Nathan Viniconis - JOB HISTORY

Jan 2011 Kinect/Minecraft Hack

Personal Project

-Created a hack for the MicroSoft Kinect that imports the 3D data into a MineCraft World

-Resulting media coverage: http://www.orderofevents.com/MineCraft/KinectPublicity.htm

July 2010 – Present Software Developer Milford, CT

Research In Motion

-Developed in Java and C++ for the BlackBerry smartphones and QNX tablets

June 2006 – July 2010 Software Developer Milford, CT

Dataviz, Inc

-Developed for the DocumentsToGo suite targetting many platforms including

-Windows Mobile and Palm in C++

-BlackBerry and Android in Java

August 2004 – June 2006 Research Assistant Storrs, CT

University of Connecticut

-Aided Dong-Guk Shin with his CSE and Bioinformatics research

-Designed and coded the PrimeDB application resulting in this publication:

-A Computational Inference Framework for analyzing Gene Regulation Pathway using Microarray Data

September 2003 – August 2004 Associate Software Developer Mansfield Center, CT

Haestad Methods Inc.

-Used Visual Studio .NET to optimize hydraulic network traversals for a steady state engine.

-Located, recorded, and annihilated countless bugs in a massive C# application

-Broke complex geometrical shapes of conduits into speedy trigometric equations

Jan 2003 - September 2003 Database Programmer Mansfield Center, CT

National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine

-Created utilities to optimize the analysis of financial and marketing data

-Eliminated redundancy in the database; upgraded the data integrity and flexibility

-Maintained and administrated the company networks

May 2003 - Present Database Designer and Programmer Wethersfield, CT

Independent Insurance Agents of Connecticut

-Created a DataBase from scratch using Access / VBA / Delphi (OOP Pascal) / SQL

-Mapped out the most efficient way for data to be handled; saw the project to completion

January 2003 - May 2003 Technical Help Desk Associate Storrs, CT

University of Connecticut - Homer Babbidge Library

-Helped faculty and staff with a myriad of computer related difficulties

-Set up and maintained networked public and faculty work stations

May 2002 - September 2002 Claims Department Intern Enfield, CT

LEGO

-Organized old claims spanning thousands of documents

-Negotiated and settled disputes with company owners and warehouse personnel

February 2002 - May 2002 Database Designer Storrs, CT

University of Connecticut - School of Allied Health

-Used Microsoft Access to create a database to simplify and organize alumni information

-Updated and maintained online course material (webCT)

January 2002 Technical Document Sorter Enfield, CT

LEGO

-Sorted bookcases of technical manuals

-Innovated new ways for technical manuals to be organized

May 2001 - August 2001 Model Builder Enfield, CT

LEGO

-Constructed giant lego models for display around the globe

-Engineered new methods to improve efficiency

January 2001 Secretarial Assistant Enfield, CT

LEGO

-Answered the phone and routed then to the proper extensions

-Redirected walk-in customers to their destinations

May 2000 - August 2000 Home Remodeling Apprentice Enfield, CT

Sandy’s Home Improvement

-Learned the trades of interior / exterior painting, wallpapering, minor carpentry, flooring

-Traveled to job sites all over CT

April 1999 - August 1999 Electronic Sales Associate Enfield, CT

OfficeMax

-Helped customers decide which product was best for their needs

-Worked with HP and Epson representitives concerning store policy and product choice

May 1998 - August 1998 Home Remodeling Apprentice Enfield, CT

Sandy’s Home Improvement

October 1997 - April 1998 Electronic Sales Associate Enfield, CT

Staples Office Supply Store

June 1997 - September 1997 Paper Carrier Enfield, CT

Hartford Courant

July 1994 – April 1997 Paper Carrier Enfield, CT

Journal Inquirer