Barry Wayne Peddycord III
North Carolina State University
Graduate Student, Computer Science
bwpeddyc [at] ncsu [dot] edu
Education
- Currently Pursuing Ph.D. in Computer Science
- B.Sc., Computer Science, 2011, NC State University (GPA 3.62/4.00, Magna Cum Laude)
- High School Diploma, 2008, Ronald Wilson Reagan High School, Pfafftown, NC (GPA 3.73/4.00)
Work Experience
- Research Assistant under Dr. Peng Ning, May 2011 – Present, NC State University, Department of Computer Science
- EOS Computer Lab Help Desk, June 2011 – August 2011, NC State University, Information Technology and Engineering Computer Services
- Undergraduate Research Assistant under Dr. Matthias Stallmann, October 2009 – May 2010, NC State University, Department of Computer Science
Volunteer Service
- IEEE Eastern NC Section, Webmaster, since January 2012
Open Source Involvement
- WTactics Customizable Card Game, Coding and Technical Assistance, late 2011
- @CameliaGirls Visual Novel Project, Coding and Technical Assistance, early 2011
Skills
- Five years of programming experience in C, Java, and Python; quickly able to pick up on others
- Writing clean and well-documented source code
- Developer-level understanding of Linux/UNIX operating systems
- Experience with version control such as git and svn
- Moderate experience with networking technologies and protocols
- Exposure to low-level embedded systems development
- Exposure to relational databases (MySQL, SQLite)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Orange County Radio Amateurs, since September 2011
- Association of Computing Machinery, since August 2011
- NC State Linux User’s Group, since August 2011
- American Radio Relay League, since August 2011
- NC State Alumni Association, since July 2011
- Triangle Linux User’s Group, since June 2011
- IEEE Computer Society, since May 2011
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, since May 2011
- NC State ACM-AITP Chapter, since May 2011
Awards, Recognitions, Certifications
- NC State Preparing Future Leaders “Season Pass”, Fall 2011
- Technician Class Amateur Radio License: KK4DDO, July 2011
- Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society for the Computing & Information Disciplines, May 2011
- NC State University Semester Dean’s List (Six out of Six Semesters), Fall 2008 – Spring 2011
- AP Scholar with Distinction, 2008
