David Fifield
Programmer
http://www.bamsoftware.com/
david@bamsoftware.com

I am a programmer who works on free software. I have experience with
system and network administration with GNU/Linux.

Skills
  Programming languages
    * My favorite programming language is ANSI C, and that is the
      language in which I am most proficient.
    * I have a few years of experience with Python, which I like for
      general-purpose programming.
    * I have some knowledge of and experience with C++ and the Standard
      Template Library, Java, Lua, Scheme and other Lisps, Perl, and
      PostScript.
  Operating systems
    * I have ten years of experience working with GNU/Linux. I have
      well-developed general Unix skills. I administer a GNU/Linux
      system that provides web, mail, and other services.
    * I created my own GNU/Linux distribution.
  Other technologies
    * I have experience with the advanced use of GNU Make.
    * I am familiar with the Bazaar, Subversion, and CVS revision
      control systems.
    * I have written programs with OpenGL.
    * I have experience with XML and different ways of processing it.
    * I have a little experience with SQL-based relation database
      management systems, specifically MySQL.
  Human languages
    * I have excellent English skills.
    * I have functional Spanish skills, having had two years of
      college-level study.

Accomplishments
  Leadership
    * I am an Eagle Scout.
    * I completed the Wood Badge adult leader training course.
    * I have served on staff in a leadership capacity at the Big Horn
      Leadership Training Course for eight years, including in the
      position of Scoutmaster, the senior adult position.
  Programming
    * I have been an active developer on the Nmap security scanner.
    * I wrote the embedded firmware for two generations of a
      microcontroller-based high-altitude scientific device as part of
      the DemoSat project.
    * A current list of my free software programs and brief web pages
      for each are available on the web at
      http://www.bamsoftware.com/software/.

Education
  Metropolitan State College of Denver, August 2004-present
    * I graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in computer science and
      mathematics in December 2007. My grade point average was 4.0.
    Awards
      * President's Award, the highest honor for a graduating senior.
      * President's Academic Achievement Award (twice, $2,500 total
        grants).
      * Colorado Scholar ($1,000 grant).

Work history
  National Earthquake Information Center, May-August 2005
    * I worked as a programmer for the USGS during the summer of 2005. I
      worked on tools for accessing and displaying seismic and inventory
      data from the Advanced National Seismic System. I set up a CVS
      repository and modified several applications to work with SSL.
  Metropolitan State College of Denver, January-May 2007
    * I was the tutor for the computer science department, teaching Java
      and elementary computer science to other students.
  Google Summer of Code, May-August 2007
    * I was selected to work on the Nmap security scanner for the Summer
      of Code in 2007. I worked on new features and enhancements, fixed
      bugs, and wrote documentation, as well as providing support on the
      public mailing list. I got a positive evaluation and completed the
      program successfully.
  Nmap security scanner, September 2007 to present
    * After the summer of code I continued working on Nmap as a paid
      developer. My major accomplishments have included an overhaul of
      the host detection engine, complete documentation of the Zenmap
      graphical frontend, and the addition of fixed-rate scanning. I
      served as a Summer of Code mentor in 2008, managing three students
      in projects to improve the program.

Publications
  * "Inertial measurement and realistic post-flight visualization."
    Proc. of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate
    Symposium. 2007.
  * "Zenmap GUI Users' Guide," a chapter in the book Nmap Network
    Scanning.

The latest version of this document is at
http://www.bamsoftware.com/david/resume/.