EDUCATION____________________________________________________________

September 2001-May 2004 Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Master of Science, Visualization Sciences

September 1996-August 2001 Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering (Computer Science track)
· Overall GPA 3.96/4.0
· Graduated Summa Cum Laude with University Honors

MASTER’S THESIS_______________________________________________________

The Incorporation of Bubbles into a Computer Graphics Fluid Simulation
· Stable fluid solver for CFD
· Particle level-set representation of fluid surface
· Raytraced fluid with fresnel reflections and caustics
· Automatically created bubble objects for added realism
· Implemented simulator and renderer in C++

TRAINING AND SOFTWARE______________________________________________

· C, C++, OpenGL, MEL. Renderman shading language, Windows/DOS, Unix, Linux
· Alias Maya, Adobe Photoshop/After Effects, Renderman, MTOR
· Particle animation and matching realistic lighting conditions for CG objects
· Physically based modeling programming including: fluids, rigid/soft bodies, and flocking
· Rendering programming: including global illumination and raytracing algorithms
· Artistic studies in light, color and form, figure drawing, photography

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS ____________________________________

· S. Greenwood, D. House. Better with Bubbles: Enhancing the Visual Realism of Simulated Fluid, Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation 2004

EXPERIENCE ______________________________________________________

Engineering Coop National Instruments Austin, TX

Research and Development Spring/Fall 1999
· Learned coding standards for C++ in a team development environment
· Exposed to kernel level driver development
Application Engineering Summer 2000
· Provided technical support directly to customers over telephone
· Developed excellent communication skills while solving technical problems