Tel: (319) 846-8294 / E-mail: matt@mattbelcher.com
Objective
A job in programming, NT administration, or other job requiring extensive computer skills in South Bend, IN.
Education
University of Florida 5/2001 Overall GPA: 3.86
Gainesville, FL Computer Science GPA: 4.0
B.S. Computer Science and Mathematics
Seminole High School 5/1997
Seminole, FL
Related Experience
Research Assistant for Meera Sitharam, Ph.D. 5/1999 - 5/2001
CISE Department, University of Florida
Investigated several problems in theoretical computer science with implications toward the P vs. NP problem.
NT Administrator 8/1999 - 5/2001
UF Database Center
Performed hardware and software upkeep as sole administrator on NT network with more than 30 workstations.
Publications, Projects, and Awards
Equiseparations with Stephen Hicks and Meera Sitharam. Published in the Proceedings of the 39th Annual Southeast Regional ACM Conference, March, 2001.
Equiseparations with Meera Sitharam. Published in the UF Journal of Undergraduate Research, Oct. 2000.
Client/server based chat program. Developed a instant messaging program using Java Swing , TCP/IP socket programming and a client/server architecture. Spring, 2001.
e-tastic! web-based shopping cart, with Ed Younskevicius. Served as team leader on the development of a web-based shopping cart using Java Servlet technology as a project for a course in software engineering. Fall, 2000.
Video Game Database, with Ed Younskevicius. Developed a Sybase database for video game data. Included a Java Servlet web interface. Fall, 2000.
Real-time chess game. Wrote a game using OpenGL and C, with interactive graphics, including curved surfaces, fog, and real-time lighting. Fall, 2000.
Tiny C compiler. Wrote a compiler for a subset of the C language. Summer, 2000.
Letters AI. Wrote a program in LISP that implements an AI to play the game Letters.
McLaughlin scholarship from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Fall 2000.
CISE Departmental Scholarship for departmental participation, Fall 1999.
University Scholars Program research grant for equiseparations project, Summer 1999.
Professional and Community Service
Membership Committee Chair, ACM - UF Chapter 8/2000 - 5/2001
Coordinated membership drives, created publicity
Fort Clark Middle School Networking Project, ACM - UF Chapter 8/2000 - 5/2001
Upgraded, configured, and performed troubleshooting on a local school's network
St. Augustine Church 8/1998 - 5/2001
Served as teacher of religious education, liturgical minister, and sponsor for RCIA.