Alon Farchy
afarchy@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.alonfarchy.com

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science candidate					May 2011
Comp Sci. / Math GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
Overall GPA: 3.9 / 4.0

Coursework: Computer Systems Architecture * Analysis of Programs * Computer Security * Algorithms and Data Structures * Digital Logic * Number Theory * Probability * Linear Algebra * Art – Drawing
 
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science candidate					Aug. 2007 – May 2008
•	1st Place: OneBook Essay Contest in 2007.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

The Language Learning & Technology Research and Design Group, Austin, TX	Sept. 2009 – Present
Flex Programmer Intern (Unpaid)
•	Building software to help elementary school children write creatively through image recognition and exploration.

Agar Corporation, Houston, TX					
Software Developer / Reverse Engineering Intern				 	Summer 2009
•	Reverse engineered old DOS-based C++ software that calibrated oil/water measuring devices.
•	Reprogrammed / improved the software in Visual Basic for Windows compatibility.
Flash Animation Designer and Developer 						Summer 2006-2008; Winter 2008
•	Created interactive flash movies for commercial and educational purposes.
•	Created Excel and Visio “automatic” Templates (charts and drawings that draw themselves).

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
	
Programming Languages
C/C++, Java, Visual Basic, PHP/MySQL, Flash, Perl, Lisp

Software Proficiency
	Programming: Emacs, Vi, Eclipse
	Graphics: Adobe Flash, Flex, Photoshop
	General: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio

ACTIVITIES
	
Global Water Brigades – Webmaster: 					Aug. 2009 - Present
o	Volunteered for one week in Honduras to help lay pipes and build water infrastructure for a poor village.
o	Creating a new website to attract new members and help raise donations.
UT Closet Artists – Webmaster:  						Jan. 2009 - Present
o	Created interactive website to upload / share artwork.	

OTHER SKILLS
	
•	Intermediate drawing and painting skills both in traditional and digital medium
•	Skilled at piano and music literate
•	Fluent in English, Hebrew