Born May 1, 1978
Still alive as of December 2, 1998
 

Education

The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)

Presently an undergraduate in the Honors program.
Planning on majoring in mathematics and physics.
Courses taken involve many upper-level and graduate physics and mathematics courses, as well as two years of the Japanese language.

George A. Dondero High School
Royal Oak, Michigan (USA)

Graduated first in class (valedictorian)
Interests included video production, computer programming, science, and mathematics.

Work

Oakland Schools (Oakland County Intermediate School District)
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (USA)
Summer 1992

Teaching assistant in computer programming class offered as a summer program for junior high students

School District of the City of Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan (USA)
1992 - present

Video producer/ technical consultant for cable-TV station.
Systems administrator and computer technician.

Write, shoot, edit, and produce video programs of all types for benefit of local community cable-TV viewers. This includes live broadcasts, coverage of concerts and sports events, as well as promotional and informational videos and commercials.
Create 2D color logos and 3D computer animation for television use.
Install computer labs and network servers. Administer PCs, Macs, and Unix machines.
Troubleshoot all variety of things.
Maintain security on Internet-connected hosts.

University of Michigan- Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN)
Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)
1998 - present

Programmer/Unix systems research

Find and fix security flaws in Unix systems. Write security tools for cross-platform deployment on thousands of workstations.
Port the Linux kernel to use 32-bit UIDs for possible adoption by the University.

Self-employment
1991 - present

Build and repair electronic devices
Computer consulting for all systems, all platforms, and all problems
Produce video programs for personal or business use.
Professional audio production: music recording, mixing, and mastering. Operate and rent sound systems for live performance.
General technical consulting for television studios.

Present goals

Finish undergraduate work and devote more time to working on physics research projects with U-M faculty.

Make an informed decision on where to go to graduate school. Enter graduate school Ph-D program in physics.

Spend nominal time on side projects: write computer programs for editing digital media, etc.

I welcome all correspondence, for any reason whatsoever:  wingc@umich.edu