ROBERT G. SCHMERTZ
8150 Lakecrest Dr. * Apt. 513 * Greenbelt, MD 20770 * (301) 614-8756
[email protected]
EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE
Full-time employment beginning in Fall, 2001, in a software development or systems programming position. I am currently interested in staying in the Maryland/DC Metro area, and would be particularly interested in anything that intersects with my other areas of interest -- linguistics and music.
COMPUTER SKILLS
C/C++, Tcl/Tk, Unix shell scripts, makefiles, OOP concepts and data structures, Java, Python, Perl, SQL, HTML, Pascal. Unix (Sun Solaris, Linux, IRIX). PostgreSQL.
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Held a Top Secret/SCI clearance for my military work (see below). 1990-1995.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Integral Systems, Inc., Lanham, MD
Software Developer, Summer 2000, January 2001
Ported one of ISI's major satellite telemetry and control products, written in C, from Solaris/Windows NT to Red Hat Linux.
  • Worked with differences between Lex/Yacc and Flex/Bison.
  • Administered a Linux development server.
  • Worked as part of a team to ensure all code continued to work on all platforms.
UMCP Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Student Database Administrator, January 2000
Implemented a library cataloging system developed by my project team while taking the Database Design course.
  • Installed software written by the project team, as well as third-party supporting software necessary for our software to run.
  • Used SQL and shell scripts to manage the loading of data from a previously existing monolithic table to our PostgreSQL DB.
  • Performed data integrity checks and debugging of software.
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Upper Marlboro, MD
Systems Engineer/Software Developer, Apr. 1998 - Sep. 1999
Assisted with implementation of a large data ingest/archive system for NASA's Mission to Planet Earth. 
  • Wrote programs in Tcl/Tk to control Apcon SCSI switches.
  • Implemented socket-based classes and command-line utilities in C++.
  • Conducted research on data storage management software products, and reported on findings.
Maryland Army National Guard, 629th MI Bn, Laurel, MD
EW Signal Intelligence Specialist, Korean, Sept. 1997 - Aug. 1998
Team leader of a low-level voice intercept team (LLVI). Responsible for team of voice intelligence collection operators and equipment. 
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science, B.S., August 2001
  • Theory of Language Translation: Wrote a simple C compiler using Java and Java-based tools.
  • Database Design: Studied relational and object-relational databases, and implemented a library catalog and checkout system using PostgreSQL and Java servlets.
  • Software Engineering: Played a coordinating role in development of a class project that implemented a Web-based software inspection system.
REFERENCES
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