1. Adrian Michael Rivera, MS Candidate
3667A Dover Place, Saint Louis, MO 63116 | (575) 644-7167 | Arive2@uis.edu
Summary
Hardworking, creative, and highly-motivated Master of Computer Science (UIS) student, with education and
experience in imperative, functional, and web technology programming and development, seeking full-time
software development position in St. Louis. Well-rounded education also includes statistical analysis/social
sciences, graphic design, photography, psychology, and philosophy.
Technical Skills & Experience
· Databases: MySQL, Oracle 11g/12c, MySqli, PHPMyAdmin, XML
· Programming/Programming Languages: OOP: Java, C++; Procedural: C; ML/Statistics & Big Data: R; Scala; Web:
Javascript & Typescript, PHP
· Web Dev/Frameworks: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap3; Angular2; JAX-RS/WS (Jersey)
· Big Data Analytics: Apache Hadoop (HDFS); Spark, MapReduce, Hive/Sparkql; AWS
· Operating Systems: Linux, OS X/Unix, Win 7 & 10
Graduate & Undergraduate Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE - COMPUTER SCIENCE | EXPECTED SPRING 2017 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD
· Cumulative GPA: 3.85 | Dean’s List (2015)
· Related coursework: Software Engineering Capstone, Software Testing & Reliability (Sp ’17), Web Services
(Sp ’17), ML, Programming Languages, Computer Organization, Formal Logic, Data Structures & Algorithms,
Android Application Development, Discrete Structures, Big Data Analytics, Calculus (Business)
MASTER OF SCIENCE - FAMILY & CHILD SCIENCE | FALL 2013 – SPRING 2014 | NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
· GPA: 4.0
· Related coursework: Research Methods, Multivariate Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Edumetrics
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY; MINOR: PHILOSOPHY | FALL 2011 | NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
· Related coursework: Cognitive Development, Experimental Methods, Formal Logic, Advanced Research Seminar,
Social Psychology, Memory
Projects
MODULA – A LEARNING GAME (UNITY3D) | SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CAPSTONE (SEMESTER PROJECT)
 Gained valuable experience in remote project management; improving in project planning and research in
design stage, refactoring, and debugging; and conflict-management
 Learned and applied AngularJS 2 framework, and developed flexible capabilities for creation of complex
single-page applications
 Managed dependencies/system configuration/builds with npm, NodeJS, and Ng2 CLI
 Adapted RESTful PHP CRUD web service pattern to handle two-way server – client communication
 Constructed relational database schema intended for use by game ODBC and website component
ANT COLONY SIMULATION | DATA STRUCTURES & ALGORITHMS (SEMESTER PROJECT)
 Two-dimensional JVM-runtime simulation, utilizing Java/Swing, for development of skillset in large project
design (UML)
 Intelligent application of data structures (LinkedList, ArrayList, ArrayStack, HashMap, and BinaryTree) and
object-oriented programming/design.

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 Achieved deployment of valid and correct simulation, the logic of which is extensible to 3-d view
 Implementation of all simulation logic, i.e., colony behavior, leading to emergent properties associated with
ant colonies such as expansion and full lifecycle (download at GitHub)
OWLCOMM FOR COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & BIOSCIENCE | PERSONAL/VOLUNTEER (IN DEVELOPMENT)
 Kaazing Websockets NodeWebkit application extended from simple one-to-many customer service chat
service to feature rich many-to-many high school administrative instant messenger
 Intuitive GUI composed of Bootstrap components targeting native look-and-feel/UX
 Will offer a two-tier client model for controlled administrative and teaching faculty communications
solution to improve discreteness and fidelity of various communications during hours of instruction, and
promote an increasingly focused learning environment for advanced students of Collegiate.
 Local closed-network, non-data-persistent, NodeJS-based system utilizing native runtime (NWJS) for
worry-free installation and use.
Other Experience
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Graphic Design (NMSU; Incomplete) August 2001 – May 2006
Building Substitute Teacher | Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Fall 2016 - Present
TA | School of Hotel Restaurant and Tourism Management Fall 2013 -Spring 2014
Crisis Specialist | Emergence Health Network of El Paso August 2012 -May 2013