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\author{Jason Michael Switzer}
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A highly motivated and detailed Software Engineer with a wide range of knowledge and capabilities. Master level knowledge of machine learning, intelligent systems, scalable distributed systems, multi-threaded environments, dead-lock avoidance, user interface design, and object oriented design patterns, and defect containment. Experienced in all aspects of the development life-cycle, including project estimation, design, implementation, documentation, regression unit testing, deployment, and legacy maintenance. fi st
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{\em Areas of expertise include:}
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   \item Machine Learning.
   \item User Interface Design \& Implementation.
   \item High Performance Computing.
   \item Code Analysis and Optimization.
   \item Multi-tier Enterprise Application Design \& Implementation.
   \item Passionate and dedicated to the art of software engineering. Flexible, quick learner, and team player.
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\item[Languages] {\expert C}, {\expert C++}, {\expert Perl}, {\expert Java (1.4+)}, Markup (XML, HTML), \LaTeX, SQL, Python, C\#, Assembly (MIPS), Lua, ASP.Net, UML.
\item[Theory] {\expert Qt}, Motif, Xlib, GTK+, {\expert boost}, {\expert pthreads}, OpenMP, MPI, .NET, JDK, {\expert Coverity}, JUnit, {\expert RMI}, {\expert Perl \& CPAN}, Perl/Tk, libogg, libflac, {\expert JNI}, {\expert POSIX}, J2EE, libpcap, cmake, Mudflap.
\item[Toolkits] {\expert Network programming}, {\expert Multi-threadeding}, Security analysis, detection and prevention, Linux kernel module development, {\expert Linux / POSIX compliance}, {\expert Model-View-Controller design}, {\expert Machine learning / data mining}, {\expert Natural Language Processing}, {\expert Statistical reasoning}, {\expert Object-oriented design patterns}, Stenography, Regression \& unit testing, {\expert Technical documentation}, {\expert Debugging tools (gdb, valgrind, etc)}, {\expert CMMI development lifecycle}, {\expert Defect containment \& prevention}.
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{\bf M.S. in Computer Science - Intelligent Systems Track}\\
University of Texas at Dallas\\
Thesis: {\em Semi-supervised Subjectivity Classification and Application to Jargon Heavy Corpora.}
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{\bf B.S. in Computer Science}\\
University of Texas at San Antonio\\
College of Sciences Dean's List: Fall 2003. Honor Roll: Spring 2004
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont August 2005}
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{\bf Senior Software Engineer}\\
L-3 Communications -- Mission Integration Systems\\
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\item Core engineer on the Tactical Reconnaissance platform (over 3 million SLOC). The operator workstation is responsible for interfacing directly and indirectly to all hardware on the aircraft.
\item Technical lead to 3 other engineers.
\item Core engineer on the effort to assume control/responsibility of a former co-contractors embedded systems codebase (800K SLOC, 154 software sets).
\item Developer on wide variety of products, including operator workstation, high speed recording platform (patent pending), signal analysis platform, optics recording platform, and COTS bench test system.
\item Collaborate with a large team and a code-base focusing on Human/Computer Interaction data collection and analysis products.
\item Architect of a new Java/JNI development toolkit bridging the legacy code-base, allowing for the network centric control platforms connecting airborne platforms to ground-based systems.
\item Member of the charter team leading CMMI Level 5 compliance.
\item Spearheaded company-wide defect containment compliance via Coverity static analysis and unit/functional testing.
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%\item Reduced defect density by FIXME\% yearly. Reduced out-of-phase defects by FIXME\% yearly.
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{\bf System Analyst}\\
Secorp Technologies\\
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\item Designed and implemented multi-tiered enterprise-level applications.
\item Project Lead -- responsible for primary technical decisions.
\item Designed, developed, and maintained an ADO.NET wrapper API.
\item Initiated project transition to C\# and the .NET Architecture.
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\item[Citation] Switzer, Jason, Latifur Khan, Fahad Bin Muhaya. 2011. {\it Subjectivity Classification and Analysis of the ASRS Corpus.} In IEEE Society of Information Reuse and Integration, pages 160-165.
\item[Abstract] \url{http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=6009539}.
%\item[Full Text] \url{http://www.voidreturn.com/pubs/IEEE\_IRI.pdf}.
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont Fall 2010}
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\item[Citation] Switzer, Jason. 2010. {\it Semi-supervised Subjectivity Classification and Application to Jargon Heavy Corpora.} The University of Texas at Dallas, 82 pages, AAT 1489931.
\item[Abstract] \url{http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=2262986011&Fmt=7&clientId=79356&RQT=309&VName=PQD}.
%\item[Full Text] \url{http://www.voidreturn.com/pubs/IEEE\_IRI.pdf}.
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont December 2010}
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\item[Topic] Semi-supervised Subjectivity Classification and Application to Jargon Heavy Corpora.
\item[Advisor] Dr. Latifur Khan.
\item[Topic] Natural Language Processing, Clustering, Subjectivity Classification, WordNet.
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\item[Title] Parallelization of Sparse Matrix Multiplication
\item[Advisor] Dr. Rajendra V. Boppana
\item[Citation] E. Brookes, R. V. Boppana and B. Demeler, Computing Large Sparse Multivariate Optimization Problems with an Application in Biophysics, Supercomputing, Nov. 2006.
\item[Topic] FIXME
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont Spring 2004}
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\item[Title] Micro-kernels and the Linux Kernel Automatic Security System
\item[Advisor] Dr. Hugh Maynard
\item[Topic] FIXME
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont Fall 2003}
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\colchunk[1]{\categoryfont Research\\Interests}
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Machine learning, statistical pattern recognition, natural language processing, intelligent systems, data \& text mining.
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\colchunk[1]{\categoryfont Clearance}
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Department of Defense - Active\\
{\it (details available upon request)}
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont 2008 - 2013}
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\colchunk[1]{\categoryfont Certification}
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Red Hat Certified System Administrator, RHEL 5
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\colchunk[3]{\datefont Fall 2010}
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\colchunk[1]{\categoryfont Open Source}
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GitHub account: \url{http://www.github.com/s1n}
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