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To obtain challenging and intellectually rewarding work in the general
area of mathematics and computer science.
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| Education |
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Stanford
University
Stanford, CA |
M.S. Degree in Computer Science, June 2001, with a specialization
in Artificial Intelligence. Coursework covered a broad range of computer
science in addition to AI. GPA 3.9/4.0.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA |
B.S. Degree in
Mathematics with Computer Science, June 1995, with a minor in Music. GPA 4.6/5.0, senior
year GPA 5.0/5.0.
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| Experience |
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SNS Enterprises
May 2003 to Present |
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Mr. Pecora is a key developer of the Forexster trading system, an innovative
venue for online foreign exchange trading. He has worked on all aspects of the
system software, ranging from system design and documentation to implementation
of core business logic and the client GUI. For more details about Forexster,
see http://www.forexster.com.
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Independent Consulting
June 2001 to April 2003 |
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Mr. Pecora was self-employed as an independent computer consultant, focused
primarily in the area of Java application development using the Sun J2SE. Java
technologies he employed on his projects included JDBC, JSSE, JMS, JNDI, Swing,
EJB, and JavaBeans. Examples of his project work included a client/server
administration application, a web-based financial tracking system, and a
statistics reporting package.
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IBM Almaden Research Center
June 2000 to December 2000 |
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As an intern in the Knowledge Representation group, Mr. Pecora was responsible
for helping develop a Java-based document classification system. The system
incorporates both automated classification and hierarchy construction
algorithms, and also enables the user to modify the generated document
classifications. Mr. Pecora refined and implemented a number of the
algorithms used by the system.
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American
Management Systems
September 1995 to August 1999 |
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AMS is a consulting firm which specializes in construction of large software
systems for federal and state government, telecommunications companies, banks,
and other specific target industries. During his time with AMS, Mr. Pecora
held a variety of roles, starting as an entry-level programmer/analyst and
ending as a team lead.
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| Honors |
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- Winner of $27,900 in TopCoder programming contests.
- Bronze Medalist, 2001 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.
- Recipient of a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowship.
In 1999, fewer than ten computer science students nationwide received this award.
- GRE scores: 800 Quantitative, 800 Analytical, 750 Verbal.
- President of the MIT Chess Club; 1995 MIT Chess Champion.
- Concertmaster of the MIT Chamber Orchestra.
- Selected out of 400 applicants to represent California at the Department of Energy’s summer program in
supercomputing at Lawrence Livermore National Labs.
- USA Mathematics Olympiad qualifier.
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| Interests |
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Violin -13 years of playing experience in orchestras and ensembles.
Chess - Self-taught master-strength player.
Reading - Books and magazines of all types, especially fiction and science fiction.
Anime - Large tape collection of Japanese animation.
Writing - Published poems and short stories. |
