skills, see the documentation for qFileSync or UltraPaint.

Previous Employment

ACD Systems International
March to August 2000, and July to November 2001 (10 months)
Wrote plug-ins for the ACDSee image browser; wrote a autoplay program for ACD CDs; did some technical writing work.

GD Geographic Data Management Ltd.
November 1998; July 1999 to February, 2000; May to June, 2001 (10 months)
Wrote some Microstation MDL CAD software; wrote a Pizza order management system for use by a Calgary pizza place.

Humorous Solutions Inc.
December 1998 to February 1999 (3 months)
Developed software in Visual Basic

Conklin Shows (Calgary Stampede Concession)
July 1997

The Calgary Sun
1993 to 1997
Delivered newspapers every morning at 5:30
This experience taught me never to take a job that makes me wake up so early.

Education

University

• First year enginerring completed at U of Calgary, GPA 3.74

High School

• Continuous honours standing
• Overall grade 12 average of 94.2%
• Passed AP 1st-year university level computer science course with 98%
• Passed grade 12 English course with 85%

Self-taught

• Ten years extracurricular programming experience

References rounded up upon request.

Software I've written is available at http://www.geocities.com/Qwertie256.