Andrew Jones

DOB: 28th April 1978

E-mail: andy--nospam--@larrymite.com.au (remove the --nospam-- part).

Education:

1997 - present Monash University Clayton Campus

  • Completed in November 2002 Graduate Diploma in Computer Science.
  • B.Sc. Completed in November 2000. Majored in Astrophysics and Mathematics.
  • During 2001 I studied Computer Systems and Electrical Engineering. I discontinued this course due to the lack of focus on Computing.
  • VCE Completed in 1996 at Preshil with a TER of 86.6%.

Programming:

Languages known:

  • C
  • C++ (My language of choice.)
  • Java
  • Python
  • SQL
  • FORTRAN-77
  • Pascal

I have programmed with the following graphics and GUI libraries:

  • OpenGL
  • Simple Direct Media Layer (SDL)
  • Java Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
  • Java Swing

Environments and Software:

  • Extensive experience with the Linux and Microsoft operating systems.
  • My programming environment is emacs + gcc + gdb and CVS.
  • Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, Open Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Bluefish HTML editor.

Projects and Programs:

Pyzzle: http://pyzzle.sourceforge.net
As an interest with friends I am writing a free multimedia display (slide show) game engine. Pyzzle is written in Python and will soon be a complete solution for slide show style game creation.

Pyzzle was short listed for the 2002 Australian Game Developer award for the Best Unsigned Game and was be displayed at the 2002 Australian Game Developers Conference.

JTans: http://jtans.larrymite.com.au
JTans is a fun graphical game written in Java for the 3rd year Monash University Computer Science individual project subject. JTans is written in Java using AWT.

IT Experience:

December 1999 - December 2001 Larrymite Digital Studios Hawthorn

  • Website and Multimedia Builder/Designer
  • With friends started a small website design company.
  • Designed and built 8 professional websites (see below for links).
  • Involved in all areas of web design from meeting with clients, coding Javascript functions and HTML, designing, setting up 3rd party hosting, registering domain names, etc.

Website design:

Sites that I designed and built.

Other work experience:

November 1996 - March 1997 & November 1997 - March 1998 & Nov 2001 - March 2002
Charles Parsons Brunswick University Vacation
Store man

  • Worked in all areas warehouse operations.
  • Including picking and packing of goods, stock taking and dispatch.

November 1998 - March 1999
National Workforce Richmond University Vacation
Temporary worker

  • I worked as a store-man who was on call to fill in positions.
  • I worked in a variety of industries including: Unibic, Stokes Appliance Parts, Norton's chocolate, Enetec Engineering and Ingram Technical Parts.

1993 - 1996 Mansels Amcal Pharmacy Hawthorn
Bike courier

  • Delivered medicine to elderly people, dealt with money, prescriptions etc.
  • Cleaned store.

Awards, Other Skills and Interests:

Awards:

Queens' Scout Award Received in 1995.

Other Skills:

Good communication:

I was the level 2 student representative for Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering. My tasks included talking to fellow students about problems in the course and meeting regularly with the lecturers to discuss issues within the course.

I tutored all levels of VCE Mathematics, Physics.

Manual driver's license.

Leadership skills: scout instructor for 6 months in 1994.

Interests:

Computing, Programming, Open Source Software Development, Linux, Mathematics, Astrophysics, Hiking, Bush walking, Skiing, Photography, Science Fiction and Reading. I enjoy all technical challenges, problems and puzzles.