MICHAEL ORTMAN
Introduction
Hello! I am a recent college graduate with an degree in Computer Engineering from Tennessee Technological University. Currently I am undergoing onboarding as a Software Engineer at IBM.
Education
Cookeville, TN Tennessee Technological University
  • Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering
  • Graduated: December 17, 2011
  • Final GPA: 3.12 / 4.00
Experience
December 2011 - Present IBM
  • More details coming soon
Summer 2011 - December 2011 Tennessee Technological University - Design Project
  • Worked with a professor to design and implement an alarm system from schematic to software
  • Project used a PIC32 microcontroller, an embedded WiFi module, and several analog sensors
  • Became familiar with Altium Designer for Schematic Capture and PCB Design
December 2010 - December 2011 Tennessee Technological University - Computer Science Intern
  • Redesigned existing web applications used by the university with a focus on stability and security.
  • Worked in a team enviroment made of undergraduate and graduate students.
  • Gained additional experience in MVC-based design by writing my own framework in PHP
  • Developed several databases in MySQL that focused on the power of relational databases
Summer 2010 IBM - Extreme Blue Technical Intern
  • Collaborated with a team of two other technical interns and an MBA intern during the 12 week program
  • Developed a virtual machine management product and test platform in Java using the Eclipse IDE.
  • Utilized the Agile Development practice including iteration planning and SCRUM.
Summer 2007 - Winter 2009 DeepThink Pty. Ltd. - Software Developer
  • Developed code for OpenSimulator with a large team of mostly independent programmers.
  • Gained knowledge in network protocols and SOAP API Design
  • Became competent in suitable design practices for large-scale systems.
  • Used SVN source control for public code and Git source control for proprietary code.
References
Multiple references are available upon request. Feel free to contact me to request additional information. You may reach me any time by email at mikeortman@gmail.com or during normal business hours (CST) by phone at 865-386-4645.