Robert Thompson
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING STUDENT
2600 W 112th St. Leawood, KS 66211
+1 (913) 314-2520
rthomps7@nd.edu
Technical Skills
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HTML & CSS
ADVANCED
All my website design is based around HTML and CSS. I first design a psd (Photoshop Document) of what I intend for the website. I continue, then, to make an HTML page displaying this look as a website. In order to incorporate the layout, I structure my code entirely with reference to CSS. More complicated website may need to be moved to PHP or include attached JavaScript, but the basis for all designs begins with my HTML & CSS coding.
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PHP5 & MYSQL
ADVANCED
PHP5 & MYSQL have allowed my to create more dynamic websites. It allows for content to be updated outside of the main HTML file, which offers many functionalities. Clients and I then have the option as to whether it would be best to incorporate a predesigned content management system (CMS) or for me to design an easy editor for the site. Either way, website updates by clients will be simply based on text editing, much like MS word. All this functionality is provided by my knowledge of PHP and its incorporation of MYSQL.
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JAVASCRIPT & jQuery ( Javascript framework )
INTERMEDIATE
JavaScript and jQuery have together allowed for my website designs to become more interesting. The language brings options previously unavailable. With HTML & CSS only, a site is most static, but with jQuery, I have been able to offer more interesting options to webpages, such as different fonts, slideshows, real-time opacity changing on images, and many other options.
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C & C++
INTERMEDIATE
For C & C++ I have had the most technical training. I have taking multiple classes in the two which have allowed me to develop programs, servers, and clients in a variety of ways. Larger completed projects of mine include an email client with encryption capabilities, a peer to peer server and client integration, and a electronic calendar application connected to a server hosting the data.
Also, I have engaged in research utilizing the two languages. Working with two professors and a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame, we have studied land cover change across the world via data mining of remote sensing data (NDVI).
Education
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Rockhurst High School - Kansas City, MO
2005 - 2009
- Top 5 Percentile
- ACT: 34
- GPA: 4.6/4.0
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University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN
Fall 2009 - Present
Computer Engineering Major
- Anticipated Graduation: May 2013
- 62 hours of credit
- GPA: 3.939/4.0
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Educational Honors
2005 - Present
- First Honors at Rockhurst High School
- Jesuit Secondary Education Award — faculty vote for student who models the ideal graduate of Jesuit education: 2009
- National Honor Society: 2006-2008
- Dean’s Honor List: Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 at University of Notre Dame
Work experience
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Web Programming Intern
Summer 2010
VML Inc.
As an intern at VML, North America's best Digital Market Agency according to Forrester, I had the ability of working side-by-side with a professional to create websites for large companies, including a Fortune 500 company-Waste Management. My position was very pivotal in the production of wm.com, activia.us.com, and many other local companies in the Kansas City Area or elsewhere.
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Researching Assistant
January 2010 - Present
Dial group at Notre Dame (nd.edu/~dial)
I assisted a graduate student in his studies of land cover change last semester. Currently, I am developing web application to continually run algorithmic tree representations, which will display their results on the website when processes are completed and allow for easy additions of new or better data.
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Web Designer & Developer
July 2008 - Present
DGIdesigns.com
As the founder of DGI Designs, I have had the experience of managing communication with clients to ensure a product consistent with their desires, analyzed needs of businesses to design a website to facilitate their needs, and presided over bill analysis for clients and money distribution amongst employees.
Involvement and Service
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Kansas City Youth Court
2005 - 2009
Working at the Kansas City Youth Court (KCYC), I had the opportunity to acta s both a prosecuting and defense attorney for juvenile delinquents in the Kansas City area. The program was an effort to provide positive role modeling for troubled juveniles in effort to prevent repeat offenders.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe School
January 2009
Working at Our Lady of Guadalupe, I was able to help promote learning to the minority, underpriveledge first graders in our inner city.
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Knights of Columbus Steak Sales
2009 - Present
This service effort provides over $70,000 a year to different charities around the country and the world. The Knights of Columbus at Notre Dame cook and sell thousands of steaks during tailgates of home football games.
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School Activities
2009 - Present
Knights of Columbus (2nd Year) — Officer position as recorder, web developer, and website manager
Dillon Hall council (2nd year) — Website manager
Global Health Club of Notre Dame (1st year) — Web developer and manager