Personal Details
| Name: | Adam Kerz |
| DoB: | 11 September, 1984 |
| Email: | adamkerz [at] adamkerz [dot] com |
Technical Competencies
Levels of Competency:
- Trained and familiar with but little experience.
- Sound knowledge and understanding. May require more research to use less common features.
- Strong knowledge and understanding. Several years worth of experience.
- In depth specialist knowledge and a high level of proficiency. Able to provide technical expertise.
- An industry leading authority on the subject. Able to teach at an advanced level.
| Development Environments | Rating |
| Visual Basic | 2 |
| Visual C++ | 2 |
| MS Access | 3 |
| JCreator | 2 |
| Eclipse | 3 |
| Programming Languages | Rating |
| Java | 3 |
| J2EE | 2 |
| Jakarta Struts | 3 |
| Python | 3 |
| PHP | 3 |
| Perl | 2 |
| JavaScript | 2 |
| Haskell | 2 |
| SQL | 3 |
| C | 3 |
| C++ | 2 |
| Visual Basic | 2 |
| Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) | 1 |
| Pascal | 1 |
| Basic | 2 |
| Web/Open Systems | Rating |
| HTML/XHTML | 3 |
| JavaScript | 3 |
| XML (including DTD, XSD) | 3 |
| XSLT/XSL-FO | 2 |
| Cascading Style Sheets (CCS) | 3 |
| Sun One Application Server | 3 |
| Internet Information Server (IIS) | 2 |
| Macromedia Dreamweaver | 3 |
| Analysis and Design | Rating |
| UML | 2 |
| User Interface Design | 2 |
| Rational Suite | 1 |
| MagicDraw UML | 2 |
| Microsoft Visio | 2 |
| Microsoft Project | 2 |
| Distributed Computing | Rating |
| Java RMI | 2 |
| CORBA | 2 |
| C/Perl/PHP Sockets | 2 |
| Operating Systems | Rating |
| Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP | 3 |
| Unix/Linux | 2 |
| Windows for Workgroups | 2 |
| PC & Desktop Products | Rating |
| Lotus Notes | 1 |
| Microsoft Office Suite | 3 |
| Multimedia | Rating |
| GIMP (Graphical Image Manipulation Program) | 3 |
| Macromedia Flash | 2 |
| Macromedia Fireworks | 2 |
| Adobe PhotoShop | 2 |
| Jasc Paint Shop Pro | 2 |
| Adobe Premiere | 1 |
| SoundForge | 2 |
Employment History
| Dialog Consultant |
| December, 2004 - Current |
| Consultant to Telstra developing intranet websites in J2EE based application servers, using Jakarta Struts as well as html, css, javascript and sql skills. Also providing server administration services and platform support. |
| PASS Leader, QUT Faculty of IT |
| January, 2004 - November, 2004 |
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Peer Assisted Study Scheme Leader for Software Development 2, a content heavy unit on Java ADTs and formal method specification. Responsibilities:
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| Orientation Leader, QUT Faculty of IT O-Week |
| February, 2004 |
Responsibilities:
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| Owner, Manager, Software Engineer: Web Development Business, Sole Trader |
| December, 2003 - Current |
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Currently one client: developing a web application and database (VBScript, MSAccess on IIS) to automate mandatory Occupational Health And Safety testing of students for Industrial Technology teachers in secondary schools all over Australia. Responsibilities:
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| Computer Technician, Advanced Computer Support, Lismore |
| December, 2002 - Current |
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Casually employed when needed, often only one or two days at a time. Responsibilities:
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| Desktop Publisher, Northern Rivers Press |
| December, 2002 - February, 2003 |
| Typing, formatting, scanning photos and arranging a book on the history of Trevan Ford from a handwritten draft. |
| Software Engineer, Lismore & District Netball Association |
| March, 2002 |
| Developed a GUI application in Java to allow the creation of a round robin draw for netball carnivals as well as installing a CD Rom drive. |
| Teacher/Tutor, Lismore High School |
| October, 2001 - December, 2001 |
| Taught a class of 15 - 20 students from years 9-12 basic C++ skills after school. |
| Computer Technician, Lismore High School |
| December, 2000 |
| Spent the last week of the school year doing various computer maintenance tasks, including diagnosing problems fixing known software bugs and upgrading certain software packages. |
| Tutor, Virtual Visions |
| May, 1998 |
| Tutoring students from the community in general computer skills, web usage, 3d modelling, web authoring and simple object oriented languages as part of a project organised by Chris Goh. |
Academic History
University
| High Distinctions | Languages |
| Software Development 2 | Java |
| Software Development 3 | C |
| Object Technology | C++ |
| Software Engineering Principles | Java, SQL, MS Access |
| Concurrent And Distributed Systems | Java RMI, CORBA |
| Programming Languages | Haskell |
| Network Services | Perl |
| Introduction To Computer Architecture And System Software | |
| Computer Architecture | Assembler (x86) |
| Introduction To Databases | SQL, MS Access |
| Introduction To Network Technology | |
| Internetworking | |
| IT Professional Studies 2 | HTML, ASP VB Script, JavaScript, SQL, MS Access |
| Distinctions | Languages |
| IT Professional Studies 1 | HTML |
| ICT Systems Life Cycle | |
| Information Security | |
| Awards | Year |
| Golden Key International Honour Society | 2004 |
| Dean’s List - Faculty of information Technology – Honour Student | 2003 |
High School
| Results | |
| University Admission Index | 95.5 (Equivalent to OP 3) |
| George Nesbitt Award for Proficiency – Top Male in the school | 2002 |
International Programming Competitions
| Competition | Result |
| ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2004 | 4th in Australia |
| International Olympiad in Informatics 2001 | 95th in the World |
| South East Asia Regional Computer Competition 2001 | 5th in the Region |
| United States of America Computing Olympiad Fall, 2002 | 1st in Australia |
Other Interests
Music
- I have played the Saxophone for over ten years now, and have been playing in a band for the last year or so. It's just for fun, so we don't have a name, nor do we perform anywhere. In high school, I was in a band called Middleton Grace And The Funk Beards. We made it into the National Finals of the Battle Of The Bands contest in 2001.
- I also played in the Lismore City Concert Band from 1996 to 2002 and lead it as the Drum Major from 1999 to 2002.
- I played in the Lismore High School Concert Band in 2000 and 2001.
- I sung in the Lismore High School Choir from 1997 to 2000, which included singing at the Lismore ANZAC Day Dawn Service every year and also singing at the Sydney Opera House every year.
Exercise
- Rock Climbing - I climb lots of cliffs mostly around South-East Queensland, but also around other parts of Australia. I'm part of the QUT Cliffhangers club.
- Kung Fu - I attended Kung Fu lessons for a while with the Chinese Kung Fu Academy, Brisbane, but didn't have enough time to keep it up.
- Bike Riding - As my main form of transport at the moment, I often ride an hour or more a day.
- Weights - I put in a couple of sessions of weights a week, whenever I can fit it in.
- Soccer - I manage to get in a bit of a fun game of soccer most Thursdays with some people from work.
- Karate - I practiced karate with Success Martial Arts, Lismore for nine or so years, ending up a 1st que brown belt.
Referees
| John Hynd | Chris Goh |
| Senior Lecturer | IT Business Manager |
| School of Software Engineering & Data Comms | Australian Technical Park |
| Queensland University Of Technology | Sydney |
| Trevor Reynolds | Di Donovan |
| Head Teacher Maths and Science | Secretary |
| Nimbin Central School | Lismore & District Netball Association |