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Elizabeth
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Sugar
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Boese
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RECENT EXPERIENCE:
| Colorado State University |
[1/02-present] | Fort Fun, CO |
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TEACHING
- Instructor: Object-Oriented Problem Solving (majors/engineers mix
CS1/Discrete Math)
- Instructor: Introduction to Java (majors/engineers CS1)
- Instructor: Interactive Programming in Java (non-majors course)
- Instructor: Introduction to Computer Science (non-majors CS0)
- Instructor: How the Internet Works (elective course)
- Instructor: Introduction to UNIX, C Programming, and C Programming II
SERVICE
- Interviewed, hired, trained and managed 5-7 tutors each semester
- Manage 4 GTAs each semester
- Reviewed many books and lab manuals on Introduction to Java for publishers
- Wrote a Java Workbook for students
- Wrote and published a textbook for non-majors course (self-published
'06,'07,'08, Jones and Bartlett '09)
| DTC / Devry University |
[6/01-2/02] part-time | Denver, CO |
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TEACHING
- Instructed 3 semester courses on Software Engineering (400-level)
- Instructed 1 semester course on Introduction to the Internet (Concepts and Programming) (100-level)
| Colorado State University - Graduate Teaching Assistant |
[8/01-12/01] part-time | Fort Fun, CO |
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TEACHING
- Instructed 4 semester recitations for Introduction to Java course (CS1)
| R.A.Ward, Ltd. |
[5/98-11/2000] | Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Analyst/Programmer |
Clients: | Asure |
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| | Words Not Spoken |
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| | Wellington International Airport |
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| | Southern Encounter Aquarium |
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| | Online-World.com |
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LEADERSHIP
- mentored and monitored another in assisting with various tasks in the development of an accounting system.
- responded to client questions and kept them updated with latest updates.
- wrote Marketing Proposal to request development funding for new release of $500,000 Emergency Alerting System to be deployed
to multinational airports, city councils, port authorities and others.
DEVELOPMENT
- determined requirements, designed, and developed GUI for internet version of timesheet tracking of work hours, tasks, travel
, leave, etc for complex reporting structures.
- organized modular java components into JavaBeans for reuse in several projects and future development. Major JavaBeans crea
ted: multi-column list, tree directory structure display, 2 types of button toolbars, Message Dialogs, I/O post/get from cgi/FastCGI/html on server.
- created WordsNotSpoken name and logo, and initial web site layout utilizing Paint Shop Pro 7 and GIMP.
- installed various versions of Apache with FastCGI and Jserv modules on various UNIX platforms.
- designed/developed java applet for walking through directory structure and displaying statistic files.
- designed and developed bug tracking java applet.
- designed, developed, tested, and implemented accounting system for tracking customer details, orders, invoices, statements,
payments, and sales person details and commissions. It also assists client administration in customizing the publicly viewable internet display application. Also data-modelled and normalized database. Researched and implemented E-Commerce solution. Program was written using C, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, CGI, FastCGI and integrated with Apache web server and an Ingres database.
- developed, tested, and implemented internet display application for hosting advertisements.
Application conformed to specific client graphical interface designs, and converted to WWW for world-wide access. Program written using C, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CGI, FastCGI and integrated with Apache.
- tested browser caching capabilities and limitations
- developed identical site in Flash, Java, and HTML to compare functionality, development time and effort, platform compatibility, and download time
- designed and implemented small web site specially to test internet search engines for achieving highest rankings on various search engines.
| Ernst & Young, LLP |
[2/96-11/97] | Denver, USA |
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| Senior Consultant |
Clients: | Ernst & Young, (Vero Beach, Florida)
Team Leader of Consultant Entry Program |
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| | Hewlett Packard (Wokingham, England) |
| | TCI (Denver, Colorado) |
| | Lockheed Martin (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| | Sprint Internet (Kansas City, Missouri) |
LEADERSHIP
- team leader over 7 new consultants through the Ernst & Young Consultant Entry Program and simulated project
- directly sold sales amounting to $80,000 of additional wor
DEVELOPMENT
- developed and upgraded a customized SQLWindows application of Aurum's SalesTrak with Sybase database for use by over 300 people in 15 countries
- designed layout and programmed nationwide WWW intranet site
- designed and developed a prototype based on the Ernst & Young Improvement Portfolio Development methodology using Oracle Developer/2000 and Personal Oracle7 Database to be integrated with the WWW
- developed and modified C, Perl, and SQL code for tools utilized in stress testing Portal software interfacing an Oracle DB.
- designed tracking database with MS Access to record and report system test scripts. Wrote and performed system test scripts to test cross-platform compatibility, hardware communication interchange, and user scenarios.
- developed training modules and manuals for Netscape 2.01 and Expert Advisor system software for a help desk system supporting internet access. Developed solutions for troubleshooting Netscape and internet access.
INSTRUCTION
- taught seminar on how to create/maintain intranet site including standards and guidelines, HTML, and various software design products
- presented web site to 150 colleagues at a Quarterly Meeting
- instructed seminars on Ernst & Young's FUSION methodologies of Process Modeling and Cost/Benefit Analysis
Books Reviewed [ 02-present part-time ]
Reviewed many books from PWS Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, Addison-Wesley Pearson Education,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
EDUCATION:
Colorado State University [ Graduated: May 2005 ]
College of Natural Sciences
| Master of Science: | Artificial Intelligence |
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The Pennsylvania State University [ Graduated: December 1995 ]
College of Engineering
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| Emphasis: | Internet and Databases |
| Bachelor of Science: | Computer Science |
| Minor: | Management Information Systems |
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| University of Canterbury, New Zealand [ 2/99-6/00 ] part-time |
| Studies: | Philosophy, Psychology |
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
| Teacher Training | | DTC/Devry University | Denver, Colorado |
| Marketing Seminar | | Christchurch Chamber of Commerce | New Zealand |
| Team Leader Training | | Ernst & Young | Vero Beach, Florida |
| Oracle Database Administration | | Oracle | Seattle, Washington |
| HP-UX System Administration | | Hewlett Packard | London, England |
| Oracle Developer/2000 Foundation and Forms | | Oracle | Cincinnatti, Ohio |
| Developing Applications Using SQL Windows | | Active Data Corporation | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Certified Hypnotherapy | | American Pacific University | San
Jose, CA |
| Certified NLP (Neural Linguistic Programming) | | American Pacific
University | Philadelpha, PA |
| Certified in Time Empowerment | | American Pacific
University | Philadelpha, PA |
PROGRAMMING:
Java, C, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, PL/SQL, Cold Fusion, ASP,
EJB, Java RMI, JavaBeans, CORBA, JacORB, sed/awk/ksh,
Flash, Perl, C++, Visual Basic, FORTRAN, Pascal,
ReXX, Jini, XML, SQLWindows, ObjectPAL, Assembly
| DATABASES: | Oracle, Ingres, Sybase, Paradox, MS Access, DB/2 |
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| WEBSERVERS: | Apache v1.3 including modules: FastCGI, Jserv |
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| OPERATING SYSTEMS: | Solaris, DG/UX, Linux, Windows, Macintosh System, VM/CMS |
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PUBLICATIONS:
Elizabeth Sugar Boese. "Java Applets: Interactive Programming". Lulu Publishing, 2006, 2007.
To Be published by Jones and Bartlett, 2009
Elizabeth Sugar Boese. "Stereotyping the Web: Genre Classification of Web Documents
(M.S. Thesis)". Computer Science Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO,
March 2005.
E. Boese and A. Howe. "Effects of Web Document Evolution on Genre Classification." CIKM 2005,
Bremin, Germany Oct 31-Nov 5, 2005. 18% acceptance rate.
E. Boese. "Genre Classification of Web Documents". Poster at AAAI, Pittsburgh, July 10-13, 2005.
S. Crawford and E. Boese. "ACTIONSCRIPT: A Gentle Introduction to Programming". CCSC 2005,
Denver, October 2005.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Ernst & Young's Excellence Award, TCI Spot Award, Dean's List, promotion to Senior Consultant, 4.0 semester,
traveled solo around the world, letter of praise written from student sent to head of university and dean of CIS,
published textbook for intro programming, illustrated a children's book (unpublished)
Certified Hypnotherapist,
published two books on travel
(HowToTravelLikeanExpert.com),
Photography
Entrepreneur: coffeeClubOfTheWorld.com and
newArtPerspectives.com
and completeHealthTherapy.com,
SucceedinEveryWay.com,
LifeRealignments.com,
iwanttoridemybicycle.com,
ACTIVITIES:
Skiing, Road/Mtn Biking, Softball, Internet, Drawing, Travel, Writing, Outward Bound,
Outdoor Club (President and Trip Leader), volunteer for Hosteling International
Presented seminar on how to travel on a budget (REI: Denver, CO, CSU Int'l Connections and CSU Outdoor Club, Fort Collins, CO)
Presented seminar on Junin, Ecuador and the community's struggle against mining their land,
how to travel the world on a budget. (CSU Int'l Connections, Fort Collins, CO)
Presented seminar on my bike tour around Lake Titicaca (REI: Denver, CO)
REFERENCES
Available upon request.