scott@scottsykora.com
EDUCATION
University of California Davis, June 2005 - BS, Electrical Engineering
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) - Fall 2003
Charles University (Czech Republic) - Spring 2004
La Jolla High School - June 2000
AREAS OF SKILL
• Digital Media: Adept in using image tools including Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, GIMP, Maya, and 3D Studio Max as well as drafting tools such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Robotics/Electronics: Experienced with AVR Microcontrollers, FPGAs, software simulation, SMT and through-hole circuit board prototyping and troubleshooting, stepper-motors, analog sensors and other technologies.
• Model Making/prototyping: Very good at working with hands and precision work in the shop. Have worked with wood, plastic, fiberglass, sheet metal, leather, heat-shrink plastic, plexiglass, epoxy, welding, etc…
• Web Design/Development: Skilled in many different areas of Web Design and Development including Tableless HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, XML, RSS, AJAX, PHP, Apache and others.
• Computer Maintenance: Experienced with installing, using and troubleshooting major platforms including Windows, OSX, Linux and UNIX. Experienced with networking, hardware troubleshooting, bash scripting, virus removal and many other tasks in the IT field.
• Interpersonal Communication: Self-Starter, works well in teams as well as independently. Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• 3D Visualization Programming: Extensive experience in the area of 3D visualization and game engine programming in C++. Have worked with portal engines, per-pixel lighting, collision detection, voxels, scan-line rendering, alpha-transparency and large dataset visualization.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Travel: From December 2005 until June 2006 I was traveling through Europe, Asia, and Australia.
• Help Desk: IT Solutions: From September 2004 to December 2004 I worked in the Help Desk Call-Center for IT Solutions.
• Network Administrator: Center for Neuroscience, UC Davis:
Starting in October 2004 to July 2005, I was a network administrator and provided general IT troubleshooting for the Center for Neuroscience at UC Davis.
• Tech Support: Undergraduate Admissions Office, UC Davis: From October of 2002 to June of 2004 I provide Technical support and act as the assistant for the admissions office at UC Davis where I have gained a broad array of practical troubleshooting and networking skills.
PROJECTS
• Please see my projects page.