Alex Ferraco

(412) 965-9188 amf5335@psu.edu 236 Valley Park Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Major: Computer Science Current Cumulative GPA: 3.37

Permanent Address

240 East Prospect State College, PA 16801

Local Address

Pennsylvania State University Main Campus University Park, PA 16802

Programming Languages
JAVA, C++, C, MySql, Scheme, HTML and PHP, AJAX, MATLAB, OCaml, JavaScript, Python

Advanced Coursework
Web development with PHP FALL 2010 PHP and HTML were the main highlights of this course. Students were also responsible for forming teams and researching a specific web development technique and presenting it to the class in a standard lecture period. Our teams focus was AJAX, a unique tool to reload only sections of web pages for increased performance. Artificial Intelligence SPRING 2011 This course had one major project and that was to develop an artificial intelligence program that could compete in a three dimensional tic -tac-toe game. We formed teams to research different methods and approaches, and our focus was using a genetic algorithm.

Experience
Health Now Buffalo, NY 14240-0080 Claims Processer May 2011 August 2011 Learned about insurance and technical terminology, facilitated learning amongst my training class, worked in a team environment to accomplish projects, processed claims using the system FACETS. McDonalds, State College, PA 15608 Crew Member June 2010 May 2011 Duties: Cooked food, managed food levels, prepared meals, delegated duties, oversaw truck shipments, organized inventory, interfaced with customers.

Activities
Penn State Mens Club Ultimate Frisbee Member of Phi Mu Delta Fraternity - Brotherhood Events Committee Intramural sports - football, softball, soccer, basketball, and inline hockey