Christopher M. Chalifour

College of Computer and Information Science
Northeastern University

Email: cchali4@ccs.neu.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

I am in my fourth year at Northeastern University in the College of Computer and Information Science. I am a candidate for a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in French. I have a GPA of 3.6 and have been inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. I received my High School diploma from Manchester High School West in Manchester, NH in 2004. I graduated with High Honors and a GPA of 3.65. During my High School years, I was involved with the Community of Caring program and the New Hamsphire chapter of Kids Voting USA. I was inducted into the National Honor Society and was the President of the Junior and Senior class Steering Committee.

 

NORTHEASTERN COURSES

Computer Science Related Courses (including mathematics and science):

CSU200 Discrete Structures
CSU211 Fundamentals of Computer Science I (DrScheme)
CSU212 Fundamentals of Computer Science II (Java)
CSU370 Object-Oriented Design
CSU380 Computer Organization and Architecture
CSU430 Theory of Computation
CSU480 Systems and Networks
PHLU215 Symbolic Logic
MTHU241 Calculus I
MTHU242 Calculus II
MTHU371 Linear Algebra
MTHU481 Probability and Statistics
PHYU145 Physics I

French Relative Courses:

LNFU501 Advanced French
LNFU550 Masterpieces in French Literature I
LNFU670 Topics in French
LNFU151 Introduction to French Culture


Other Courses:

ENGU111 College Writing
POLU150 American Government

 

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Operating Systems:  Mac OS, Windows (3.x, 9x, NT, 2000, ME, XP), UNIX, DOS, Palm OS

Languages:  Java, Perl, PHP, C, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, DrScheme

Applications:  Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, DrScheme, xCode, Eclipse, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio 6, NetBeans

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bose Corporation
Software Test Technician 
Framingham, MA
January 2006 - August 2006
  • Developed and wrote tools in Perl that were used to facilitate the testing process.
  • Performed integration testing to investigate product defects.
  • Compiled defect reports based on thorough investigation for submission into a bug database.
  • Researched TCP/IP and wrote a white paper to be internally distributed as a reference document.
Correlagen Diagnostics, Inc.
Assistant IT Director 
Cambridge, MA
April 2005 - Present
  • Assisted in the design and deployment of a network capable of supporting 250 users. Assisted in the initialization and utilization of a Cisco ASA device with VPN connectivity and a backup solution involving a SAN connected to Retrospect backup software.
  • Documented the network specifications and configurations and published a webpage for IT reference.
  • Designed and implemented a quality assurance procedure for a complex web application.
  • Devised and implement a CVS solution.
  • Assisted in coding an optimization program in Java designed to integrate with a robot that sequences genes.
Manchester Country Club
Food Service Worker  
Bedford, NH
Sept. 1999 - Present
  • Provided service as a waiter, bartender, and function server.
  • Strengthened skills, interactions and communications with different types of people.
Merrimack Title Co., Inc.
Office Assistant 
Concord, NH
June - August 2003
  • Organized, updated and reviewed legal files.
  • Verified and modified legal records via online access to County Registry of Deeds.
  • Conducted searches for mortgage discharges on legal documents.