Matthew L. Bruce
1881 Cameron Court
Concord, CA 94518
(415) 305-8410 (cell)
matt979@yahoo.com
http://www.strategypattern.com

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY: Three years developing for start-ups, all project phases; three years supporting a spreadsheet application still used at most college invitational quiz-bowl tournaments.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Sun Certified Java Programmer

• Operating Systems: Windows XP (& 2000, 98, 95, etc.), Solaris 2.6, Macintosh OS X
• Relational Database Management Systems: Oracle 8i, SQL Server 7, MySQL, dBase
• Web Servers: Weblogic 6.1, Tomcat 4, Internet Information Server 4
• Languages: Java, Javascript, JSP, XML, VB/ASP, HTML, Perl, C
• Dev Tools: SQL*Plus, Toad, Rational Rose, Visio, Visual Age, CVS, MS Visual SourceSafe
• Business Suites: MS Office XP, WordPerfect Office 2002, MS Project
• White Papers: Defect management systems (comparison), e-Commerce vendors (comparison), Model-View-Controller architecture, Javascript

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Vectiv Corp. Berkeley, CA February 2002 - October 2002
Senior Software Engineer: Designed and delivered editable site lists, map comparison reports, and other key features for Vectiv's Strategic Real Estate Solution. Team leader; known for honest advice, institutional memory, and friendly, effective interaction with product and quality assurance teams. Contact: Bryan Vais, VP of Product

Silicon Age, Inc. San Francisco, CA February 2000 - October 2001
Software Developer: Worked closely with 15 colleagues, usually 3-4 per project. Our tasks included requirements gathering, project planning, design strategy sessions, code, code coordination, and quality assurance. Personally developed and supported our Javascript library. Staffed at Vectiv, July 2002 - October 2001, on the team that wrote the first two versions of Vectiv SRES. Contact: R. Robert Hentzel, CEO

Shandler Enterprises, LLC. Roanoke, VA January 2000 - Present
Data Analyst: Maintain weekly playing time and injury charts for leading fee-based fantasy baseball analysis site. Contact: Ron Shandler

National Academic Quiz Tournaments Ann Arbor, MI May 1998 - Present
Member/Writer: Leading question writer for the only quiz company to host high school and college national championships. Also developed an admin interface for packet set editors to search questions by round and category. Contact: R. Robert Hentzel

Howe Sportsdata Inc. Boston, MA May 1999 - February 2000
Bureau Manager: Processed nightly statistics for minor league sports. Wrote the recaps seen on ESPN.com and SportsTicker wire. Contact: Brian Joura

EDUCATION:
Boston University School of Law Boston, MA J.D., May 1999

• Member, Boston University College Bowl

Harvard University Cambridge, MA Mathematics B.A., June 1996

• Editor-in-Chief, The Harvard Salient (bi-weekly opinion journal)
• President, Harvard College Bowl (quiz team, 1995 national champions)
• Social Chair, Eliot House Committee

HOBBIES: Baseball, chess, trivia, gaming, writing.