10 Pleasant St.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
phone: (617) 642-2355
Brigit A. Schroeder
email: brigit@msi.umn.edu
web page:
www.msi.umn.edu/~brigit
OBJECTIVES:
To obtain an internship or co-op in software development using C/C++, Java or applications related to UNIX,
GIS or mathematical/scientific computing. Eager and willing to learn new skills.
EDUCATION:
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, College of Arts and Sciences, Lowell, MA (2002-04) (Computer
Science/Applied Math)
California State University, Chico, College of Natural Sciences, Chico, CA (1996-98) (Physics and Computer
Science)
University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology Honors Program, Minneapolis, MN (1993-96) (Physics)
SPECIAL SKILLS:
System administration: system and hardware support of Red Hat Linux, UNIX, AIX and Silicon Graphics
workstations, Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and Mac OS.
Programming Languages: C, Java, Perl, Javascript, C-Shell and Korn shell scripting language , Visual Basic
(including Win32API), FORTRAN, LaTeX, , IBM Data Explorer module language..
Web content development and graphics: HTML 4.0, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe PageMill, Claris
Homepage, Photoshop, WebCT, and HorizonLive, 3D Studio Max R2.5, including animation.
WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
UNDERGRADUATE SYSTEMS OPERATOR, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts,
Lowell, MA (Sept. 02 - June 03)
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Worked for Director of Computer Networking to help administer departmental Linux/TrueUnix and
Windows labs, including providing UNIXand network support for students and faculty.
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Performed basic system administration tasks in Linux to maintain systems on day-to-day basis,
including troubleshooting and account management.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Minnesota Supercomputer Institute, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Jan. 2003-present) - continued research with Dr. David Yuen in computational
geophysics.
LINUX/UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, Learning Network (infoplease.com), Boston, MA
-(Feb.2001-Jan.2002)
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Responsible for maintaining a network of Linux, Sun, and NT servers for infoplease.com reference
website.
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Extensive experience with Red Hat Linux (6.0-7.2) and building new servers from scratch.
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Played major role in designing and setting up new server room, including layout, purchasing and
installing hardware, and UPS configuration.
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Extensively used Perl and bash shell scripting for system administration
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Responsibilities include: upgrading operating systems, setting up DNS and NFS, creating backups,
maintaining security of network, installing software via rpm, setting up and configuring sendmail.
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Administer Microsoft Exchange server and support new and current users.
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Extensively used Perl and bash shell scripting for system administration
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.Used HTML, CGI, and PHP to do some web development.
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSISTANT, Technology and Learning Program,
California State University, Chico, CA (July 2000 - January 2001)
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Assisted university faculty with online course development for distance education via the web.
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Used WebCT and Horizon Live (for live instruction via streaming video) software, wrote and
implemented Perl and Javascript code, HTML, Dreamweaver 3.0, Adobe PageMill, Claris Homepage,
Fireworks, Photoshop 6.0, Real Player, and Adobe Acrobat/Distiller to develop online courses.
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Provided user and desktop support for faculty concerning software, hardware and multimedia
problems (in-person and phone).
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Developed and maintained parts of department web pages.
UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (internship), Intellectual Property Network, IBM Almaden Research
Center, San Jose CA (Jan.1999-Jan.2000)
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Provided UNIX (AIX) administration systems support and for e-commerce website, IBM Intellectual
Property Network (www.patents.ibm.com).
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Responsible for 24-hour on-call support and troubleshooting to maintain 6 AIX image servers 12
CD jukeboxes (contain patent database) powering website, and setup and software and hardware upgrades for
all servers and jukeboxes.
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Responsible for weekly updates of US, European and PCT patent images and text onto image servers
and DB/2 servers, including indexing, pulling page counts, extensive data searching and putting new patent
images into production (using AIX).
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Wrote scripts in Korn shell and Perl to streamline indexing process.
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Provided advanced customer support for patent server help desk and trained employees in
troubleshooting and customer assistance for help desk.
GRAPHICS DESIGNER , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center,
Cambridge, MA (Summer 1998)
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Assisted in developing concept for children’s educational video using 3-D animation demonstrating
the principles of magnetism for Paul Thomas and “Mr. Magnet” program.
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Used 3D Studio Max R2.5 to create stills and animations of magnetized objects.
UNIX SUPPORT TECHNICIAN, College of Engineering ,Computer Science, and Technology, California
State University, Chico (Aug.1997-Jan. 1999)
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Provided desktop support for faculty, staff and students with all aspects of UNIX, including web
development, e-mail/internet, graphics production, programming and hardware problems within UNIX
environment.
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Assisted students with Windows 95/98/NT and Macintosh system, including hardware, software,
and e-mail/internet related problems.
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Assisted with maintenance of college’s UNIX system user servers.
SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN, Minnesota Supercomputer Institute, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN (Summer 1997)
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Used Silicon Graphics workstations to visualize high-resolution 3-D geophysical data sets using IBM
Data Explorer.
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Wrote several programs in module-based Data Explorer language to create visualizations and
computer animations of data.
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Created high-resolution images and animations (mpeg and quicktime) which were later used in
web-based publications and scientific papers.
WEBMASTER, Office of Advising and Orientation, California State University, Chico (Aug. 1996 - Jan.
1997)
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Developed and maintained web pages for department, including creating several CGI forms,
reorganizing existing pages, and creating graphics in Photoshop for main web page.
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Worked closely with the Director of Advising and Orientation to implement changes to web pages.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT for Dr. David Yuen, Minnesota Supercomputer
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Sept. 1993 - Jan. 1997)
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Performed numerical simulations of dynamical processes in the Earth’s mantle on SGI workstations
and Cray Supercomputers, using FORTRAN code and C Shell programming.
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Used a variety of UNIX/X-Windows based graphics tools to render numerical data into publishable
images and animations.
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Maintained and administered a subnet of Silicon Graphics and other UNIX workstations, including
hardware upgrades and OS upgrades.
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Maintained and developed the web site for the Yuen Research Group.
SUPERCOMPUTING PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (intern), Cornell Theory
Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.- (Summer 1996)
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Participated in summer research program, investigating the electrostatic properties of alpha helix
proteins using IBM Data Explorer on Silicon Graphics workstations.
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Used other visualization tools, such as virtual reality wall, for data, writing programs to calculate data
about proteins in FORTRAN, and used C shell scripting for file handling.
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Exposed to parallelized computing on IBM SP-2, RS/6000, and SGI OS.
ENGINEERING ASSISTANT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center,
Cambridge, MA (Summer 1994)
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Developed software for reading and manipulating thermocouple output data on the Alcator C-Mod
Tokamak, using Excel, and modeled heat flow of thermocouples.
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Worked directly on Tokamak testing heaters, etc.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Gave presentation as undergraduate on computational geophysics for conference at University of Tokyo,
Earthquake Research Institute, Japan (May 1996)
Co-authored 3 papers published in scientific journals and several abstracts for American Geophysical Union
conferences.
Floyd L. English Natural Sciences Scholarship (1996-1998)
University of Minnesota Alumni Merit Scholarship (1994-5)
National Merit Commended Student . Advanced Placement Scholar,
National Honor Society , Spanish Honor Society
ACTIVITIES:
Linux, web development, digital imagery, chess, reading English literature, cats, hiking , cooking.
References available upon request.