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Nicholas D. Jansma

  (734) 417-0454
Bellevue, WA 98004 nic [at] nicj.net

Objective

I am not currently seeking additional employment.

Professional Experience

MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Software Development Engineer
REDMOND, WA
July 2005 - current

Working on the Windows Client Performance team.  Designing and implementing tools to assist in performance testing the Windows core operating system.
   
WatchDog Software
President / Founder
ANN ARBOR, MI
December 1996 - August 2005


Developed WatchDog Parental Control software. Marketed and sold worldwide to over 3000 customers including school districts, libraries, hotels, and cyber-cafés. Gained experience in software development, product testing, documentation, web design, customer relations, sales and international business.

 

SAGESTONE, INC.
Intern

GRAND RAPIDS, MI
May 2002 – August 2002
September 2000 – January 2001


Assisted in large web development projects utilizing HTML, ASP and SQL. Proposed a project that was approved by management and was assigned for development.  Helped the network administrator with hardware and software problems, network issues, and the process of relocating the company’s systems to a different building.

 

Stone River, Inc.
Intern

GRAND RAPIDS, MI
January 2000 - May 2000


Worked with employees on web development and applications. Helped resolve software and hardware issues. Tested a web-based training program.

 

GRTV Public Access TV
Intern

GRAND RAPIDS, MI
September 1999 - January 2000


Produced and edited video segments and TV productions, from planning to camera work and editing. Assisted with scheduled programming and helped with other student's segments.

Education

University of Michigan
B.S.E., Computer Science
GPA: 3.66 / 4.0

GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Graduated 2005


Grand Rapids City High School
Valedictorian
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Graduated 2001

Computer Experience

Platforms:
DOS
Windows 3.1, 95, 98, Me
Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Linux (RedHat, Gentoo, Fedora)

Software:
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
Adobe Photoshop, Premier

Software Development:
C, C++, C#
Visual Basic 6, .NET
Java

Web Development:
HTML
Perl
ASP
PHP
SQL
XML/XSLT

Awards & Activities

James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan, January 2005
CSE Scholars, University of Michigan, January 2005
Dean's Honor List for Academic Distinction (University of Michigan) (5 semesters)
Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, June 2002
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, April 2002
University of Michigan Engineering Honors Scholarship, September 2001
State of Michigan Congressional Medal of Merit, February 2001