Brian S. Borowski
80 Jackson Ave.
West Paterson, NJ 07424-3334
Home: 973-278-9122, Cell: 973-768-6214
Email: brian_borowski AT yahoo DOT com |
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| Objective: |
To obtain an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in computer science and electrical engineering by conducting research in underwater acoustic communication. My long term goal is to become a professor of computer science.
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| Education: |
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering - fourth year candidate
Graduate Certificate in Computer Systems, May 2007
| Master of Science in Computer Science, May 2004 |
GPA 4.0/4.0 |
| Graduate Certificate in Database Systems, May 2004 |
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Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
| Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, May 2001 |
GPA 4.0/4.0 |
| Minor: Mathematics |
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| Publications: |
Brian Borowski, Alexander Sutin, Heui-Seol Roh, and Barry Bunin, Passive Acoustic Threat Detection in Estuarine Environments, in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6945, March 2008, Orlando, Florida.
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| Brian Borowski, Heui-Seol Roh, Barry Bunin, and Alexander Sutin, Estimation of Passive Acoustic Threat Detection Distances in Estuarine Environments, in Proceedings of the 153rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, June 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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Placed second in the Best Student Paper competition of the Engineering Acoustics section
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| Honors: |
Stanley Fellowship, September 2008 |
| Upsilon Pi Epsilon - the Honor Society in Computing and Information Disciplines, December 2006 |
| Technogenesis Fellowship, September 2005 |
| Outstanding Computer Science Teaching Assistant, May 2004 |
| First in Class, Summa Cum Laude, and Computer Science Departmental Honors Citation, May 2001 |
| Pi Mu Epsilon - the Honorary National Mathematics Society, May 2000 |
Seton Hall Provost Scholarship (4-year, full tuition), September 1997
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| Certification: |
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, May 2002
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| Skills: |
Programming Languages: Java, C++, C, Visual Basic, PHP, Perl, Scheme, Bash, SQL, and Pascal |
| Operating Systems: DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista, and Fedora Linux |
| Databases: MySQL, SQL Server 200x, and Access 200x |
| Web Technologies: HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP, ASP, XML, XSLT, and XSL-FO |
| Design Technologies: UML, Rational Rose, and ER diagrams |
| Version Control: Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest and MKS Source Integrity |
| Software: IIS, Microsoft Office 200x, Dreamweaver, Corel Paint Shop Pro, WinRunner, and Apache FOP |
Hardware: Proficient at building, upgrading, and troubleshooting Intel- and AMD-based
PCs.
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| Experience: |
Stevens Institute of Technology,
Hoboken, NJ
| Research Assistant |
08/05 - Present |
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Research, design, and extend underwater network protocols, especially those utilizing geographic information, in ns-2
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Build a network of PC104-based computers that reside in waterproof capsules affixed to buoys in the Hudson River. These machines sample various aspects of the water surrounding them and report their discoveries via 802.11 to a base station on campus.
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Research diver detection using passive sonar
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| Teaching Assistant |
01/03 - 05/04 |
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Taught object-oriented software design and programming techniques (Spring 2003), introduction to computer science (Fall 2003), and data structures and algorithms (Spring 2004) under the guidance of the professor |
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Led recitation sessions, held office hours, and devised/graded assignments
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Syncsort Incorporated,
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
| Associate Software Engineer |
06/04 - 08/05 |
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Enhanced DMExpress, an application for sorting, aggregating, copying, joining, and merging extremely large quantities of data |
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Utilized MFC to add new front-end features |
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Developed back-end infrastructure in standard C++ to run DMExpress tasks in parallel |
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Wrote and executed WinRunner scripts to ensure program stability |
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Created Perl and Bash scripts to facilitate source code management procedures
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KPMG LLP, Montvale, NJ
| Programmer Analyst |
10/02 - 12/02 |
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Debugged, maintained, and enhanced KPMG/Link Enterprise, an application that manages expatriate employees and related tax issues |
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Performed and tested software builds
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Prudential Financial,
Iselin, NJ
| Web/Application Developer |
07/01 - 07/02 |
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Worked in a team to develop an award-winning application for content management and desktop publishing using ASP 3.0 |
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Developed a Visual Basic tool that tests the business logic of asset allocation software written in XML |
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Designed and coded an ASP 3.0 user interface for Asset Allocation Online, a web application that enables a client to perform his or her own asset allocation by answering questions over the Internet |
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Redesigned a series of web pages that contains the monthly performance review and daily unit values of variable life insurance products
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ADP,
Roseland, NJ
| Web Developer Co-op |
06/00 - 08/00 |
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Created an intranet site for the PCPI (Internet Payroll for the PC) department to keep all team members aware of their project's status |
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Devised a JSP that dynamically creates links to files within specific directories so that more information can easily be added to the site without maintenance
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Seton Hall University,
South Orange, NJ
| Software Developer |
05/00 - 07/00; 05/99 - 07/99 |
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Provided new software for professors seeking teaching tools |
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Proposed, designed, and developed a sorting algorithms demo in Java for use in the CDI - Curriculum Development Initiative - project |
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Designed and developed a truth table constructor in Java for use in the CDI project
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| Other Experience: |
Saint Bonaventure Church, Paterson, NJ
| Organist/Pianist/Cantor/Director |
11/91 - Present |
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Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
| Assistant Organist/Cantor |
09/97 - 05/01 |
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| Interests: |
Music, high fidelity stereo components, auto detailing |
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