Kalid Azad

Objective

To obtain a challenging software development or research position.

Education


Princeton University, graduating June 2003

·         B.S.E. in Computer Science, certificate in finance

·         GPA: 3.7 cumulative, 3.8 in CS/EE classes; GRE: 790M, 670V, 6 Analytical Writing; Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Spring 2001; Elected to Tau Beta Pi (honor society)

·         Sample projects: TCP/IP stack, multithreaded web server, custom filesystem, virtual memory manager, 8-bit computer on an FPGA (designed in Verilog)

 

Algonquin Regional High School, 1995-1999

·         GPA: 4.9/5.0, SAT 1580 (790 M/V), AP 5 in Chemistry, Calculus, English

·         National Merit Scholarship Finalist, President of National Honor Society

Research Experience

Junior and Senior Independent Work, 2002-2003

·         Developed a meter-level indoor positioning system using a wireless LAN and directional antenna; invited to demonstrate for Princeton’s CS investor affiliate program

·         Created an iPAQ-based robot with wireless internet control

California Institute of Technology,  June-July 2002

·         Accepted into the CBSSS program to study new methods of computing (such as DNA and quantum computers)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Summer 2002

·         Worked in a research group to develop a secure microprocessor based on the physical characteristics of the chip

Work Experience

Deitel and Associates, Summers 2000-2002

·         Wrote chapters for "C# How To Program," a programming textbook by best-selling authors (contributions credited in preface)

·         Initiated and developed project to create PowerPoint lecture slides for college classes in C, C++, and Java; project was successful and used with many programming books (samples at www.deitel.com)

Teaching

·         Teaching Assistant for “Introduction to Logic Design” and “General Computer Science” at Princeton University

·         Tutored in high school and college, including English as a Second Language

·         Karate instructor, 1995-1998 (hold black belt in Uechi-ryu karate)

·         Created and maintain tutorial website

Skills


Programming:
C (strongest), Java, C++, Perl, Visual Basic, MySQL, Assembly
Platforms: Windows, Linux, Unix
Other: Strong writing and communication skills, conversational Spanish