Eva Pierce Monsen
eva [at] evamonsen.com
206.355.3271
Qualifications
· Software engineer with over 9 years professional experience
· Proven ability to increase the effectiveness of software engineering teams by implementing and enforcing use of software engineering tools and practices
· Wealth of experience implementing complex scientific and statistical software for academic applications
· Experience in a wide range of platforms and languages, including C#, C/C++, .NET Framework, SQL, Win32, Linux, Java, PHP, Perl
Experience
Verdiem Corporation, March 2006 - present
· Led development team in building reporting software for PC power management, from inception and requirements gathering to coding, testing, and release.
· Led planning of Scrum sprints and removed project impediments for Scrum teams as a certified ScrumMaster.
· Designed and implemented 3-tier enterprise software for PC power management, through several major release cycles.
· Developed and supported internal software tools supporting the sales cycle.
University of Washington, May 2005 - March 2006
· Researched computational issues in biostatistics in the John Storey Lab of the Biostatistics department
· Taught software engineering practices to statisticians through guest lectures and talks
· Grew a small biostatistics software application written in R and Tcl/Tk into a cross-platform, open-source application
· Developed computational algorithms for high-dimensional applications of biostatistics towards genome data, including microarray data
Freelance Software Engineering, April 2004 - March 2006
For Microsoft, architected and implemented workflow management
for subscription software sign-ups in C# using ASP.NET. Implemented automatic
updates, and installation for same in C++ and COM.
Implemented new features and architecture for document repository
server software in Linux using C, Apache, Berkeley DB
Streamlined issue-tracking, support, and release process for
software vendors.
Evaluated candidates' technical skills via technical phone screens
for job placement service
Helped to design and implement a simple wedding photographer website
4MationGeo, Inc. April 2002 - December 2003
Architected .NET GIS data storage and analysis server product,
including "offline" data processing service
Implemented .NET / C# software components for geostatistics,
Kriging interpolation, data classification, and ESRI Shapefile processing
Established and enforced major pieces of software engineering
process for growing company, including source control, bug tracking, unit
testing, and design documentation
Designed and implemented .NET geostatistics add-ins for
Statistica and MapInfo
Microsoft Corporation, August 1999 - March 2002
Designed and coded Web application for management of reporting
server product, using C#, DHTML, JavaScript, ASP.NET, and the .NET Framework
Designed and coded developer unit test framework in C#
Coded COM object model in C++ and parts of natural language
processing engine in Lisp for Microsoft English Query
Coded Suggestion Wizard database modeling feature of Microsoft
English Query
Designed, coded, completed conversion of hundreds of legacy
regression tests for linguistic engine to XML format
Completed training courses in .NET, Win32 Programming, Visual
Basic, ASP, SQL Server Database Implementation, Using Design Patterns, Product
Cycle Model
Case Western Reserve University 1998-1999
Master's Thesis: Programmed and investigated use of genetic
algorithm to evolve neural networks controlling model lizard tongue
Designed and implemented object-oriented CGI in C++ for browsing
hierarchical directory structures, for Epidemiology department
Graded quizzes and exams for C++ course and managed grades
database
Active member of Society of Engineers for two years, president
for one semester
Cycorp, Inc. 1997-1999
Programmed heuristics in Lisp for assimilation of online
knowledge sources into Cyc common-sense knowledge base
Programmed Web interface in Lisp and HTML for assimilation tool
Tested Cycorp software
Lafe Technologies 1997-1998
Programmed digital image analysis tool for iris (eye) recognition
in C++
Structural Dynamics Research Corp, Summer 1996
Tested, performance tested, debugged customizations to product
data management (PDM) software
Implemented PDM software add-in in C
Documented PDM software specifications and object-oriented class
hierarchy
Education
Case Western Reserve University 1995-1999
M.S. in Computer Engineering and B.S. in Computer Science
G.P.A. 3.97/4.00