From: weyand@getafix.cs.uoregon.edu (Christopher Scott Weyand)
Subject: Expert Programmer (MSCS) can help you!
Organization: U of O
Distribution: misc
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 23:37:30 GMT

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am a second year graduate student at the University of Oregon where I will
receive my Masters degree in Computer Science in June.  I am writing this
letter to express my interest in a career in the field of software design and
development.

If you are looking for an outstanding individual in which to invest your time
and money, consider me.  I have an excellent academic record (4.06 GPA on 4.0
scale!) and a diverse background in computer science.  I am looking for a
company that is searching for bright, creative minds in which to invest.  I am
confident that the rewards your company will reap in hiring me will be
substantial.  I can promise your company a motivated, enthusiastic, devoted
employee whose desire to learn and create is tremendous.

My academic experience has been quite broad and I have not devoted all my time
to any one particular area of computer science.  However, I did focus on
Artificial Intelligence at Stanford (particularly computational linguistics),
and at Oregon I have pursued my interest in programming languages and
compilers.  As my resume can attest, such a generalist approach has allowed me
to work on a variety of different projects.  I feel my diverse experience
provides an excellent background for work in software design and development.
Additionally, I believe my experience as a lecturer and teaching assistant
significantly augments my attractiveness as a potential employee.  To be an
effective educator requires confidence in speaking to groups, excellent
communication skills, and well-developed organizational skills.  These
abilities are also an essential aspect of working well in an industrial
environment.
 
Please review my resume and feel free to contact me so we may discuss my
qualifications in more detail.  Thank you for your consideration.


Sincerely,

Chris Weyand


CHRIS WEYAND
2332-13  Patterson, 		          		home: (503) 345 - 1910
Eugene, OR 97405			          	work: (503) 346 - 4425
weyand@cs.uoregon.edu


OBJECTIVE
To obtain a challenging position which allows me to apply my skills in the 
design and implementation of software.


EDUCATION 
M.S., UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, June 1992 (anticipated), Computer Science 
(Depth in Compilers).  GPA - 4.06

B.S., STANFORD UNIVERSITY, June 1990, Symbolic Systems (Concentration in
Artificial Intelligence).  GPA - 3.4 (3.7 in major) 


PROJECTS 
Spring 1992 - Oregon - Implementation of Prog. Languages.  Constructed an
optimizing compiler (generating code for the Sparc architecture) for a
block-structured imperative language.

Winter 1992 - Oregon - AI Seminar.  Implemented a monotonic Reason Maintenance
System (RMS).

Winter 1992 - Oregon - Teaching Assistant, Compilers.  Constructed a compiler
for a statically typed subset of Scheme with an Algol-like syntax.

Fall 1991 - Oregon - AI and Networking.  Successfully extended an existing
object-oriented rule-based programming system (MIN) to include networking
ability in the form of remote objects.

Winter 1991 - Oregon - User Interfaces. Created a Macintosh application (List
CONStructor) that helps students learn aspects of list manipulation in Scheme.
The application is currently used in teaching the undergraduate core.

Spring 1990 - Stanford - Computational Linguistics II.  Implemented a chart
parser in Prolog as part of a group project to create a machine translator.

Winter, Spring 1988 - Stanford - Research Assistant, Department of Psychology.
Investigated human learning and devised experiments and computational models,
in the form of neural networks, in attempts to explain learning behavior.


EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 1990 - 1992  
- Assisted in teaching of undergraduate and graduate classes (Computer Science
  I,II,III, Programming in Scheme, Compilers, Operating Systems).
- Held position of Lecturer (Introduction to Computers) in Summer 1991.

Contract Programmer, University of Oregon, Graduate School, Eugene, OR
Summer 1991  
- Designed and implemented a user interface to an Oracle database for tracking
  doctoral students.

Research Programmer, Rehabilitation Research and Development Center (RR&D)
and Western Blind Rehabilitation Center (WBRC), Palo Alto VA Medical Center, 
Palo Alto CA 1990   
- Collaborated with scientists at the WBRC and RR&D on a project to develop 
  a text-editing system for the visually-impaired.

Summer Intern, The Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI),
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, in conjunction with Xerox PARC, Palo
Alto, CA  Summers 1989, 1990   
- Developed a Macintosh application (Syntax WorkBench) that serves as a 
  learning tool for linguistics students.
- Application is to be published by CSLI.

Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, Stanford CA.  1989 - 1990 
- Assisted in the teaching of Introduction to Computer Science and Pascal
  classes.  
- Developed course material for and supervised 17 section leaders.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Hardware:  Motorola 680x0, SPARC, Generalized MIPS RISC
Operating Systems:  Macintosh, Unix, some exposure to MS-DOS
Software:  Most popular Macintosh applications, general Unix tools (yacc,
shell programming, etc.), GNU Emacs, X-Windows
Languages:  Pascal, C, C++, Scheme, Lisp, Prolog, Parlog, CLP(R), HyperTalk, 
Assembly languages, some experience with ModSim, Ada, Smalltalk and SQL

Research/Academic Interests: I. Compilers and Programming Languages, II.  AI
and Computational Linguistics, III.  User Interfaces and Courseware.

Personal Interests: Sports (golf, skiing, weight-lifting, basketball,
football), politics, movies, blackjack, teaching.

Honors/Awards:  Stanford University Varsity Golf Team (1987-1988 academic year)
Honor Athlete, Winter Quarter 1988.  Scholar Athlete, Spring Quarter 1988.