Thomas Pantano

Permanent Address trp5033@psu.edu Current Address

324 Susan Ave 415 W. College Ave
Strasburg, PA 17579 APT. # 601
(717)808-5030 (Home) State College, PA 16801

OBJECTIVE: To acquire a Computer Engineering Internship beginning in the summer of 2011.

EDUCATION: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania August 2007 – Present
 Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
 Predicted Graduation: December 2011
 Overall Grade Point Average: 3.58/4.0

EXPERIENCE: Software Development Co-op, IBM, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Summer/Fall 2010
 Software developer on the Common Install Technologies Development team within the
Tivoli Software Group. Worked on an installer used by several IBM Tivoli products.
Completed two line items and worked on several defects for the next release of the
installer. Also worked on a prototype of the installer for the lead architect using a new
install tool: IBM Installation Manager. Programmed primarily in Java. Scripted in Jython
and created shell and batch scripts. Also worked with XML metadata files.

College Student Technical Senior, Lockheed Martin STS, Orlando, Florida Summer 2009
 Performed technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation on a
software engineering team. Worked with the simulators used to train pilots of the F-35.
All programming was in C++. Performed several bug fixes in the simulator and had the
opportunity to work on a research and development project for the chief engineer.
AWARDS/
RECOGNITION: The Pennsylvania State University Dean’s List Fall 2008 - Spring 2010
Eta Kappa Nu – Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society Fall 2009 - Present

ACTIVITIES: IBM Club Ultimate Frisbee League Fall 2010

Adult Indoor Roller Hockey – Raleigh, North Carolina Summer – Fall 2010
Penn State Intramural Competitive Roller Hockey League Spring 2008 - Spring 2010

SKILLS: Software:
 Microsoft Office, Xilinx ISE, ModelSim, LogicWorks, Multisim, NetBeans IDE, Eclipse IDE,
Xcode IDE, iPhone SDK, CMVC, Visual Studio 2008, Panda3D Rendering Engine
Programming:
 I have basic knowledge of Visual Basic and a good background in Java, C and C++
 Currently expanding background of C, C++ and Java as I progress through school
 Good background in Object Oriented Programming in both Java and C++
 Shell/Batch Scripting, Python/Jython Scripting
 Familiar with Objective-C through iPhone Application Development
Operating Systems:
 Mac OS X, UNIX and Windows XP, Vista, 7

COURSE WORK: Programming in C++ – Techniques and Procedures, OOP, Recursion, Data Structures
OOP with Web-Based Applications (Java) – OOP, GUI’s, Virtual Machines
Intro to Systems Programming (C) – UNIX System Programming. Common System Functionality
Digital Logic Design – Logic Design Theory, Digital Systems, Lab Experience
Computer Organization and Design – Computer system components – Functionality and Design
Computer Architecture – Memory and CPU Design, Pipelining, Multiprocessor Architecture
Communication Networks – Data Transmission, Network Architecture, Protocols