Brian Garback
bjg5x@virginia.edu

School: 316 14th Street  	Charlottesville, VA 22903 	(h) 434.979.7618 	(c) 202.236.5839
Home:	821 Waynewood Blvd  	Alexandria, VA 22308 	 	(h) 703.780.2154


OBJECTIVE

Secure a meaningful full-time position to apply my experience in computer science and engineering.

EDUCATION

University of Virginia, Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science, Fall 2005
* Candidate for Master’s of Computer Science 
* Cumulative GPA: 3.82 / 4 		Major GPA: 3.89 / 4

University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science, May 2004
* Graduate with Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science 
* Cumulative GPA: 3.51 / 4 		Major GPA: 3.62 / 4

Bishop Ireton High School, Alexandria, VA
* Graduated Magna Cum Laude in June 2000

EXPERIENCE

Computer Science Department of the University, Charlottesville, VA 
Graduate Researcher					Spring 2004 - Present
* Researched with a group focused on computer applications for  medicine, specifically on establishing and managing trust between domains to share medical data or prescriptions
* Implemented a delegatable role-based authorization system with cross-domain attribute exchange

Computer Science Department of the University, Charlottesville, VA 
Undergraduate Researcher				Summers 2002 & 2003 – Spring 2004
* Researched survivability in information systems under Professor John Knight
* Sought to improve emergency response to coordinated terrorist attacks.
* Worked on the design and Java implementation of a mechanism to specify, deploy, and manage large numbers of sensors and actuators

netDecide, Tysons Corner, VA 
Intern 							Summer 2000 
* Assisted head developers in an extreme programming lab directed towards developing the company’s financial management software as the youngest member of the staff

Bishop Ireton High School, Alexandria, VA 
Intern 							Summers 1998 & 1999
* Ensured Y2K compliance in all computing machinery of the school
* Installed new computer labs and troubleshot old systems as was necessary

ACTIVITIES

Adaptive Ski Program, UVA
    Ski instructor for handicapped skiers			Winter 2002-Present

Fellowship of Christian Athletes, UVA
Member 						September 2001-Present

Abundant Life Tutoring, UVA
    Tutor of at-risk elementary school students		September-December 2002

AWARDS

* Dean’s List Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004
* Eagle Scout Award from Boy Scouts of America Troop 654
* Inducted into Tau Beta Pi – The Engineering Honor Society – Fall 2003

SKILLS

* Programming Languages: C++, Java, C# .Net, web-based languages, SQL
* Software Packages: Visual Studio, Forte, Eclipse, Linux, Microsoft Office, Windows 
* Coursework includes: 
       Trustworthy Computing	Security			E-Commerce Systems
       Networking		Database Systems	Object Oriented Design
       Operating Systems	Software Development	Algorithms
       Architecture 		Computing Theory	Digital Logic Design