1. Zander Scott Ackerman
Lee RM 0636, 570 Washington St SW, Blacksburg, VA 24061‐9507 | Cell: 571‐421‐7340
Email: Zandera1@vt.edu | GitHub: https://github.com/grafvonzan
GitHub Team: https://github.com/Dynamo‐Softworks
OBJECTIVE:
‐ To build a network of employers in the hopes of obtaining a summer internship position in the fields of
Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and related subjects to increase my
experience and further my education.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
‐ Sales Associate, BEST BUY®, Gainesville VA, Fall 2015
o Skills Developed: Communication, Rhetoric, Teamwork, Time Management, Leadership
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE:
‐ Software (In Order of Experience):
o Autodesk: Inventor 2015 (Certified), AutoCAD 2013, 3DS Max 2010, Maya 2010
o Adobe CS6: Illustrator, Photoshop
o Editors: Eclipse Mars, Eclipse Luna, Notepad++, vim, emacs
‐ Languages (In Order of Experience):
o Java, C, C++, Python, PHP, HTML, CSS
PROJECTS:
‐ Human Tremor Mitigation (Fall 2014 – Current)
o Concept: A mechanized armature designed to mitigate human tremors (I.E Parkinson’s Disease
tremors) with the help of a parallel processing MCU network and “pseudo‐genetic” algorithms.
o Status: Proof of Concept and Preliminary Testing Complete
‐ Halcyon‐Graphics (Spring 2016)
o Concept: A program that uses procedural generation techniques to make large numbers of unique but
thematically related abstract images.
o Status: v0.1.0 Initial Release with Core Features
EDUCATION:
‐ Current Education:
o Virginia Tech General Engineering (Freshman, Graduating Class of 2020) (Fall 2016)
‐ Dual Enrolment / Community College:
o Lord Fairfax Community College (2013 ‐ 2016) and Richard Bland College of William and Mary (2016)
‐ High School Program:
o Kettle Run High School (2012 ‐ 2016) and Mountain Vista Governor’s School (2014 ‐ 2016)
ACHIEVMENTS:
‐ Class Rank of 1 at Kettle Run High School, Nokesville, Virginia 20181 (Obtained 2016)
‐ Mountain Vista Governor’s School Student (Fall 2014 ‐ Spring 2016)
‐ Electrical Prototyper, Computer Enthusiast, and Self Taught Programmer (Life Long)
‐ Rensselear Presidential Award (Spring 2016)
‐ Steven’s Institute Leadership Award (Spring 2016)
‐ Head Mentor at Camp Creation STEM Camp (2014 ‐ 2016)
‐ Leader of KRHS Rocketry Team (2013 ‐ Spring of 2016) and Programming Lead for MVGS Robotics Team Lambda
(2014 ‐ 2016)
‐ Electric Guitarist (2010 – Present)
‐ Warhammer 40K Tau Player (2008 ‐ Present) and Dungeon Master (Summer 2016)