Resume


Eric La Force

Eric La Force

312 Silver Palm Dr. ▪ COLUMBIA, SC 29212
(803) 315-0017 ▪ ELAFORC@GMAIL.COM


EDUCATION
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
May 2009

Master of Science in Computer Science

Clemson University, Clemson, SC May 2007
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science    GPA 3.65/4.00
Emphasis in Mathematics

  • President’s List, Dean’s List

 

WORK EXPERIENCE
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Fall 2007 - Present
Research Assistant

  • Created a communication framework for a peer-to-peer system of intelligent projectors
  • Worked on overall system design of peer-to-peer system
  • Created camera image buffer code to help our intelligent projectors

Benefitfocus, Charleston, SC Summer 2008
Web Developer Intern

  • Built a developer tool that tracked the use of Java jar files in their software products
  • Designed and implemented the project from the ground up using Grails and MySQL
  • Providing testing of the tool and created documentation for the source code

Bank of America, Charlotte, NC Summer 2007
Intern

  • Converted standalone Excel spreadsheets to an AJAX website frontend/SQL backend
  • Helped maintain a home grown monitoring tool, both the database and the Java code
  • Communicated with users to determine design needs
  • Worked with other developers to implement these requests

Note2Note, Clemson, SC Summer 2006
Founder/Web Design and Development

  • Designed and developed an online note card system using the Google Web Toolkit
  • Implemented website using Java, JavaScript, JSP, MySQL technologies
  • Wrote code for user authentication system, created custom data structures
  • Developed a Rich Text Editor imbedded in the website using JavaScript

SC Coalition, Clemson, SC Summer 2006 – Spring 2007
Web Developer

  • Created, developed, and maintained SC Coalition website, and associated organizations

Clemson University, Clemson, SC Spring 2006
Research Assistant

  • Implemented network traffic prediction system with Java, IBM Websphere, and Linux
  • Developed prediction algorithms and custom data structures in a team environment

 

COMPUTER SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Python, Perl, PHP, Bash scripting, Flash, Dreamweaver, UNIX, Linux, C, C++, CSS, Java, Matlab, Grails, MySQL, Cisco CCNA, A+