Michael Thomas Cain
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1260 Sherman Street, #211
Denver, Colorado 80220
303-246-3142
Lamech@Mindspring.com
http://lamech.home.mindspring.com


Objective_______________________________________
    A stimulating and challenging position applying the skills I have acquired to engineering
    software.
 
Experience______________________________________

October 1999 to December 1999
AT&T Labs - Middletown, New Jersey

    This two-month contracting position with AT&T was attained due to AT&T's great sense of
    satisfaction with prior work I had done for them. The position I fulfilled is outlined
    below.

    Software Internationalization Engineer - Lead Engineer for Internationalization (I18N)
    In this contracting position, I acted as both I18N mentor and project lead for the team
    with which I was working. The project consisted of re-engineering an existing application
    to conform to given internationalization requirements. My duties included performing most
    of the engineering work, assigning internationalization duties to my team members, and
    tutoring them in internationalization. My team and I executed a standard phase-by-phase
    workflow, as detailed in my initial proposal to them. From project start to finish my
    responsibilities included maintaining the quality of the work, reporting to project
    managers the status of the work, and full documentation.

May 1997 to September 1999
International Communications - Boulder, Colorado

    During my two-year employment at International Communications, I saw my salary nearly
    double due to internal promotions based entirely on my job performance. I quickly earned
    the trust necessary to win an overseas assignment at a sensitive client's site. The two
    main positions I fulfilled are outlined below.

    Software Internationalization Engineer - Engineering lead for Internationalization (I18N)
    In this position, I executed a standard workflow for each project. First, a client
    relationship was established where we determined the client's needs. Then, a software
    analysis was performed to determine the requirements of providing solutions for these
    needs. This involved analyzing client code for restrictions related to international
    issues. The analysis contained all related issues and a full estimate, including the scope
    of the work and number of people to complete the work.  Once the estimate was agreed upon,
    solutions were established and then implemented within a team. After the implementation,
    the organization and execution of a QA process was performed, either provided by the client
    or by our team.
 
    Software Localization Engineer II - Engineering lead for localization projects.
    This position included analyzing software for localization and providing engineering quotes,
    preparing software for translation, building translated software, managing localization
    resources, and the organization and execution of QA process.
 
Experience Gained
    Developed strong Java and JavaScript comprehension. Enhanced programming skills in Visual C++
    and Visual Basic. Understanding and development of VB based ActiveX controls. Experience with
    client-server & multi-tier architectures. Acquired robust knowledge in Oracle and MSSQL
    relational databases. Extended PL/SQL and Transact-SQL programming skills.

Education_______________________________________

December of 1996
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Boulder, Colorado
Bachelor's Degree in ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
  
    Major Course Work Included: Data Structures and Algorithms (In Unix environment, studied
    Search Trees, Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues, Hash Tables, and other Object Oriented Design);
    Programming Languages (Visual C++, Unix C/C++, Visual Basic, Transact SQL & PL/SQL, Perl)

Personal________________________________________
    Accustomed to and enjoy working with others in a group or team, yet understand the importance
    of individual responsibilities. Eager to help others and willing to accept advice. Quick in
    learning new techniques and understanding what responsibilities are within the work place.
    Extensive experience working with people of diverse cultural background.

References______________________________________
    References & Additional Information Furnished Upon Request