+++
title = "Resume"
description = "About me"
date = "2022-10-12"
aliases = ["portfolio", "resume"]
author = "Matt Strapp"
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If you want it as a PDF, [contact me](/about/#contact)

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# **Matthew Strapp**

(814)732-0836 | [<u>matt@mattstrapp.net</u>](mailto:matt@mattstrapp.net)
| [<u>git.mattstrapp.net</u>](https://git.mattstrapp.net)

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## Experience

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Web and Application
  Developer</strong></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">June 2022 – Present</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="even">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><em>RTP Company</em></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;"><em>Winona, MN</em></td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  - Made an ASP.NET API that took a feedback form and added it to the
    company CRM system

  - Made a C# program that helped the company migrate CRM systems

  - Created a Go application allowing automated translation between
    ANSI X12 EDI and a proprietary format

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Computer Sales
  Associate</strong></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">October 2018 – December 2021</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="even">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><em>University of Minnesota
  Bookstores</em></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;"><em>Minneapolis, MN</em></td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  - Recommended customers devices based on needs and budget

  - Helped stock shelves and stock computers as shipments arrive

  - Answered emails and phone calls of various customer queries on
    products and logistics

  - Read about the latest products being manufactured and sold to be
    able to answer questions

## Education

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>University of
  Minnesota</strong></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">Minneapolis, MN</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="even">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><em>Bachelor of Computer Engineering,
  Minor in History</em></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;"><em>September 2018 – May 2022</em></td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

## Leadership

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Student Senator</strong> <span
  class="math inline">|</span> University of Minnesota University
  Senate</td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">April 2020 – May 2022</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  - Elected as one of 4 undergraduates for the College of Science and
    Engineering in the University Senate

  - Ensured that the students had a say in the affairs of the
    University

  - Organized back end of campaign that allowed students to take
    classes Pass/Fail in Spring 2020

  - Hosted the Academic Affairs Committee meetings over Zoom

## Projects

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Remotely Accessible Inverted
  Pendulum</strong> <span class="math inline">|</span> <em>Senior Design
  Project</em></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">January – May 2022</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  - Utilized TypeScript to develop a web application that allows users
    to control lab equiptment remotely

  - Designed, documented and implemented an API that would allow users
    to upload and run Python code

  - Integrated the application with the University’s Single Sign-On
    system

  - Wrote documentation for the existing system code so future users
    could understand the system

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Differential Current
  Sensor</strong> <span class="math inline">|</span> <em>Circuits and
  Electronics Lab II</em></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">January – May 2021</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  - Collaborated with others designing a circuit that senses current
    differences via magnetic fields

  - Used Altium to design a PCB implementing the prototype

  - Programmed microcontroller to log the voltage differential and
    convert it with an ADC

  - Assisted in creating output of corresponding current differential
    to a screen over I2C

- <table>
  <tbody>
  <tr class="odd">
  <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>HTTP Server</strong> <span
  class="math inline">|</span> <em>Introduction to Operating
  Systems</em></td>
  <td style="text-align: right;">November – December 2020</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>

  - Created a server in C from scratch that processed and responded to
    HTTP/1.1 GET requests

  - Interfaced with the Linux kernel to create and interface with
    sockets

  - Implemented POSIX threads to allow multiple pages to be served

  - Set up a fixed-sized FIFO cache to reduce needed disk I/O and
    increase speed

## Technical Skills

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**Programming Languages**: JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, C#, Python, C/C++,
Java, LaTeX  
**Operating Systems**: Linux, Windows, Android  
**Technical/Personal Interests**: DNS, web development, self-hosting,
European history

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