Résumé - Petréa Mitchell

Because I have been the target of harrassment on the net, I can't give non-net contact information on a public Web page; please e-mail me at pravn@m5p.com.

Last updated: December 15, 2003

I have been programming informally since I was five, and have two years' industry experience, a degree, and good people and written communication skills. I am equally comfortable working with programmers and with non-programmers.

Industry Experience

Oregon Steel Mills, Portland, OR (Portland Steel Works)
Systems Engineer I, May 2001-present
Duties: Work independently and with other programmers to develop and maintain programs in response to user requests and concerns. My primary area of responsibility is maintenance and improvement of the product testing and grading (QA) system.

Languages/Platforms: C, Java, and 4GL applications interfacing with an SQL database on Unix systems.

Reason for leaving: Layoffs based on seniority.

Reprise, Inc., Portland, OR
Software technician/consultant in TestDirect project, January 1997-May 1997
Duties: Develop technical documentation for maintainers; debug and standardize code.

Languages/Platforms: C++, MFC.

Reason for leaving: Hired on a contract basis until end of project only.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, with a minor in geology, at Portland State University, September 2000.

Other Experience

ElderMOO, archipelago.m5p.com 8888
Co-founder and co-administrator, May 1996-present
Duties: Maintain server and core database; jointly set and enforce acceptable-use policy; assist in fixing bugs in others' code; jointly approve large-scale projects proposed by MOO participants. (Hobby)

Languages/Platforms: MOO, a text-based virtual reality environment with an object-oriented programming language.

Firebird Arts & Music, Portland, OR
Office assistant, 1991-1994
Assisted with sales, shipping, clerical work.

In addition, I have done a lot of HTML for my own purposes and regularly write small C and Java programs for my own use and amusement. Over my lifetime, I have used a wide variety of programming languages, ranging from classical BASIC to Prolog.

Non-Computer Languages

Some familiarity with Spanish and Japanese; not conversant.

References

References available upon request.

pravn@m5p.com

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