Personal Resume of Greg McLearn

Gregory L. McLearn
Nova Scotia, Canada
[Additional address information available upon request]

Objectives

To enter the work force full-time following successful completion of a Master's Degree in Computing Science with a specialization in Data Communications [and Distributed Systems.]
I will be pursuing this degree at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Education

September 1995 to Present Graduated from Saint Mary's University in Nova Scotia, Canada with first class Honours in Computing Science.
An official written transcript is available upon request -- but here is a listing of .

September 1992 to June 1995 Attended Millwood High School in Lr. Sackville, Nova Scotia. I completed Grade 12 with High Honours.

Special Programs Was enrolled in the Grade 12 Co-op program at Millwood High School in fall 1994 term.
The job placement was at Earth and Ocean Research Ltd. (now part of Jacques Whitford).
Co-op coordinator was Mr. Bernie Scott of Millwood High School

Scholastic Awards

Received Nova Scotia Power Inc. scholarship from 1995 to 1999
Received NSERC post-graduate scholarship

Work Experience

September, 1998 to May, 1999 Employed by Saint Mary's University Math and Computing Science Dept. as a student marker for Dr. Pawan Lingras.
Marked Data Structures and Software Engineering assignments.

May, 1998 to August, 1998 Employed by Nova Scotia Power Inc. in Information Technology for Power Production.
I was the service and support representative for provincial Power Production.
Manager was Margaret Daw.

September, 1997 to December, 1997 Employed by Saint Mary's University Math and Computing Science Dept. as a student marker for Dr. Dave Bond.
Marked Data Structures and Software Engineering assignments.

May, 1997 to August, 1997 Employed by Nova Scotia Power Inc. in Information Technology for head office and provincial support.
Manager of IT group was Brian Mosher. I worked on both hardware and software problems as well as working at the provincially accessible NS Power helpdesk.

September, 1996 to April, 1997 Employed by Saint Mary's University Math and Computing Science Dept. as a student marker for Dr. Porter Scobey.
Marked Introduction to Computer Programming assignments.

May, 1996 to August, 1996 Employed by Nova Scotia Power Inc. in Power Production.
Manager of Power Production group was Terry Toner.
Worked in the hydro division performing biological sampling and environmental assessments.

Volunteer Experience

Tutored one-on-one calculus, arts/science math, linear algebra, computing science, etc. at Saint Mary's University from 1996 to May, 1999
Tutored one-on-one science math at Millwood High School
Tutored one-on-one intro to computer science using Pascal at Millwood High School
Trouble-shooting software problems for friends, family and teachers

GENERAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Learn ideas and concepts quickly
Effective communication skills
Work very well under pressure
Excellent in mathematics
Hold a class 5 driver's license
I have received past training in First Aid

COMPUTER-RELATED Skills and Experience

Have experience with DOS, Windows 95/98, a bit of Windows NT, DEC® Unix, and Slackware Linux
Have programmed extensively with C/C++, Pascal, Java (mainly applications using the Swing interface); I have some experience with Intel assembly language
Knowledge of Intel PC architecture
Experience with desktop PC hardware/software trouble-shooting
Knowledge of networking hardware and software
I am applying knowledge in various fields toward an experimental operating system (GregOS)

Hobbies and Interests

Fencing (was president of Knights of Saint Mary's Fencing Club for the 1998/99 session)
Playing golf
Playing field hockey
Designing and programming computer games, applications and utilities
Designing and implementing a 32-bit multi-processing operating system (GregOS)
Perusing the Internet
Reading
Building plastic scale models
Reviewing the stock/mutual fund markets

References ARE available upon request

Would you like more information? Please don't hesitate to email me.

Last Updated on May 9, 1999

September 1995 to Present	Graduated from Saint Mary's University in Nova Scotia, Canada with first class Honours in Computing Science. An official written transcript is available upon request -- but here is a listing of .
September 1992 to June 1995	Attended Millwood High School in Lr. Sackville, Nova Scotia. I completed Grade 12 with High Honours.
Special Programs	Was enrolled in the Grade 12 Co-op program at Millwood High School in fall 1994 term. The job placement was at Earth and Ocean Research Ltd. (now part of Jacques Whitford). Co-op coordinator was Mr. Bernie Scott of Millwood High School

September, 1998 to May, 1999	Employed by Saint Mary's University Math and Computing Science Dept. as a student marker for Dr. Pawan Lingras. Marked Data Structures and Software Engineering assignments.
May, 1998 to August, 1998	Employed by Nova Scotia Power Inc. in Information Technology for Power Production. I was the service and support representative for provincial Power Production. Manager was Margaret Daw.
September, 1997 to December, 1997	Employed by Saint Mary's University Math and Computing Science Dept. as a student marker for Dr. Dave Bond. Marked Data Structures and Software Engineering assignments.
May, 1997 to August, 1997	Employed by Nova Scotia Power Inc. in Information Technology for head office and provincial support. Manager of IT group was Brian Mosher. I worked on both hardware and software problems as well as working at the provincially accessible NS Power helpdesk.
September, 1996 to April, 1997	Employed by Saint Mary's University Math and Computing Science Dept. as a student marker for Dr. Porter Scobey. Marked Introduction to Computer Programming assignments.
May, 1996 to August, 1996	Employed by Nova Scotia Power Inc. in Power Production. Manager of Power Production group was Terry Toner. Worked in the hydro division performing biological sampling and environmental assessments.