Jeff D. Almeida

EXPERIENCE

2003-present Wizard, TigerByte Solutions LLC, Denton, TX

  1. Made stuff happen.

2000-2003 Chief Scientist, HRsmart Inc., Plano, TX

  1. Designed and developed applicant tracking features of HRsmart ATS product.

  1. Developed candidate screening functionality, and statistical functions to assess effectiveness of screening questionnaires.

  1. Developed interfaces to multiple third-party HRIS systems.

  1. Provided technical customization for marquee clients such as Sprint, Sylvan, and duPont.

  1. Responsible for design and development of Learning Management System product.

  1. Headed all systems administration (Linux) efforts; at various times, also led product development team.

1999-2000 Unix Server Administrator, Connecticut State University System Office, Hartford, CT

  1. Responsible for installation and configuration of servers running Compaq Tru64 Unix on large alpha-based hardware.

  1. Administration/configuration of Apache web server, Netscape Suitespot, Merit radius, and sendmail.

  1. Developer of and resource for shell/Perl scripts and web applications.

1997-1999 Programmer, Digital Magic Interactive, Green Bay, WI

  1. Developed advertising system, schedule database, and Create-a-Packer game for the official website of the Packers.

  1. Developed registration and chat systems for AALnet and Lutherans Online, online communities of Thrivent Financial.

  1. Developed international distributor locators for Kaytee (birdseed) and Alliance Laundry Systems (a/k/a Speed Queen).

1996-1997 Network & Support Manager, Computer & Info. Sciences, Inc., Denton, TX

  1. Applications development, including a version of the Lightning Strike Netscape plugin.

  1. Technical contact/support for Lightning Strike software on a variety of platforms, including third-party developers.

  1. Network manager and internal tech support for company of 30 employees with a multi-protocol LAN and a small ISP.

  1. Systems administration on several machines running different varieties of Unix.

  1. Development and maintenance of corporate website, including server  configuration, CGI , site design, and reporting.

1994-1995 College Registrar, Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, OR

  1. Provided management data to College executives and specific reports to regulatory bodies.

  1. Served on committees dealing with tuition, grading, and assessment policies.

  1. Scheduled classes/rooms/events on campus.

1992-1994 Instructional Assistant, University of Idaho Dept. of Mathematics, Moscow, ID

  1. Taught 3 classes per academic year, including Finite Math, College Algebra, and Brief Calculus.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Mathematics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and History, Summa Cum Laude, Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

"The Tao of CGI/Perl".  DFW Perl Mongers 08/2003.

"The Tao of CGI".  O'Reilly Open Source Conference, 07/2003.

"An Introduction to Perl/Tk". DFW Perl Mongers 05/2003.

"Everything You Needed to Know about Configuring Apache 2...".  DFWUUG 11/2002.

"HRsmart, Linux, and IBM". IBM Dallas Linux Roadshow, 04/2002.

"Apache 2rist".  DFWUUG 01/2002.

"Filesystem Layouts and Apache Performance". O'Reilly Open Source Conference, 07/2001.

"Administering Apache" (with Mark Arnold).  DFWUUG  06/2000.

Administering Apache (co-author). McGraw-Hill, 2000. ISBN 0072122919.

"An Introduction to Perl/Tk". Hartford Perl Mongers 08/1999.

"Cobblestone Theorems for Convex Tilings (preliminary report)". Am. Math.Society Annual Meeting,  01/1994.