Aaron Suen


Email:

 asuen@suen.ed.psu.­edu 

Phone:

 (814)880-7474

Website:

 http://suen.ed.psu.edu/~asuen/

Address:

 1090 Greenwall Pl. #2D
Frederick, MD 21703

Skills:
  • Operating Systems: OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Windows, DOS, Linux, Solaris/SunOS
  • Software: OrCAD 9.2, MATLAB 6.1, Visual Studio 6 and .NET, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, MySQL, Apache 1.3
  • Programming/Markup: C/C++, C# .NET, Assembly (various architectures), HTML 4.01, CSS 2.1, Visual Basic and VBA, PHP, PERL, Shell scripts
  • Electronic Debugging and Analysis Equipment: Oscilloscopes (Tektronix, HP), Spectrum Analyzers (Agilent), Function and waveform generators, TDR

Experience:
Experient, Inc., Frederick, MD
Senior Application Developer
 July 2006–Present
Application Developer
 September 2005–July 2006
Contract Application Developer
 March 2005–September 2005
  • Delivered software products with complex or difficult requirements to top strategic clients.
  • Performed maintenance and improvements to internal Framework and Base Show software
  • Developed a Batch Validation tool that identifies and corrects problems with imported data
  • Created a Content Management System to manage text content embedded in existing web applications
  • Developed a new high-efficiency database access layer
  • Built trade show and exposition registration applications and web interfaces in C# .NET
  • Developed, and assisted in the development of new software products and improvements to existing products
  • Provided technical support to staff in-house and on-site

Berk-Tek, Inc., New Holland, PA
Engineering Co-op (Internship)
 May 2002–December 2002
  • Implemented and maintained software to operate and synchronize communication test equipment
  • Designed and ran experiments to test gigabit Ethernet and fiber optic communications equipment

Systemics, Inc., State College, PA
Computer Programmer, C++
 September 1999–July 2000
  • Programmed and debugged web CGI applications in C++
  • Developed and implemented an online drug database for the Association of Community Cancer Centers (http://www.accc-cancer.org/) on a three-person team

Penn State University, University Park, PA
Student Mentor
 January 2000–May 2000
  • Answered questions and advised students of an intermediate level C++ programming class
  • Tutored groups of students in general computer use topics

Freelance Consulting
Penn State University, University Park, PA
 2001
  • Recovered data from a damaged Linux dedicated server
Society of Plastics Engineers, Brookfield, CT
 1996
  • Designed, implemented, and maintained test item data bank software for the Institute of Plastics Certification exam

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Graduation Date: August 2004