Resume: Fletcher B. Cocquyt BSc.

You can send me email at: cocquytf@cuug.ab.ca

Personal Info | Interests and Activities | Skills Set | Education | Work History | References

Last updated April 27, 1995

Personal Information

• Name Fletcher B. Cocquyt
• Date of Birth May 24, 1972
• Birth Place Kelowna, British Columbia
• Phone
  h: (403) 269-6458
  w: (403) 266-8234
  fax: (403) 266-8429

  Residence
  Apt 2101 505 6 st SW
  Calgary, Alberta
  T2P 1X5

  Citizenship Canadian and Australian (dual)

  Languages English and some French

  Education Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta with specialization in Computing Science

  E-Mail address cocquytf@cuug.ab.ca

  Web Home Page http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~cocquytf/

Interests and Activities

• Computing: recently its the net and web. I enjoy keeping up with the latest developments by surfing the web using Netscape as my virtual surf-board running under either under Windows or Linux. I am a member of the Calgary Unix User's Group (CUUG).
• Sport: Mountain biking, squash, rollerblading, skiing, tennis.
• Software Development: multi-platform: linux, unix, windows; multi-lingual: C, C++, Visual Basic.

Skills Set

• Software Operating systems, programming languages, application packages
  • Operating systems: Unix: SunOS, Solaris, Linux; PC: Windows (for workgroups, NT, 95), OS2, AmigaDOS
  • Programming Languages: C, C++, Fortran, Pascal, assembly, LISP, Prolog, Visual Basic, REXX, C shell, perl, 4th generation languages.
  • Application packages: Unix: Sun Net manager, Epoch backup and HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management); PC: MicroSoft PowerPoint, Excel
• Hardware Unix Workstations and PC's, Networks, Specialized hardware
  • Workstations and PC's: Sun Sparc 10's and 20's with 220+ MB memory, gigabytes of hard disk ; Pentium desktops running windows NT
  • Networks: Token Ring 100 Mbit, Ethernet 100 Mbit, SLIP/PPP, TCP/IP, Firewall internet security.
  • Specialized Hardware: Optical jukebox storing 180 Gigabytes as part of HSM, 500 CDROM jukebox.

Education

• University of Alberta (1990-1994) Received Bachelor of Science with Specialization in Computing Science in spring of 1994
• What follows is a year by year course summary. To jump to a detailed view of a year, follow the appropriate link:
  • Fourth Year: Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Symbolic Logic, Image Processing, Theory of Interest
  • Third Year: Advanced Algorithms, Numerical Analysis, Database Management Systems, Symbolic Logic, Applied Statistics, Computer Graphics, Operating Systems, Film Studies
  • Second Year: Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Economics, Programming Languages, Database Management, Special Relativity
  • First Year: Intro Computing Science, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Formal Logic
• 4th year 1993-1994
  • Software Engineering The software engineering lifecycle: specifications, design, coding, testing, documentation and maintenance. Project organization, including development tools, resource estimation, team organization and review. In this class, my group of four designed and implemented a complete software project. The project was over 8000 lines of code and comprised 50% of our final grade. Our Unix, X Windows file managment utility, "FileBoss" received the top mark in the class. In exchange for allowing our project to be used as a model for future classes, the software engineering professor wrote us this letter of recommendation.
  • Artificial Intelligence Problem representation, search inference and learning in intelligent systems; systems for general problem solving, game playing, deduction, expert consultation, computer vision, concept formulation and natural language understanding. Academic report writing was also covered.
  • Image Processing Introduction, history and applications; scanning and quantization; visual perception, output devices, pattern recognition, feature extraction, decision theory, classification rules, data representation and formats; image enhancements and restoration; edge detection, segementation and texture; correlation and registration.
  • Theory of interest Accumulation and amount functions. Effective, simpel and compound rates. Discount. Annuities certain, simple and general. Perpetuities, amortization, schedules and sinking funds. Bonds and other securities. Applications; valuations of securities, installment loans, depreciation, depletion, capitalized cost.
• 3rd year 1992-1993
  • Applied Probability with emphasis on computer systems.
  • Applied Statistics hypothetical testing, cost analysis.
  • Algorithms principles of algorithm design, dynamic programming, limits of algorithm design, NP completeness and heuristics. I found this course interesting and relevant; and I ended up taking a summer work term with the algorithms professor researching computer vision and robot coordination.
  • Computer Graphics interactive input techniques, interface design, 3D transformations, 3D modelling, hidden line and hidden surface removal.
  • Non-procedural Programming Languages programming languages from the domains of functional, logic based and object oriented languages.
  • Numerical Methods computational methods for solving problems in linear algebra, non linear equations, interploation, approximation and integration. Use of current mathematical subroutines available in libraries.
  • Operating Systems processes, parallel processing, resource management, memory management, processor scheduling, multiprocessor systems, operating system security.
  • Database Management Systems Logical data modelling process, relational database design (normalization), query processing, transaction management, new technological trends (distributed databases, object orientation, knowledge base systems).
  • Symbolic Logic Scientific method of translating between written English and symbolic logic. Identification of tautologies and contradictions.
• 2nd year 1991-1992 during this year I gained a thorough knowledge of:
  • the fundamentals of programming methodology, design, specification and implementation of software.
  • basics of algorithm design and analysis to judge efficiency
  • computer organization and architecture. Central processor architecture including adders, shifters, decoders, multiplexers and registers were studied with a hands on approach.
  • assembly language programming, addressing, unit operations, subroutines and data I/O and specific architectures.
  • basic concepts in file and database management, hardware devices, physical origanization, access methods for file storage and database management.
  • intermediate calculus infinite series, planes, curves, polar coordinates, vectors and three dimensional analytical geometry, partial derivatives. Linear systems, matrix algebra, eigenvectors and applications.
  • special and general relativity including acceleration, relativistic connection between electric and magnetic fields, curved space, energy, momentum, gravitation and black holes.
• 1st year 1990-1991 In first year science I learned how to systematically solve simple problems using fundamental ideas of data abstraction, modular programming and recursion.
• 1990: Graduated from Harry Ainlay Composite High School with honors and received the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship.

Work History

• May 1994 - present Currently, I'm employed as a unix system administrator in the exploration department at Alberta Energy Company (AEC) in Calgary. The following is a list of the hardware and software I administer as well as some of my system admin. duties:
  • Hardware 20 Sun Sparc 10s and 20s running SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 2.x with about 100 gigabytes of local disk between them, networked using token ring; Sun Server 630 MP applications server with 30 gigabytes of disk; Exabyte 120 tape backup unit, HP Optical jukebox with 180 gigabytes of storage (for near-line archiving). The exploration department also has a PC token ring network running Windows for Workgroups on mostly pentiums.
  • Software SunOS 4.1.x and Solaris 2.x, MIT X Windows server, Motif, Oracle database, geophysical applications: SeisX from Photon, Earth Vision from Dynamic Graphics Inc. HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) from Epoch EMC (a MS power point presentation I prepared is avaliable), flexlm license manager, Epoch's Enterprise Backup; netscape, internet firewall. On the PC side, my department is conducting a Windows NT pilot program.
  • System Admin Duties
    • Software management maintaining mission critical (oil and gas exploration) applications, software licensing, installing and updating new releases, enforcing revision control on in house software.
    • System Admin. Tasks adding and deleting users (under SunOS 4.1.x), adding and renaming Sparc 10s and 20s on the network, maintaining hard disk space, email, system log monitoring, nightly backups of 100+ gigabytes, script writing (ie for monitoring plotters and paging).
    • Network Security before AEC's internet connection went live, an independent firm performed a security audit which raised some security holes which were all closed. I have set up and run SATAN (Security Administrators Tool for Analyzing Networks) on AEC's internet firewall.
    • Programming Using C and Builder Xcessory, an X windows GUI builder, I programmed a seismic data file editor for in house use.
    • Business department liason to our solution provider (DCS systems). Identifying and evaluating possible hardware and software solutions. Recently I made a recommendation that spending $40K on upgrading our Sparc10s memory instead of upgrading the processor would give us a better performance for the money.
    • Training the nature of this job demands that I constantly keep my skills relevant and stay on top of the new technologies. I have received sysadmin training from an official Sun Learning Center and attended a training course in Boston, MA for Epoch EMC's HSM product which I administer. Also I usually attend 3 seminars a month on technologies such as RAID, NFS servers, networking, Sun products etc.
    • User Relations It is a large part of my function at AEC to respond to my user's needs when they have a system problem, need information or are just curious. I realize my role is a support role, to my users who are directly involved in AEC's main business which is Oil and Gas.

• Summer 1993 Two summers ago I worked on a project at the University of Alberta developing part of an underwater imaging system for a firm called Nothern Underwater Systems. The package I implemented "Pixmap Patcher", for X Windows is described below.
  • Purpose Users possessing various levels of expertise use Pixmap Patcher to reconstruct a composite image from a series of smaller images.
  • Implementation The implementation of Pixmap Patcher involved the use of a modular design philosophy and object oriented methodologies. Existing code (acquired through the internet) for image processing was incorporated to speed the development process. User feedback was an important factor in the evolustion of Pixmap Patcher's GUI. Daily reports were filed to keep track of the project's progress, while RCS (Revision Control System) kept track of the source code modules.
  • Completion The Pixmap Patcher package was completed at the end of the four month summer term (August 31, 1993). Although further enhancements to compensate for poor image resolution, clarity and orientation were requested, Pixmap Patcher in its present form represents a unique application on the Unix X Windows platform, general enough in function to serve the majority of users.

• Summer 1992 During these four months I learned a great deal working on a research project at the University of Alberta under the direction of Dr. Anup Basu with Tony Marsland as research supervisor. The following is the project outline:

  The purpose of the summer project was to implement a fine hand eye coordination system for moving pieces on a chess board. An autonomous camera system with pan/tilt control was used to acquire visual information and keep track of the pieces in their legal positions on a standard 8x8 playing board. The solution to the above problem involved visual pattern matching (first isolating the individual playing pieces in relation to the board), motion detection (in detecting the opponent's move), and inverse kinematics for planning the trajectory of the robot arm's path.

  This was a team project, and I learned how to efficiently manage my time in a cooperative environment. I realized early on that breaking the huge project down into manageable portions was going to be key to making the most efficient progress towards our goal.

References

• My software engineering professor, John Willson, wrote me this letter of recommendation.
• Other references available upon request