Yat On (Kevin) Lau
Permanent Resident
Present Address
305 N.Frances Street, Apt.509
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-1736
Email: yat@cs.wisc.edu
http://www.kevinszone.com


OBJECTIVE
A permanent position in the field of database systems, software development or networking which will allow me to utilize my knowledge and experience.

EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Madison
B.S. Computer Science, expected December 2000
Major GPA: 3.79/4.00                               Overall GPA: 3.67/4.00                                  
Relevant courses: Advanced Database Systems    Database Management Systems
                               Programming Languages and Compilers 
                               Computer Architecture             Computer Graphics  
                               Operating Systems                    Artificial Intelligence
                               Data Structures                         Networking
Honor: Dean's List (Spring 1999)

University of Washington - Seattle
Summer session, June 1999 to August 1999.

Tri-State University - Angola, Indiana
B.S. Computer Science
Overall GPA: 3.86 /4.00
Transferred to University of Wisconsin-Madison after the first year.

TECHNICAL-
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Computer Technical Support Assistant
Genetics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
(October 1999 - Present)
Provide technical and systems support for Macintosh and PC. Duties include TCP/IP
and AppleTalk network troubleshooting, writing VBA macro scripts, creating web pages, server backup, software and hardware installation. Requires strong problem solving and communication skills when working constructively with faculty members in diverse situations

Webmaster
Posun Electrical Company Limited, Hong Kong (May 2000 - Present)
Designed and created a website for this company. Responsible for maintenance and updates of the website. http://www.posun.com.hk

Intern - CNN Interactive Community
CNN, Atlanta, GA (May 2000 - August 2000)
Duties included message board moderation, user management, participation in editorial functions and quote pulling. Required strong reading, judgement-making and interpersonal skills

Intern - Campus Representative
College Club Online, San Diego, CA (September 1998 - May 1999)
Promoted this online college student community to students, maintained the local campus web page. Required strong interpersonal and organizational skills



Volunteer Drop-In Tutor
Greater University Tutoring Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 
(Jan 1999 - May 1999)
Assisted students with mathematics and computer science problems. Required patience and good communication skills

Academic Projects 
MinirelY2K single-user database system, a buffered file system, a simple Java compiler, a Unix shell simulation and a simple arithmetic unit

SKILLS
Software: MS Office, Internet applications(WWW, FTP, Email), PhotoShop, Matlab,  
                  Mentor Graphics, FrontPage, Dreamweaver
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT, Mac OS, DOS, UNIX
Programming languages: C, C++, Java, SQL, OpenGL, VB, Pascal, HTML, Assembly 
Spoken Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese

ORGANIZATIONSAND ACTIVITIES
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Golden Key National Honor Society
Computer Science Club
International Student Association
Organized individual work for 120 prefects in various high school activities

REFERENCES
Available upon request