Eric Harshbarger's Resume

Eric C. Harshbarger

Contact Information:

435 Samford Avenue, Auburn, AL 36830
334-821-6616
eric@ericharshbarger.org
http://www.ericharshbarger.org/

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) in Mathematics.
- Auburn University (Sep 1989 - Mar 1992).
- Awarded First year tuition scholarship on the merits of high school performance and ACT/SAT scores.
- Graduated with highest honors (overall GPA: 3.84, math GPA: 4.0).
Master's Degree (M.S.) in Mathematics.
- Auburn University (Sep 1992 - Mar 1994).
- Awarded Baskervill Fellowship for graduate studies upon entrance to graduate program.
- Awarded Graduate Teaching Assistantship for all quarters.
- Granted tuition GAANN fellowship in second year of graduate study
- Graduated (GPA: 3.91) after completion and defense of thesis: A Study of Ternary Expansions, Measure and Porosity.
Accepted to University of California (San Diego) for doctoral studies in Pure Mathematics, but declined in order to pursue other interests.

Employment:

`Feb 2000 - Present`	Independent LEGO sculptor/mosaicist, toy designer and consultant
`Jun 1998 - Present`	Independent Java/CGI/HTML contractor. Clients have included The LEGO Company, Macromedia, CNet, ZDNet, Addison-Wesley Publishing, New Line Cinema, Canned Interactive, Angry Monkey, and Platinum Technology, McGraw-Hill Publishing, The Smithsonian Institution, LearningSoft, Sun Microsystems.
`Mar 1997 - Jun 1998`	Lead Engineer of Sun Microsystems' New Media Group. Patent received for Detachable Java Applets.
`Dec 1995 - Mar 1997`	Contract work with Sun Microsystems (Java/HTML/Perl/graphics).
`Sep 1995 - Nov 1995`	Assistant Webmaster at ViperNet (`http://www.viper.net/`). The job encompassed Perl/cgi programming, VRML, HTML, Photoshop artwork.
`Aug 1995 - Nov 1995`	Webmaster over the pages for Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics.
`May 1995 - Feb 1997`	WWW consultant for Auburn University's Department of Mathematics' website.
`Jan 1995 - Aug 1995`	Instructor of mathematics at Southern Union State Community College.
`Mar 1994 - Sep 1994`	Co-Owner/Manager of an independent music/record store in Auburn, Alabama (IMAGINARY RECORDS).
`Sep 1992 - Mar 1994`	Graduate Teaching Assistant at Auburn University.

Internet Projects:

Since late 1994, as the World Wide Web has grown, Eric Harshbarger has augmented his computer knowledge base to encompass this branch of the Internet. In addition to having extensive personal webpages since 1994, he has helped create many innovative and recognized WWW sites:

Eric Harshbarger helped create (with HTML and Java work) the Sun Microsystems/House of Blues 'Java Joint' online site during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He was also responsible for much of the Java Sun contributed to the Democratic Nation Convention's 1996 website.
Created the first World Wide Web pages for Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM). This included all HTML pages, artwork, gathering of content, et cetera.
Anne Frank On Broadway. The official website for the Broadway revival of The Diary of Anne Frank. The 1997 version of this stage production starred Natalie Portman, Linda Lavin, and George Hearn. The production was nominated for two 1997 Tony Awards including Best Revival.
http://www.AnneFrankOnBroadway.com/
Freak On Broadway. The official website for John Leguizamo's critically acclaimed one man show, Freak. The play was nominated for two 1997 Tony Awards.
The Martini, The Cigar, and Absinthe websites highlight the use of online promotion for real world publishing. The first site has garnered 'Cool Site' recognition from both Netscape's NetCenter and Yahoo.
http://www.themartini.com/
http://www.cigarbook.com/
http://www.modbooks.com/absinthe/

Skills:

Thorough knowledge of the Internet and related technologies including: HTML, Java (including Java3D, Java Media Framework, servlets, and JSP technology), VRML, Perl (v4 and5), Netscape/HotJava/Internet Explorer/Mozilla, and multimedia applications for the web.
Eight years of experience with Solaris platform and Unix-specific applications including: vi, pico, Text Editor, various 'SunTools', and the OpenWindow and Common Desktop Environment (CDE).
Multiple years of experience with other computer software applications on Unix/PC/Mac platforms including: OpenOffice/StarOFFICE, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, TeX, Aldus Pagemaker, IslandProducts, and Corel applications (WordPerfect, CorelDraw, etc).
Working knowledge of additional computer languages including: C, and BASIC.

Other:

`Nov 1996:`	Guest speaker at the UCLA graduate class on behalf of SunSoft's New Media Marketing Group: 'Digital Revolution: That's Intertainment!'
`Sep 1996:`	Speaker at the IMA Expo in New York on behalf of SunSoft and Sun Microsystems. 'Managing Media On The Web: Part I - Technologies'
`Jun 1996:`	Speaker at the IICS Showcase at the University of San Francisco. 'Beyond HTML'