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)
