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Matthew Christian

1027 South 7th Avenue
Wausau, WI. 54401
(E-mail for phone number)

Objective:

Seeking fun, team-oriented environment dealing with video game creation.

Education:

  • 2006 - Present University of Wisconsin - Stout (Menomonie, WI.)
    • On track in the Applied Mathematics and Computer Science: Software Programmer program
  • 2004 - 2006 Northcentral Technical College (Wausau, WI.)
    • Earned an Associate's Degree in the Information Technology - Programmer/ Analyst program

Achievements:

  • Recipient of the Eino Maki and H. Edwin Howe Scholarships (2007)
  • Listed on the University of Wisconsin - Stout Chancellor's List (2007)
  • Outstanding Graduate Award in Northcentral Technical College's Information Technology - Programmer/ Analyst program (2006)
  • Recipient of the Francis and Mary Walters Award of Excellence (2006)
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals Student Individual Performance Award (2005-2006)
  • Member of the Northcentral Technical College Honor Society (2005)

Experience:

  • XNA Gaming Author
    • 2007 - Present University of Wisconsin - Stout (Menomonie, WI.)
    • Authored tutorials/ articles on creating games in XNA using C# for the ‘Games in Education’ grant
  • Independent Game Team Manager
    • Aug 2007 - Oct 2007 Robot Army (Wausau, WI.)
    • Managed an online game development team
    • Created game shaders, assisted with programming, edited/drafted design and technical documents, and oversaw game development

Programming Languages:

  • C++, C#, Visual Basic, Java, COBOL
  • Graphics: Microsoft XNA 1.0 - 2.0, DirectX 9.0, OpenGL
  • Database: Microsoft Server 2000 and 2003, SQL
  • Web: HTML, Perl, PHP, ASP, ASP .NET, ColdFusion, JavaScript
  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project

References:

Available upon request.