Bryce Nichols
    834 Chestnut St. Apt. 703
    Philadelphia, PA 19107
    (215) 625-2650
    bryce@bnichols.org



 Employment Objective
   
   Apply my training in computer science to solve challenging technology
   problems.  


 Work Experience
 
   BuLogics, Inc. Fall 2003 to Present.

		 Researched and developed new software products for home automation and
		 digital media convergence.  Helped design and write easy-to-use user
		 interfaces.  Explored and implemented new technologies for home automation
		 and multimedia.  Created software for a remote software updating
		 infrastructure.  Designed an automated configuration and build
		 environment.  Tested, debugged, and improved Linux and DirectFB display
		 device drivers.  Wrote software to interface to the Z-Wave wireless home
		 automation system.

   Temple University. Fall of 2001 to Spring 2003.

		 Instructed and graded for an undergraduate databases lab.  Created,
		 revised, and tested new instructional material and exercises.  Designed
		 and implemented a secure database system allowing students to securely
		 retrieve information on their assignments and grades through the web.

   Darma Computers. Summer of 2000, Summer 2001, and Spring 2003.

		 Designed java applet interfaces to network appliances. Worked as part of a
		 two person development team to produce a linux-based Network Attached
		 Storage product. Completed additional work on a linux-based Firewall
		 product. Engaged in research and development for new features for a
		 network storage product. Responsible for designing and maintaining
		 development infrastructure including code management, documentation
		 management, and bugtracking.

   Harvey Mudd College Computing and Information Services. Spring 1999 to
   Summer 2001.
   
		 Maintained web pages and web servers. Installed security programs on
		 various Unix servers. Wrote perl cgi scripts. Designed and set up a
		 monthly news web page system. Set up and customized a web maintenance
		 spider. Developed perl scripts to locate unused images and html documents.
		 Helped maintain backups of departmental computers.

   Harvey Mudd College CS Department. Fall 1998.
   
		 Graded assignments for a Data Structures and Algorithms course. Helped
		 students with assignments. Tested and debugged C++ programs. Checked
		 program documentation and code documentation.


 Education
   
   MS, Computer Science, Temple University, 2003.
   BS, Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College, 2001.


 Relevant Skills
   
   Programming Languages: C, Java, OCaml

   Scripting Languages: bash

   Platforms: Linux, Mac OS X

   Networking: ip4, tcp, udp, Linux iptables configuration, OpenVPN configuration, ssh

   Graphics Programming: DirectFB

   Unix Programming: pthreads, ipc, I/O, networking

   Security: C code auditing, public key cryptography and authentication schemes

   Database: MySQL configuration and SQL programming


 Other Qualifications
   
   Excellent general troubleshooting skills

   Interest in advanced system management techniques:

     High Availability
     Logical Volume Management
     Software package management


 Activities/Interests
 
   Rock Climbing.
   Philosophy, computing and artificial intelligence.
   References Available upon request.