Daniel Strommen
2205 School Road
Greenleaf, WI 54126
strommen@cs.wisc.edu
(920) 362-1910
OBJECTIVE
Full-time employment, to begin Summer 2009.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin—Madison, B.S. Computer Science with Honors, May 2009
 GPA: 3.64
 Languages: Java, C, C++, C#, VB, SQL
RELEVANT COURSE WORK
Computer Science: Operating Systems, Algorithms, Languages & Compilers, Networking,
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Graphics, Game Development, Information Security,
Bioinformatics, Database Management Systems.
Mathematics: Multivariable Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra/Matrices,
Combinatorics.
Breadth: Linguistics, Literature, Latin, Spanish, French, Logic, Physics, Psychology
JOB EXPERIENCE
Financial Software Developer Intern
Bloomberg LP, Summer 2008
Migrated a financial analytical application from a legacy Fortran framework to a new, serviceoriented architecture using GTK, XML, and pthreads in C++. Incorporated user feedback
and modern best practices to enhance usability and develop additional features, driving
additional demand for the function on the Bloomberg platform.
Student Developer and Systems Operator
UW Center for Limnology, 2007 – Present
Developed and maintained web-based, desktop, and portable (Pocket PC) applications for
data-gathering and information management, in Java/JSP/Servlets, C#, VB. Sun and Linux
server maintenance and migration. Oracle administration and optimization.
Computer Science Teaching Assistant
Wisconsin Emerging Scholars Program, 2006 – Present
Facilitated weekly two-hour discussions for students enrolled in an introductory
programming class to review and expand on topics learned in lecture. Worked with other
team leaders to develop curriculum to reinforce the introductory Java programming course.
PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS
Multithreaded Development in Computer Science Education
Senior Honors Thesis, Ongoing
Studying the role of multithreaded development and finding ways to incorporate it into
undergraduate CS education, outside of a traditional Operating Systems course. Specific
focus on role of multithreading in algorithms, data storage, and parallel processing
applications.
Killing Skype Softly
Semester Project, Graduate Computer Networking, Spring 2008
Investigated the effects of a wide range of network conditions on Skype user experience, in
order to find an effective means of targeting and destabilizing Skype traffic on a network
level.
Zoopomatic2 and Z3
University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, 2007 – Ongoing
Developed Zoopomatic2, an application for counting and measuring Zooplankton using live
video feeds or still images. Created a series of tools to streamline the data analysis and quality
control process and automate integration into the institutional data catalog.
Expanded the system into Z3, a framework for developing a controlled vocabulary and
custom data schema for counting and measuring in any scientific context, broadening its
utility to more than just Zooplankton.
Graph Visualizer
Semester Project, Honors Algorithms, Spring 2007
Created a graphical framework for visualizing the execution of graph algorithms for use as a
visual aid in an algorithms course. Implemented in Java using Swing and Java’s threading
library.
SIGCSE 2008
Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education National Convention, Spring 2008
Co-led a workshop for professors on peer-led team learning (PLTL) at SIGCSE 2008. Ran a
mock discussion session with the professors to showcase different PLTL pedagogies and
methods employed by the Wisconsin Emerging Scholars program.
ACTIVITIES
ACM ICPC (International Collegiate Programming Competition), Fall 2007
Placed 13th in the region out of hundreds of teams. The competition challenges students to
design and implement algorithms to solve difficult problems involving potentially large data
sets or high degrees of computational complexity.
Computer Science Consultant, Summer 2007
Advised incoming freshmen on directions to take in the Computer Science program, and
authorized them to enroll in specific courses.
REFERENCES
Susan Horwitz
Title: Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Relationship: Instructor, Manager
horwitz@cs.wisc.edu, (608) 262-7946
Dr. Barbara Benson
Title: Associate Scientist, UW-Madison Center for Limnology
Relationship: Manager
bjbenson@wisc.edu, (608) 262-2573
Stephan Orban
Title: Senior Developer / Team Lead, Bloomberg LP
Relationship: Manager
sorban@bloomberg.com, (212) 318-2000