Andrew Lyczak

EDUCATION

M.A. Spanish, May 2005
University of New Hampshire - Durham, New Hampshire

B.A. Computer Science, summa cum laude, May 1996
Bowdoin College - Brunswick, Maine

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Engineer 2005 - Present
M2S - Lebanon, New Hampshire

Currently developing software for a medical imaging company which serves hospitals and physicians throughout the United States. Designing web-based applications using Java, Perl, HTML, AJAX, and Javascript. Serving as the DBA for a large Postgres database.

Architect / Software Engineer 2004 - 2005
ThatQuiz - Lebanon, New Hampshire

Conceived, designed and developed ThatQuiz, a math testing site. Designed the MySQL database, middleware and user interface, and wrote all software using primarily PHP, HTML and Javascript. Wrote translation software for Spanish and Polish versions.

Information Technology Specialist 2002 - 2004
United States Peace Corps - Cabrera, The Dominican Republic

Computer specialist working under the Secretary of Education in the Dominican Republic. Consulted for the Cabrera District of Education and initiated projects to improve the quality of computer education. As a teacher: Taught numerous courses in HTML, Java, JavaScript, and computer literacy. As a linux systems administrator: Built and installed software packages (MySQL, Java SDK, PHP, SSH), managed user accounts, configured SQUID to control Internet access. As a network administrator: Configured and maintained LANs in several high schools, repaired computers. Served as a Peace Corps volunteer. All work conducted in Spanish.

Software Engineer 2000 - 2001
Opticom - Andover, MA

Software engineer for company's iView network management product, which serves HTML reports to clients. Responsible for migrating old design to a newer database-centric architecture. Made existing software compatible with both Oracle and MySQL databases. Implemented a single solution for both databases which handled up to 1 gig of information daily at customer sites. Coded in SQL, Python, Java, Javascript, HTML. Also wrote XML DTDs and schemas (W3C) for iView's XML interface.

Software Engineer / Senior Consultant 1999 - 2000
Keane - Bedford, NH

Developed server-side software for MeetingBroker.com, an online service which allowed competitive bidding over the Internet for business in the hospitality industry. Wrote COM components in C++ which interfaced between Active Server Pages and the SQL Server database to dynamically serve XML to the client. Gained extensive experience with the XML DOM. Wrote Active Server Pages in VBScript and JavaScript to serve content for the MeetingBroker product. Promoted from consultant to senior consultant after one year.

Mathematics and English Teacher 1996-1998
United States Peace Corps - Baitadi, Nepal

Full time mathematics teacher for grades six and seven, English teacher for grades three and four. Served in a rural school in an underdeveloped region of the country. Traveled occasionally to conduct teacher training workshops for Nepali teachers who had not completed college.

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