Contact Information

For intial contact, please use my personal email account: allen.daniel.james@gmail.com

Experience

Build Engineer - OS X; Cupertino, CA. August 2011 - Present.

Apple

Intern – Options Desk; Chicago, IL. May 2010 – August 2010.

Allston Trading

Developed and automated several tools utilizing financial frameworks to communicate with stock exchanges in C++ and Python.
Implemented stock price warning/shutdown system using Java in key options trading software to alert/stop traders before trading halts.
Created generic log parser, analyzer, and viewer using JSON and Java, making it easier to scrutinize trades and detect late/faulty transactions.

Intern - Software Development; Barrington, IL. May 2009 – July 2009.

GE Healthcare IT

Implemented automated unit and integration testing in RA1000 Workstation product development using Java, JUnit, and Ant, providing key software verification information for FDA audits.
Wrote several testcases used by automated testing framework.

Software Verification Engineer - Delphi-Delco Electronics & Safety; West Lafayette, IN. May 2008 – March 2011.

Delphi

Worked with team to create plugin for vehicle communications tool (SAINT) that allows engineers to re-flash Engine Control Module in 1/6th the previous time.
Maintained key communications gateway software between SAINT hardware and other software plugins.

Education

Languages, Operating Systems, Software

Skills

C, C++, C# (.NET), Java (including SWT, Swing), JUnit, Ant, Python, PHP, SQL, Javascript, AJAX, (X)HTML, CSS, Perl
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, CLI
Xcode, Eclipse, Office, iWork, Visual Studio, Adobe Creative Suite

West Lafayette, IN; Graduated: May 2011.

Purdue University

Major: Computer Science and Mathematics; Minor: Psychology
Cumulative GPA: 3.85/4.0

West Lafayette, IN; Graduated: May 2011.

Awards and Organizations

Indiana Resident Top Scholar
Purdue Academic Success Award
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
Computer Science Scholarship
Dean’s List Every Semester
Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines
Computer Science Undergraduate Student Board (Co-chair)
Delta Lambda Phi (Vice President, Treasurer, Technology Chair)