DIMITRI HAMMOND
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Self-Employed
Home
office and house-visits
Private Tutor (August 2005 – Present)
· Private tutor for Algebra, Geometry, Trig, Calculus I & II, Discrete Math, Analysis, Abstract Algebra, C++, UNIX, etc
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Mathematics
Department
Undergraduate Instructional
Assistant (August 2005 –
Present)
· Calculus and Pre-Calculus lab instructor
·
Furnish lesson plans for class. Write and grade quizzes
·
Classroom management (professor not present)
Student
Learning Assistance Center (SLAC)
Mathematics and Computer Science
Lab Tutor/Counselor (December
2004 – Present)
· Counseling students on academic subjects by furnishing information, helping solve problems, offering support, suggesting study tips and strategies, and making referrals when appropriate
· Diagnosing students' specific problem areas and degree of need
· Being familiar with many study skills (notetaking, time management, test taking skills, etc.)
· Acting as a good motivator
The Southwestern Company, Nashville,
TN
Direct
Sales Company of Educational Products since 1868
Student Manager (January 2003 – August 2004)
· Recruited, trained, managed, and motivated first-year salespersons, age 18-25, for direct sales
· Developed managerial and public speaking skills through 100 additional hours of training
· Assisted in organization of weekly sales meetings and individual conferences on the selling field
· Maintained excellence and improvement in personal sales while managing sales organization
· 36% increase in sales over previous summer
· Relocated to Alabama for summer
First Year
Salesperson (May 2003 – August 2003)
· Mastered diverse communication skills through over 2100 sales presentations in families’ homes
· Established success principles (i.e. schedule, positive attitude, motivation, goal setting)
· Executed all ordering, inventory, sales, accounting, scheduling, and delivery of products
· Improved productivity while still maintaining consistent 86-hour work-weeks.
· Relocated to Kentucky for summer
Champaign Central High School, Champaign,
IL
Assistant Band Director - Percussion (August 2000 – December 2000, August 2002 – December 2002)
· Established lesson plans, organized & led rehearsals for marching band percussion
· Composed percussion scores
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
Undergraduate Grade Point
Average: 3.60 — Graduation: December 2006
Texas Teacher’s Certification – Completion upon graduation
McNeil High School, Round Rock, TX.
Texas State University
Dean’s List – Fall 2004,
Spring 2005, Fall 2005
Southwestern Company
Top First Year Dealer (top
5% of over 1,800) – 2003
Superstar Sample Case Award (performed over 180 presentations per week) – 2003
I Wanna Win Award (best week in sales is one of last two weeks on the field) – 2003
Central High School
#1 Percussion Danville
Invitational Marching Band Competition - 2000
OTHER
EXPERIENCE:
Computer Science (1988 – present)
Personal and Academic
· C/C++ ♦ LISP ♦ PYTHON ♦ OPENGL ♦ ASSEMBLY (80x86, Z80) ♦ SH ♦ PERL ♦ RENDERMAN
· QMTEST ♦ WIN32 ♦ POSIX ♦ DOS ♦ ATARI ♦ TI-83 ♦ CAVE
Operating Systems:
· Honors thesis on operating system design and comparisons.
· Development on Flexible Microkernel Infrastructure Operating System (FMI/OS) open source project.
3-D Virtual Reality
development in the CAVE environment:
· User interface based off of interpretation of 3-D real-space user location
· Use of 3-D and movement cues for better user immersion/enjoyment.
· Cross-platform and multi-system shared memory handling.
Scientific Visualization techniques including: Slice Planes ♦ Isosurfaces ♦ Molecular Binding
Photorealistic 3-D Graphical Creations using shaders written in the RenderMan environment.
Organized software development team
· Set goals/deadlines, established plan, delegated tasks
Arts(1990 – present)
Personal, Academic, and Professional
Performance in group and solo scenarios: wind, percussion, piano
Taught percussion for Central High School, fall 2000 and 2002
Composition of numerous personal pieces engulfing multiple genres
Numerous Acting roles including Once
Upon a Mattress, Ondine, and Burlesque Without Borders
Other Leadership
Recreational/Extracurricular
Boy Scouts:
· Troop President, Secretary, Treasurer, Quartermaster
· Seniority responsibilities in teaching and leading younger scouts on high-adventure trips
· Experience in First Aid, Wilderness Survival, CPR, Aquatic Lifesaving, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Canoeing, Sailing