Alex Kuhl
 <alex_kuhl ~|AT|~ ncsu.edu>

Interests
Education, Graphics, Visualization, HCI, Games, Vision, Robotics

Education
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
  Master of Science in Computer Science
  Research concentration in texture synthesis, perception, and representation
  GPA: 3.926, 12/2008

Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
  Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics
  Honors List, Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.777, 05/2006

Academia
Northern Kentucky University
  Adjunct Faculty: Computer Science, 08/2009--present 
  Taught introductory computer science and information technology 
  courses including Elementary Programming and PC & Networking Fundamentals.

College of Mt. St. Joseph
  Adjunct Faculty: Computer Information Systems, 01/2009-05/2010
  Taught databases cource concentrating on business appliations

Duke University TIP
  Instructor: Programming for Video Games, 06/2007--08/2009
    Designed and taught courses that teach programming and
    Python or Java through video game development aimed at 
    gifted 6th grade and high school students.

North Carolina State University
  Research Assistant: 08/2007--05/2009
    Concentration in texture synthesis, representation, and human perception
  Teaching Assistant: Applied Web Development, 08/2006--05/2007
    Course centered on dynamic, standards-compliant web development 
    (PHP, X/HTML, CSS) and database design/interaction (MySQL)

Industry
Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions, 09/2009--present
  Security Administrator II: Web, Software, and Security solutions
    * Lead developer on a customer relationship management system 
      as well as maintained necessary systems
    * Lead investigation of ticketing systems to improve team workflow 
      and integrate with existing systems
    * Wrote system scripts in a variety of languages {\bf (Java, Python) } 
      to improve automation of security investigations   
  
Signature Hardware, 12/2004--04/2006
  Developer: Web, Database, and Software solutions
    * Implemented MS SQL Server indexes that netted ~80% performance improvement
      while serving as Database Administrator
    * Created new standards-compliant website in PHP, implemented 
      customer-friendly features
    * Identified an implemented open source and commercial products with 
      company systems to improve performance and value

Catalina Marketing, 06/2004--11/2004
  Technical Associate: Web and Database solutions
    * Developed and maintained customer-facing web sites and tools
    * Designed the interface for and automated the creation/distribution of deliverables

Awards and Honors
Greg Mellen Memorial Cryptology Scholarship Award, Cryptologia, 2007
College of Engineering Dean's Fellowship, NCSU, 2006-2007
Dean's Scholarship, NKU, 2005-2006
Sehnert-Pugh Scholarship, Math and Computer Science Dept., NKU, 2004-2005
Jeff Greene Scholar, State of Kentucky, 2002

Publications
Measuring the Effect of Code Complexity on Static Analysis Results
  James Walden, Adam Messer; Alex Kuhl, ESSoS Feb. 2009
  An investigation into the effectiveness of existing static source 
    code analysis tools at correctly identifying known format string vulnerabilities.

Rejewski's Catalog - Greg Mellen Memorial Cryptology Scholarship Award
  Alex Kuhl, Cryptologia; Vol. 31 Issue 4, 326--331, Oct. 2007
  A reconstruction and analysis of the lost catalog Rejewski used as an
    attack on the German Enigma before WWII.

Presentations
Rocket Puck on Ice, 04/2006
  Alex Kuhl, Northern Kentucky University Celebration of Research
    and Creativity, Highland Heights, KY, USA.
  A Java GUI program for teaching introductory physics students about
    kinematic forces in a real-time, intuitive environment.

Rejewski's Catalog, 03/2006
  Alex Kuhl, Mathematical Association of America - Kentucky 
    Section Annual Meeting, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA.

Unpublished Research
A Survey of Texture Synthesis and Its Applications
  Alex Kuhl and Ben Watson.
  An overview of texture synthesis literature, explanation of 
    prevailing methods, and discussion of open problems.

Introduction to Applied Cryptography
  Chris Christensen, Nick Hoffman, Alex Kuhl
  Module intended to introduce graduate computer science students to the
    fundamentals of Cryptology for use with secure programming.

Skills
* Friendly personality with strong communication skills
* Strong problem-solving, decision making, and math skills
* Proficient with variety of operating systems (*nix, Windows), 
  programming languages (C++, Java, Python), and standards (OpenGL), 
  along with mathematical, IDE (Eclipse, Visual Studio), and typical software
* Web technologies and design (CSS, X/HTML, PHP, MySQL, etc.), standards-compliance
* Proven commitment to successfully completing projects on time and on budget.

Professional Memberships
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), since 2007
IEEE Computer Society, since 2007
American Mathematical Society, since 2007

References
Available upon request