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<resume name="Alex Chou">

  <!-- CONTACT -->
  <contact>
    <address>
      <street>29 Banks Street #2</street>
      <city>Somerville</city>
      <state>MA</state>
      <zip>02144</zip>
    </address>
    <phone type="home" number="617-848-8332" />
    <email type="home" addr="alexchou@alexchou.com" />
    <web url="www.alexchou.com" />
  </contact>

  <!-- SUMMARY -->
  <summary>
    <desc>
      <job_title>Software Engineer</job_title> with seven years of
      professional experience in client/server, user interface, and
      web development.
    </desc>
    <skills>
      <skill category="Software engineering">
        Object-oriented design, C/C++, Java/Swing, Perl.
      </skill>
      <skill category="Internet technologies">
        JavaScript, ASP, PHP, XML, XSL, HTML, CSS, DHTML, Apache.
      </skill>
      <skill category="Database skills">
        SQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL.
      </skill>
      <skill category="UNIX/Linux">
        System administration, shell scripting, systems programming.
      </skill>
    </skills>
  </summary>

  <!-- EXPERIENCE -->
  <experience>
    <!-- Shutterbug. -->
    <company name="Digibug Express, Inc." location="Waltham, MA"
             url="www.digibugexpress.com" start="July 2003" end="present">
      <desc>
        <job_title>Senior Developer</job_title> for five-member start-up.
        Completed development of Shutterbug's online photo services and
        printing web site in two months using Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL, and
        osCommerce.
      </desc>
    </company>
    <!-- Contract Software Engineer. -->
    <company name="Contract Software Engineer" location="Cambridge, MA"
             start="January 2003" end="present">
      <desc>
        Recent client projects:
      </desc>
      <accomplishments>
        <accomplishment>
          <project name="ZipGlobal, Inc." location="Boston, MA"
                   url = "www.zipglobal.com" />
          <desc>
            Developed online sign-up wizard and account management system
            using IIS, ASP, and SQL.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        <accomplishment>
          <project name="Madsen, Kneppers &amp; Associates, Inc."
                   location="Walnut Creek, CA" url="www.mkainc.com" />
          <desc>
            Created online file manager and admin tools for client's Intranet
            using Apache and Perl.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
      </accomplishments>
    </company>
    <!-- myteam.com. -->
    <company name="Myteam.com" location="Woburn, MA"
             url="www.myteam.com" start="March 2000" end="June 2002">
      <desc>
        <job_title>Software Engineer</job_title> and <job_title>Assistant
        UNIX System Administrator</job_title> for myteam.com, an online
        community for youth and amateur sports.  Developed and enhanced
        site features using BroadVision, JavaScript, Perl, Solaris, Oracle,
        and CVS.  Succeeded in the following roles:
      </desc>
      <accomplishments>
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Manager of the MessageCast. message broadcast system.  Stabilized
            code base, re-designed work flow and UI, and upgraded Perl scripts
            that send/receive XML documents.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Technical Lead for integration with myteam's Online Registration
            system.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Perl expert responsible for all Perl-based projects.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Assistant System Administrator.  Created shell scripts to
            simplify the build process and automate system maintenance.
            Monitored site status and performance.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
      </accomplishments>
    </company>
    <!-- TVisions. -->
    <company name="TVisions, Inc." location="Cambridge, MA"
             url="www.tvisions.com" start="April 1999" end="March 2000">
      <desc>
        <job_title>Software Engineer</job_title> for web consulting firm.
        Designed and implemented Extranets for Analog Devices, Inc. using
        IIS, ASP, VBScript, and SQL.
      </desc>
    </company>
    <!-- Marcam. -->
    <company name="Marcam Solutions, Inc." location="Newton, MA"
             url="www.marcam.com" start="July 1997" end="March 1999">
      <desc>
        <job_title>Software Engineer</job_title> on the Protean product,
        an object-oriented, client/server, enterprise application:
      </desc>
      <accomplishments>
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Completed the Order Entry UI, Protean's most complex UI
            component, using C++ and MFC.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Integrated the Add-On and Dynamic Cabinet components, which
            required manipulating application metadata and working with an
            ever-changing database schema.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        <!-- Include this? -->
        <!--
        <accomplishment>
          <desc>
            Technical Lead on the Versioning, Archiving, and Audit Trail
            project.
          </desc>
        </accomplishment>
        -->
      </accomplishments>
    </company>
  </experience>

  <!-- EDUCATION -->
  <education>
    <!-- Harvard. -->
    <institution name="Harvard University" location="Cambridge, MA"
                 url="www.harvard.edu">
      <!-- Harvard Extension School. -->
      <school name="Harvard Extension School">
        <desc>
          Candidate for <degree>Master's in Information Technology</degree>
          at Harvard Extension School.
        </desc>
        <coursework>
          <label>Coursework completed</label>
          <course>Web Development Using XML</course>
          <course>Graphical UI Programming in Java</course>
          <course>UNIX Systems Programming</course>
        </coursework>
      </school>
      <!-- Harvard College. -->
      <school name="Harvard College">
        <desc>
          Graduated in 1997 from Harvard College with <degree>Honors B.A. in
          Biology</degree>.
        </desc>
        <coursework>
          <label>Computer Science and Mathematics coursework include</label>
          <course>Formal Systems and Computations</course>
          <course>Data Structures and Algorithms</course>
          <course>Multivariable Calculus</course>
          <course>Linear Algebra</course>
          <course>Introduction to Probability</course>
        </coursework>
      </school>
    </institution>
    <!-- Northeastern University. -->
    <institution name="Northeastern University"
                 location="Dedham and Burlington, MA"
                 url="www.neu.edu">
      <desc>
        Continuing Education student with coursework in:
      </desc>
      <coursework>
        <course>C# Programming</course>
        <course>UNIX System Administration</course>
        <course>Enterprise JavaBeans</course>
        <course>Java Programming</course>
      </coursework>
    </institution>
  </education>

  <!-- PERSONAL -->
  <personal>
    <!-- Additional skills. -->
    <category name="Additional skills">
      <item>Fluency in Chinese (Mandarin)</item>
      <item>Proficiency in classical piano (16 years of practice)</item>
      <item>Knowledge of music theory</item>
      <item>Outstanding math and logic/reasoning abilities
            (GRE Quantitative and Analytical scores of 800)</item>
    </category>
    <!-- Hobbies. -->
    <category name="Hobbies" separator=",">
      <item>Ice hockey</item>
      <item>hiking</item>
      <item>sea kayaking</item>
      <item>classical piano</item>
      <item>vegetarian cooking</item>
    </category>
    <!-- Leadership and community involvement. -->
    <category name="Leadership and community involvement">
      <item>Captain of the Boston Shooters and Sharpshooters ice hockey
            teams</item>
      <item>Board member of the Boston Vegetarian Society</item>
      <item>Steering committee member for the Boston Vegetarian Food
            Festival</item>
      <item>Member of Appalachian Mountain Club's volunteer trail crews</item>
    </category>
  </personal>

</resume>
