Kevin Tew

1066 Ash Ave, Provo, UT, 84604

(801)-380-6037

kevintew@tewk.com  

 http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevintew  http://kevintew.com

Profile

Solid background in networking and systems. Proficient developer in imperative, dynamic, declarative and functional programming languages.  Looking for innovative opportunities where I can be influential.

Technical Skills

C/C++, Java, C#, .Net, Perl, Python, Ruby, SQL, Scheme

Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mail, and Unix Administration

Education

M.S. Computer Science, Brigham Young University

B.S. Computer Science, Brigham Young University

August 2006

December 2001

Career History

Brigham Young University, Phil Windley PhD, Provo, UT

July 2005-current

 

Graduate Research Assistant

Enterprise Computing Laboratory

á    Development of Skuery (language embedded query semantics for Scheme)

á    Development of Repkept a reputation system framework for Internet and digital identities.

á    Substitute Lecturer for Programming Language Theory Course

 

 

Canyonbridge Inc (now renamed Bungee Labs), Orem, U

Aprl 2003-July. 2005

 

Software Engineer / Developer

á    Designed and Engineered a custom C++ persistence frame work for a AJAX rich web application framework.

á    Implemented a C++ Servlet like framework called ServApp, which abstract web server interactions across Apache, IIS5 and 6, and Lotus Notes.

 

 

Brigham Young University, Quinn Snell PhD, Provo UT

January 2000-April 2003

 

Graduate and Undergraduate Research Assistant

Networking, Supercomputing, and Scientific Computing Laboratory.

á    Phylogenetic Scientific Computation

á    Development of the DOGMA (Distributed Object Group Meta-Computing Architecture) a high performance computing resource manager

á    Linux Clusters and Non-dedicated node resource management and scheduling.

á    Load balancing and switching of web services across cluster nodes.

á    Substitute Lecturer for Operating Systems and Distributed Systems Courses

 

 

Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA

May 2002-August 2002

 

Graduate Summer Intern

á    SLURM project development (Simple Linux Utility Resource Manger) a high performance computing resource manager. 

á    Design and development of a transport independent, message communications layer.

á    Design and development of slurmd ( Parallel task launch and IO daemon component of SLURM )

á    UNIX system programming

 

 

Kenecott Energy and Campbell County School District, Gillette, WY

August 1995-December 1999

 

Networking Engineer/Consultant/College Intern

á    IP LAN/WAN management of Microsoft NT and Novell Files Servers, GroupWise Administration

á    Automated scripted roll out of Windows 95, Office 97 to 300+ desktops distributed across 5 geographic locations using custom tools and Microsoft SMS.

á    Oracle / Microsoft SQL database synchronization, Microsoft SQL database site replication.

á    Installation of Novell NDS Tree, IP client configuration, design and implementation of Library Information System.

á    IP and IPX routing, DNS Configuration

 

 

The Spectra Group, Henderson, KY

May 1994-Aug 1995

 

Director of Technical Support

Health Care Management and Systems Consulting.

á    PC system design and consulting for tri-state area hospitals and health care facilities.

á    IBM AS/400 terminal emulation, connectivity, and integration on PC workstations.

 

Publications

 

 

 

á    Skuery: Manipulation OF S-Expressions using XQuery Techniques, Kevin Tew, Master's Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 14, 2006

á    Complex Performance Analysis Through Statistical Experimental Design: An Evaluation of Parameters Associated with Speed in Parallel Phylogenomics, David G. Whiting, Quinn Snell, Rebecca R. Nichols, Megan L. Porter, Kevin Tew, Keith A. Crandall, Michael F. Whiting, Mark Clement, Hawaii International Conference on Computer Science, January 2004.

á    A Study of the Suitability of IrOBEX for High-Speed Exchange of Large Data Objects, Kevin Tew, D.Ryan Partridge, Joseph Ekstrom, Casey T. Deccio, and Charles D. Knutson, Globe Com 2003

á    An Enterprise-Based Grid Resource Management System, Quinn Snell, Kevin Tew, Joseph Ekstrom, Mark Clement, The Eleventh IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing - 2002

á    A Framework for Building Reputation, Phillip J. Windley PhD Kevin Tew, Devlin Daley, Submitted to WWW20007

 

Awards

 

 

 

á    Best Session Presentation - College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Spring Research Conference (2003, 2006)

á    BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) Undergraduate Research Scholarship

á    Full Tuition Undergraduate Scholarship

á    Dean's List College of Engineering