ANDREW J. GUYTON

email: aguyton@gatech.edu
cell: 404-909-1692

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology

Dates: 9/2004 – Present
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Graduation date: Expected May 2010
Specializations: Information Security, User Interface Design, .Net programming, Video Game Design

Pensacola High School

Dates: 9/2000 – 5/2004
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Degrees: High School Diploma with Highest Honors, June 2004; International Baccalaureate Diploma, December 2004
Courses: Advanced placement courses in physics, history, and calculus. International Baccalaureate courses in literature, French, mathematics, history, and chemistry

SKILLS

• Extensive programming experience – especially in C++ (including MFC) and C# (including WPF, WCF), with some experience with HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, and MySQL; also familiar with Java, Matlab, Smalltalk
• Graphical abilities – especially pertaining to photography, Adobe Photoshop, and digital art
• Verbal skills – Longtime writer, columnist, and copy editor; functionally fluent in French (7 years of classes)
• Capable mentor, teacher, and leader – Mentored both teams and individuals for years on concrete and intangible skills, participated in numerous relevant conferences and training sessions.

EXPERIENCE

WikiProject Georgia Tech

Dates: 11/2006 – Present
Description: Founded and coordinated effort to improve Georgia Tech-related articles on Wikipedia; have achieved several goals so far, including two Featured Lists, two Featured Articles, and seven Good Articles.

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Dates: 5/2005 – 12/2008
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: Employed as a student assistant, and contributed to several software projects; learned good software design practices and methods. Designed a new, user-friendly interface for a complex software project. Active security clearance.

Georgia Tech College of Computing

Dates: 2/2009 – 8/2009
Description: Mentored College of Computing freshmen during the Summer 2009 semester. Focused on freshman retention via registration suggestions, improving leadership skills, improving academic performance and providing social support.

The Technique

Dates: 6/2005 – 5/2008
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Description: Served as a writer and columnist since Summer 2005, and as a lead copy editor from Summer 2006 to Spring 2007. Created the “Ads Calculator” program used to determine publication and section size given the number and type of advertisements.

Historic Pensacola, Inc.

Dates: 2000 – 2003
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Description: Volunteered as administrative assistant, managed admissions, and developed an email press release system. Employed at as a docent, tour guide, reenactor, and public speaker. Volunteered Summers of 2000, 2001, 2002, Employed Summer 2003

Old Hometown

Dates: 1999 – 2002
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Description: Helped author, edit, and design several award-winning historical publications, “The Voices of the Past” vols. V-VIII; also, Harry and Friends vols. I & II, et. al. Received the Cubberly Award from the Florida Historical Society, and third place in the Florida History Fair for the paper, “The Cradle Of Naval Aviation.” Also served as network administrator and webmaster.