Billy Troy Wooton

btwooton.github.io

bwooton@hawaii.edu

btwooton

billy-wooton

918 Wiliwili Street APT A1

Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 USA

808-651-2753

Interests

Programming Languages (Type Systems, Compilers and Interpreters, Functional Programming), Theory of Computation (Lambda Calculus, Formal Languages, Church-Turing Thesis), Genetic Algorithms , Data Science (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing), Data Visualization (D3.js, Geospatial Visualization)

Skills

Languages and Frameworks: C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Scheme, Python, Meteor, React, MongoDB, Leaflet, Mithriljs

Toolsets/OS: MacOS, Ubuntu, Git/GitHub, gcc/g++, Allegro5, GNU make, cmake, Anaconda, npm

Education

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

M.S., Computer Science (expected Fall, 2020)

  • ICS 691C
  • ICS 691E
  • ICS 635
  • ICS 668
  • ICS 622
  • ICS 685
  • ICS 690
  • ICS 675

2018 - Present

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.S., Marine Biology (graduated Spring, 2012)

  • BIOL 375/375L
  • ZOOL 439
  • MICR 401
  • ZOOL 475
  • OCN 320

2007 - 2012

Work

Research Assistant, LAVA

lava.manoa.hawaii.edu/

Assist in research and application development related to Data Analytics and Data Visualization

  • Assist in the development of a decision support tool for landslide and flood disaster response
  • Assist in the development of a textual visual analytics tool
  • Assisted in writing the science driven outcomes of the SAGE3 NSF Grant

2019 - Present

Database Developer, UH Manoa Student Athlete Academic Services

manoa.hawaii.edu/undergrad/saas/

Head database developer for Microsoft Access database system

  • Maintain, update, and administer database system for student athlete academic records
  • Design and implement queries, forms, and reports using VBA and Microsoft Access SQL

2017 - Present

Computer Support Specialist, UH Manoa Student Athletic Academic Services

manoa.hawaii.edu/undergrad/saas/

Primary tech support staff member for in house hardware/software troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting software, hardware and networking issues
  • Updating and administering company website via WordPress
  • Cloning and deploying OS images to lab computers, and installing/updating drivers

2017 - Present

Laboratory Animal Caretaker, UH Manoa Animal Veterinary Services

www.hawaii.edu/researchcompliance/animal-resource-center-services

Provide husbandry care to laboratory animals used for biomedical research

  • Provide daily husbandry care to lab rodents including food/water maintenance, cage changes, and facility sanitation

2017 - Present

Awards

Member of Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha of Hawaii Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2011-Present

Honorary membership granted by invite based on academic acheivement and merit.

Member of Golden Key Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society, 2011-Present

Membership granted based on academic achievement and merit.

References

Available upon request