Charles Connell IV

12 Gould Rd
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-7806 (home)
339-223-3655 (cell)
charles at connells dot org (email)

 

Objective

To obtain a summer position where I can use and develop my technical skills and learn to function in a workplace environment.

Education

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Finishing junior year at Bedford High School.

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Have taken courses on C, Java, x86 assembly, and OpenGL.

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For senior project, will be teaching C++ graphical user interface (Qt) programming to other students.

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Captain of school's FIRST robotics team; was primary architect and builder of the robot and led the team to the world championship.

Open Source Projects

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Member of the KDE open source project, as a developer for Kopete instant messenger. Uses C++ with Qt framework.

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Co-developer of Tuxedo, a todo-list manager. Uses Python with Gtk framework.

Technical Skills

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Excellent command of Linux and Windows operating systems.

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Experience using Macintosh OS X operating system.

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Fluent in C and C++ programming languages.

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Fluent in Qt and KDE application frameworks.

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Experience programming with Java, x86 assembly, Python, HTML, and the Gtk toolkit.

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Very comfortable on command line, including Linux shell scripts.

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Good command of cryptography principles including public/private key systems; have implemented software to encrypt instant messages.

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Experience with cmake build system and svn source control.

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Experience building virtual machines with VMware.

Publications

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Installing Notes on RedHat Linux / CentOS. SearchDomino.com, July 2007.

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Installing Domino 7 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. SearchDomino.com, May 2007.

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Testing a New Kernel While Keeping the Old One. Explains how to install two versions of the Linux kernel on one computer, being able to choose one version at boot time. SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, July 2006.

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Remote access to Linux. A primer about the various ways to use a Linux system from a remote location, including SSH, VNC, and FTP.

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Shared storage on a SOHO network. A sidebar to the above article, showing how to use a Maxtor storage system from Linux.