ÿþMike Schmidt 287 Lake Cir - Madison, MS 39110 mikeschmidt@inbox.com Home: 601-856-1697 Cell: 801-403-5474 Fax: 866-344-2033 Experience: Medical Student / Researcher (August, 2008  present) After putting our youngest child, Emma, into kindergarten, I realized that I now have free days (barring sickness, trouble at school, and school holidays) for 9 months of the year. I decided to reach back a dozen years and grab ahold of a goal I let get away. I'm currently refreshing my science education to get to medical school and graduate school. I'm researching diet, nutrition, exercise, and biological causes of obesity. I'm researching neuroscience: plasticity, choice, behavior, and consciousness. I'm researching cancer and immunologic therapies for it. I ve worked on drug addiction and choice studies at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. And I ve spent time most weeks this spring observing pediatric surgery at Blair Batson Childrens Hospital. Student / Entrepreneur (November, 2001  August, 2008) I left Incognito Entertainment in November, 2001 to raise my new family. At the time, I had dozens of ideas for software, large and small, that I hoped to pursue. I realized that I had no large enough chunks of time to wrap my head around any complexity. I ve spent the small chunks of time reading on technology, politics, and biology. As my children have grown, my time to pursue some of these projects has grown as well. I ve contributed to the open source community. I ve been able to explore some of the newer Microsoft technologies and alternatives like Java and Python. I ve been writing software to crack the Eternity II problem and studying the combinatorics necessary for that. I ve studied SOAP and used it to put my Timesieve project together. Tools: OS: Windows XP and Vista, Linux (Fedora, Yoper, LFS, Ubuntu) Software: MS Visual Studio 2005/2008, SQL Server, mysql, Eclipse Languages: C++, C Sharp, SQL, COM, .NET, WPF, Java, Python Incognito Entertainment: Network Admin/Software Eng. (Feb, 2000  Nov, 2001): I started at Incognito Entertainment hoping to expand my skills from the  click and drag style of placing buttons on forms to the lower level algorithms of game programming. My main responsibility was network administration. I managed a handful of Windows and Linux servers across two locations, roughly 50 Windows workstations, 15 Linux workstations, and 20 PS2 Dev Tools. As the only person responsible for administration and support, I handled everything. I managed user accounts and email. I did PC support and custom programming to ease communication between systems. I also did C and C++ programming for  Twisted Metal: Black and  War of the Monsters, both for Playstation 2. I implemented a data compression scheme to fit large databases of 3D entities onto CD, unzipping the compressed files on the fly into the PS2 s memory. I also programmed the interactive shell for  War of the Monsters controlling the objects, environments, and cameras therein. I managed our development toolchain selecting different linkers and compilers and finding the correct optimization levels for robust and fast execution of both the build cycle and the finished software. I spent long days debugging multiple threads in assembly language to fix hiccups in Sony s sound and video modules. I got what I was looking for, moving from high-level visual tools to the low level C and assembly I wanted to understand. Tools: OS: Windows Server, Windows 2000 and XP, Redhat Linux Software: MS Exchange, MS VSS, SourceOffsite, Sony PS2 Dev Tools, SN Systems ProDG, gnu toolchain Languages: C/C++, bash scripting, VBScript, VBA, gnu makefiles Advanta Bank Corp: Business Analyst: (January, 1999  June, 2000) At Advanta, my responsibilities varied as I went through four managers in my year and a half on the job. I was lucky to be in the role of being the institutional memory for each of the new managers. I was supposed to provide tracking and analysis of efficiency and productivity statistics for Advanta s call center. The transient management situation allowed me to get involved with creating the capacity plans, managing and submitting budgets, scheduling employees to meet service levels, and interfacing with other managers and team leaders throughout the organization. I created a suite of tools using VBA behind Excel and Access to forecast call volumes, calculate staffing to meet service levels, and schedule service reps to handle the loads appropriately. My technological expertise allowed me to work at a lower level with the IT staff and the telecom equipment than would otherwise have been possible. I gained a broad perspective of operations and technology that has served me well in the rest of my career. Tools: OS: Microsoft Windows NT, AIX Software: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access 97, Lucent PBX, Sybase Languages: SQL, VBA, VBScript Advanta Bank Corp: Computer Operator (August 1997  January 1999) I was originally hired at Advanta to do PC support in the afternoons and server maintenance and administration during the evenings. I used this opportunity to establish relationships throughout the building while supporting PCs and providing technical advice. After business hours, I maintained the servers and their backups while I gained a strong familiarity with the architecture of our systems and databases. After a year of this, I had gained the respect of others in the business and was able to move into the operations side of the business, while still maintaining a hands-on role with technology. Tools: OS: Microsoft Windows NT and 3.1, AIX Software: Custom Helpdesk software, MS Access, Sybase, Lotus Notes Languages: SQL, Visual Basic Affiliations: American Association for the Advancement of Science National Center for Science Education Member, Association for Computing Machinery Member, Drupal Association Formal Education: 2009-2009  Holmes Community College (Core Science Review) 1995 1999 - University of Utah (BS: Exercise Physiology, Computer Science minor) 1993 1995 - Snow College (AS: Computer Science and Biology)