Greg Chabala

Greg Chabala 715 South 8th Avenue La Grange, IL 60525 Email: greg.chabala@gmail.com EDUCATION 2002-2005 1998-2002 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) with minors in Physics and Mathematics High School at Lyons Township High School, La Grange, IL. QUALIFICATIONS University experience:  Visual Studio 6, .Net, and 2005  C++ Personal experience with:  Java  Pascal Work experience with:  FIX protocol  Borland jBuilder 2005  QuickFIX and QuickFIX/J  Futures and Forex trading Operating system experience:  Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, XP  MS-DOS 6  OS/2 2.1, Warp 3            Visual Basic .Net Scheme (LISP) PHP XML and XSLT GL Trade GLWin ULlink ULbridge TransactTools TCM Limited SQL usage DEC VAX/VMS Red Hat Linux Limited exposure to Solaris, Mac OS Certifications:  IC3 certified (Certiport)  CIW Associate  Formal CCNA training in high school, but not certified.  Brainbench Computer Fundamentals (Win XP) - Master Level  Brainbench Networking Concepts - Master Level  Brainbench Java 2 Fundamentals Affiliations:  Associate member of Encompass, formerly the Digital Equipment Corporation Users Society.  Lifetime Phi Beta Lambda Professional Division member, the post-graduate branch of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA-PBL). PROJECTS  RSA Security Factoring Challenge Running a cluster of old PC’s with custom software to factor numbers in the range of 200 digits.  SIUE research project under the direction of Dr. Wu Wrote a computer program to calculate the rank cumulative sum for a number, and also verified the output and design of a previous program.  SIUE senior project Redesigned FreeShell, an expert system design program. With a team of three other students, the layout of the interface  was changed to make it more understandable, and the new FreeShell Live system is capable of creating Javascript web page based expert systems. The efforts are documented on the senior project website. Amateur website, gregchabala.com Links to senior project website, pictures of some of my more interesting computers, additional contact information, and the most recent version of this resume. AWARDS 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 EMPLOYMENT 20082006-2007 May 2006 2004-2005 First Place in Networking Concepts, Programming in Visual Basic, and Programming in Java, and also Second Place in Who’s Who in Illinois PBL at the Illinois State PBL Conference. First Place in Programming in Visual Basic and Fifth Place in Programming in Java at the National PBL Conference in Nashville, TN. First Place in Networking Concepts, Programming in C++, and Programming in Visual Basic at the Illinois State PBL Conference. First Place in Programming in C++ at the National PBL Conference in Orlando, FL. First Place in Computer Concepts, Networking Concepts, and Programming in C++ at the Illinois State PBL Conference. Fifth Place in Computer Concepts at the National PBL Conference in Denver, CO. First Place in Programming in C++, and Second Place in Computer Concepts and Computer Applications at the Illinois State PBL Conference. College Board Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction. First Place in Computer Concepts at the Northern Area FBLA Conference. First Place in Computer Concepts at the Illinois State FBLA Conference. Sixth Place in Computer Concepts at the National FBLA Conference in Nashville, TN. First Place in Computer Concepts at the Northern Area FBLA Conference. Jr. eTrading IT Analyst, Newedge Financial, Chicago, IL Merger of equals with Fimat USA caused a name change, but no change in role. Jr. eTrading IT Analyst, Calyon Financial, Chicago, IL Working in the eTrading IT development group to support FIX client on boarding and develop new capabilities. Siemens Technician, through MSI International, Downers Grove, IL Washington Mutual migration project: relocating and reconfiguring Washington Mutual PCs and related equipment, and performing user support. Student Technology Worker, Student Fitness Center (SIUE), Edwardsville, IL Maintained CSI, which is the POS system used to control membership and equipment usage, as well as general problem solving with computer issues. Other duties as assigned. REFERENCES Tayloe Draughon, Vice President - E-Trading IT Strategy, Newedge Financial Phone: (312) 762-3012 Email: tayloe.draughon@newedgegroup.com Darleen Harmon, Technology Director for SIUE Campus Recreation. Phone: (618) 650-2375 Email: dharmon@siue.edu Phil Schneider, Supervisor, SIUE Campus Recreation. Phone: (618) 650-3232 Email: superphil02@yahoo.com Dr. Trong Wu, Professor, SIUE Computer Science Department. Phone: (618) 650-2393 Email: twu@siue.edu Check http://gregchabala.com/resume/ for the most recent version of this document.