Christopher G. Ness, B.Eng
email: chris@nesser.org

Permanent Residence:  
6621 Wills St.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2J 1Y4
Phone: (905) 357-4156

Highlights Of Qualifications:
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* Knowledgeable in UNIX, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows 
* Self Taught Linux Server Administration (Apache, Postfix, MySQL, PHP)
* Skilled C programmer (4 years)
* Database Design and Implementation
* Familiarity: Java, Perl, Pascal, Python, Haskel, Intel 80x86, and AT&T Assembly

Education:
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McMaster University	Bachelor of Engineering			[September 2000 - April 2005] 
* Graduated Spring 2005, Software Engineering Major.
* Lead a team of five students in our final year thesis project class.
* Developed a real time, autonomous robot to clean blockages in a pipe network.
* Experienced a complete software cycle from requirements to maintenance while developing the robot.
* Built and maintained revision control and content management system.

A.N. Myer Secondary	Ontario Secondary School Diploma	[September 1995 - June 2000] 
* Ontario Scholar & City of Niagara Falls Achievement Award
* DSBN Gold Medallion
* A. N. Myer Medallion

Work Experience:
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McMaster University, Wireless Group				[Summer 2005]
System Developer
* Developed a system software binary image for mass replication on solar powered wireless access nodes.
* Kernel configuration and development to build working drivers for the ARM processor, power management was very important.
* Administered the revision control and CMS systems.
* Extended an open source web interface for configuration of individual nodes.

Royal Bank of Canada						[Summer 2004]
Technical Systems Analyst (TSA) - Online Services
* Designed and implemented an online banking component that allowed customers to transfer a balance from an external credit source to an approved RBC Visa card.
	
McMaster University, Department of Computing and Software	[Spring 2003]
Principles of Programming [SE2S03] Teaching Assistant
* Laboratory assistance and supervision three days per week.
* Provided help and guidance to new users of Sun Solaris and introduced them to the C and Java development environments available.
* Developed detailed solutions to selected problems on assignments.

McMaster Engineering 1 Department				[May 2002 - August 2003]
Data and Statistical Analyst
* Administered a secured GNU/Linux data server which held personal information, student marks and second year selection data.  
* Provided services such as email, bugzilla and mailman for users.
* Collected and organized data from the exiting first year class concerning their departmental placements and their experiences in first year.
* Developed an on-line profile for high school students replacing a paper version of the profile which saved the department over a thousand dollars yearly.

McMaster University						[January 2002 - April 2005]
Engineering Design and Graphics [1C03] & C Programming for Engineers [1D04] Teaching Assistant
* Prepared and taught 2 hour lessons every other week, concerning AutoCAD and the engineering design process.
* Attended group meetings with supervisors and peers.
* Responsible for marking of assignments, practical and final examinations.

Volunteer Experience:
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Director of Information - Canadian Engineering Competition
* Registration information, WiFi cafe and computer maintenance.

Head Delegate - Canadian Software Engineering Undergraduate Conference
* Organized a delegation from McMaster to attend the conference in Montreal.

Faculty of Engineering Welcome Week Representative & Planner
* A member of the Welcome Week Committee for the Faculty of Engineering (2003).
* Assisted in the selection of the team of Welcome Week volunteers (Redsuits).
* Organized transportation for 600 people to an event at Gullivers Conservation Area.

McMaster Engineering Society
* Provided and maintained web and email services for members of the MES.
* Participate in recruiting events to answer prospective students questions.

Canadian Red Cross
* Network troubleshooting and workstation set-up.

Other Interests:
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* Hockey, slo-pitch and golf.
* Guitar and reading.

References Available Upon Request