Curriculum Vitae
Tom Rishel
615 Briarwood Drive, Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Office: (228) 214-3283
Cell: (228) 357-0788 E-mail: tom.rishel@usm.edu
SKILLS
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Two years teaching undergraduate Computer Science courses.
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Ten years programming experience including Python, JavaScript, django, C++, C, C#, Visual Basic, .NET, HTML,
Crystal Reports, SQL, COBOL, JCL, and EasyTrieve. Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio development
environment as well as other programming environments.
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Familiarity with ESRI GIS products including the complete suite of ArcGIS products and programming interfaces.
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Responsible for assisting with development of GIS-based web sites including development and consumption of
web services, DLL’s, map services, and general web development. Supported multiple production applications
including both mainframe and client-server applications. Developed, tested, documented, and maintained multiple
applications in an active corporate setting as part of an integrated IT team.
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Exceptional oral and written communication skills
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Professional work habits
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Well-developed presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
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August 2011 – Present, Instructor – Computer Science Dept., USM Gulf Coast
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August 2010 – August 2011, Adjunct Faculty – Computer Science Dept., USM Gulf Coast
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February 14, 2010 – Present, Sr. Software Engineer, Radiance Technologies, Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS
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July 2008 – February 2010, Sr. Programmer, Nvision Solutions, Inc., Bay St. Louis, MS
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June 2002 – July 2008, Programmer/Analyst, Hancock Bank, Gulfport, MS
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August 2000 – August 2002, Adjunct Faculty – Psychology Dept., USM Gulf Coast
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August 1996 - January 1999, Teacher, Irving Independent School District, Irving, Texas
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February 1996 - February 1999, Private Counseling Practice, Irving, Texas
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August 1990 - February 1996, Rehabilitation Counselor/Biofeedback Therapist, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas,
Dallas, Texas
EDUCATION
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June 2008 – Present, Progress toward Ph.D. Computer Science, USM Gulf Coast. Expected completion, 2013
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June 2001 – December 2004, M.S. Computer Science, USM Gulf Coast
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August 1988 - August 1991, M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology, U.T. Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas, Texas
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January 1984 - December 1986, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
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January 1982 - May 1983, General course of study with major in Psychology, USM, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
REFERENCES
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Tom Strange, VP Intel Systems
Radiance Technologies, Inc.Bldg. 1103, Ste. 217, Stennis Space Center, MS 39520
(228) 688-2569
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Daniel Anderson, Manager – Geospatial Programs
Radiance Technologies, Inc.Bldg. 1103, Ste. 217, Stennis Space Center, MS 39520
(228) 688-1711
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Dixie Fontenot, Programming Team Leader
Hancock Bank, Gulfport, MS 39502
(228) 697-3394
RESEARCH
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Tom Rishel “An Innovative Project Structure for Teaching Software Engineering”, Journal of Computing
Sciences in Colleges, Volume 28, Number 2, Pg 232 – 237, December 2012
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Tom Rishel, Louise A. Perkins, Sumanth Yenduri, Farnaz Zand “Determining the context of text using
augmented latent semantic indexing” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
(JASIST), Volume 58, Number 14, Pg 2197-2204, December 2007.
 Tom Rishel, L.A. Perkins, Sumanth Yenduri, Farnaz Zand, S.S. Iyengar "Augmentation of a term/document
matrix with part-of-speech tags to improve accuracy of latent semantic analysis" , WSEAS Transactions on
Computers, Volume 5, Issue 6, Pg 1361-1366, June 2006, (Extended Version).
 Tom Rishel “Client Characteristics as Predictors of Vocational Rehabilitation Outcome”, unpublished thesis,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, August 1990.