Scott H. Conner
skottie@connersc.com
Education: Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Concentration in Mathematics
Overall GPA: 3.89 / 4.0
In-Major GPA: 3.95 / 4.0
Concentration in Mathematics
Overall GPA: 3.89 / 4.0
In-Major GPA: 3.95 / 4.0
- Dean's List 8 Semesters
- Top 5% graduating class 2008
- Summa Cum-Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Spiceworks, Inc.
Developer in Training
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Software Engineer, AIX/DB2 pureScale
- Designed, developed, documented, and continually supported internal debugging environments and support tooling. Decreased bug resolution latency by constructing and enhancing automated data collection.
- Collaborated with multiple departments to automate internal development and testing to meet critical deadlines.
- While defect lead for 3 months, reduced open defects to 10 or less down from over 30 while continuing active developer role and meeting deadlines.
- Devised, developed and documented internal server tooling to diagnose multi-threaded contention issues, allowing development to identify bottlenecks and increase server operation performance.
- Researched and implemented new compilation environment for building server binaries for full integration with build/product service and support teams.
- Continually developed for multiple platforms (AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, SLES / Linux) using a single code base.
Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science
Student/Staff Web Application Developer
- Conceptualized, designed, implemented, deployed, and serviced web application system for intra-department communication.
- Discovered opportunity to reduce department form processing latency by developing a previously nonexistent online system for class request approval, force-add applications, and real time view of en-route requests to eliminate overbooking and processing errors.
IBM Extreme Blue Internship
Technical Intern, 1 of 90 worldwide from applicant pool of over 10,000
- Researched, designed, and developed prototype system for IT governance and regulatory compliance in a fast paced 10 week period, including back end data collection, analytics, and web application front. (Project Sasquatch/Maricopa)
- Collaborated with internal MBA team to assess market size and value-add propositions, while conceptualizing product branding and pitch.
- Presented prototype to IBM executives as a full product solution in Armonk, New York.
IBM Federal Innovation Solution Center
Summer Intern, Software Developer
- Designed and implemented middleware and front end web systems / mobile applications using multiple IBM suite technologies and development environments.
- Consulted with Federal System Integrators (Raytheon, Lockheed Martin) and pitched product prototypes to facilitate sales of IBM technologies.
- Directed and collaborated with IBM server lab technicians to ensure production environment stability during client presentations and demos.
Undergraduate Research with Dr. North
High Resolution Displays: Gigapixel HCI Research
- Contributions to Open Souce: VRJuggler
- Multi-node graphics processing using distributed system
- 25 node sychronized display
- First Place Faculty Choice Award, Third Place Industry Choice
Leadership and Activities
- CS^2: Computer Science Community Service Club
- Residence Hall Federation Elected President


