Ben Williamson	
benw@ugcs.caltech.edu				    15210 Amberly Dr. 234
321-663-5330 (M)				    Tampa, FL 33647

Objective:  Stimulating software engineering employment  

Experience:
  July 2001  - March 2002             Acusoft - Military Simulations
    
    Job Title: Engine Programmer
    Relevant Skills: OpenGL, C/C++
    1) Tools
       - Automated texture coordinate and normal generation for terrain
       - Terrain database format converters
    2) Effects
       - Sky mesh with animated cloud layer allowing user to fly
         above, below, or through clouds
       - Texture projection and contour-line generation
    3) Lower level code
       - Modifications to rendering pipeline as needed to support effects
         and increase performance.  Responsible for design and implementation

  March 2000 - July 2001	      N-Space - Video Game Developer     

    Job Title: Engine Programmer
    Relevant Skills: PS2, OpenGL, DirectX8, C/C++
    1) Computational geometry 
       - Solid volume clipper, visibility system, convex hulls
    2) Effects Code
       - Perlin noise effects such as heat shimmer and water waves
       - Stars with perlin flicker and realistic constellations     
    3) Miscellaneous tasks      	
       - PS2 movie playback, 3D audio, HUD/Menu system, FX polys
       - Created and modified data builders/loaders using lex and yacc
       - Ported the engine to DirectX8
       
  October 99 - Feb 2000             Miadora - E-Commerce Site 

    Job Title: Software Engineer
    Relevant Skills: Java, JHTML, Dynamo App Server, Perl, PL/SQL  
    1) Designed and implemented java servlets and JHTML pages  
 
  December 98 - October 99          Hewlett Packard

    Job Title: Software Engineer, Core R&D Division
    Relevant Skills: Java, Perl, CORBA
    1) Designed and implemented network communication modules 

  April 98 - December 98  	      UWF Cognition Institute

    Job Title : Student Researcher  
    Relevant Skills: C/C++, Java, OpenGL      
    1) Implemented OpenGL graphics code for educational software

Education/Skills: 
  B.S. in Computer Science
    Sept 95 - May 98                California Institute of Technology
    May 98 - Dec 98                 University of West Florida 

  C/C++      5 years
  OpenGL     4 years
  Direct3D   2 years
  PS2 Games  1.5 years
  PC Games   1.5 years
    
  US Citizen, eligible for security clearance
  Strong background in mathematics and physics
  Published author of poetry and fiction