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.: Curriculum Vitae :.
Department of Computer Science
Wayne State University
5143 Cass Avenue, 431 State Hall
Detroit, MI 48202		 Kevin J. Vitale
Phone: (586) 945-1272
Website: kevinvitale.com
Email: kvitale@wayne.edu

.: Research Interests :.
General Interests: Artificial Intelligence; Game AI; Game Design
Current Interests: Cultural Algorithms as it applies to multi-agent and social, incentive-based design.

.: Education :.
Wayne State University
Master of Science, Computer Science, (GPA: 3.71)
Detroit, MI
Fall, 2007 - Present
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, (GPA: 3.16)
Detroit, MI
Fall, 2005 - Fall, 2007

.: Personal Experience :.
Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
Research Assistant for Dr. Robert Reynolds

Designed and implemented a prototype for a serious video game which teaches new programmers the nuances of analytical thinking. Currently researching Cultural Algorithms with regards to applicability throughout the video game paradigm.


Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
Assistant Tech Administrator, SEL Labs
Administered close to 70 workstations; Linux & Windows XP based. Direct contact with students; provided support for all levels of hardware; designed and implemented a MySQL / Python web-based help-ticket system used by graduate students and teaching assistants responsible for department classes.

Faurecia Automotive Systems, Auburn Hills, MI
Information Technology Intern, Corporate HQ / Fraser Manufacturing Plant
IT Intern for a Tier-One automotive supplier; Serviced Windows XP workstations and laptops for employees ranging from CEO to Shift Managers. Work environments ranged from desk responder, on-call at-desk troubleshooting, to crimping my own cable, running my own lines, and managing JIT software and JIT servers. Communicative skills were regarded highly; work ethic commended.

.: Teaching Experience :.
Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
.: Instructor for CSC5431: Game Programming Lab :.
Assisted graduate students on techniques and processes related to game programming using Pygame in Python 2.5 Grader.
Detroit, MI
Fall, 2008
Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
.: Instructor for WSU CS Summer Camp: Game Programming :.
Interacted with teens (ages 14-17), demonstrating common themes to popular, contemporary video games. Taught XNA programming to a class with entirely no prior programming experience. Commended for my communication skills and personality.
Detroit, MI
July 7th, 2008 -
July 24th, 2008
Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
.: Instructor for CSC 1101: Problem Solving & Programming :.
Plan, teach, and grade Undergraduate-level programming laboratories using C++. Lab assignments and solutions were written personally; topics included: problem solving, language syntax, testing and debugging, variables and assignments, I/O, data types and expressions, flow control, boolean expressions, multiway branches, functions, procedural abstraction, call-by-reference, pointers, arrays, strings, vectors, and much more.
Detroit, MI
Spring/Summer, 2008
& Winter, 2009
Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
.: Teaching Assistant :.
Assisted in grading and instruction for graduate course CSC 7800: Artificial Intelligence for Games; and graduate course CSC 6991: Topics in Computer Gaming II.
Detroit, MI
Winter, 2008
Wayne State University, Department of Computer Science
.: Teaching Assistant :.
Assisted in grading and instruction for CSC 5991: Topics in Computer Gaming I; and CSC 1000: Introduction to Computer Science.
Detroit, MI
Fall, 2007

.: Conferences :.

Wayne State University
4th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference,
"Teaching Computer Programming & Software Design Through Serious Video Games"


Detroit, MI
November, 2007

.: Grants & Awards :.
(WSU Dept. of CS) Stephen P. Hepler Award (2009) $4000
Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Grant (2007) $2300
Daimler Chrysler Corporation Fund Undergraduate Award (2007) $2000
Daimler Chrysler Corporation Fund Undergraduate Award (2006) $1000

.: Affiliations :.
  • Association of Computer Machinery, Chapter President
  • WSU-CS Video Game Developers Group, President & Founder
  • International Game Developers Association, Member
  • Wayne State University LUG, Member

.: Sweet Skillz :.
Primary language (7+ years)

C/C++
Game development using XNA 2.0 and Xbox 360

C#
Objective-C (Mac OS X),
some Java, Javascript,
Python, PHP, SQL, MS .net,

Other
Languages
OpenGL, DirectX, CLIPS,
OGRE, SDL, MFC,
Cocoa (Mac OS X)

SDKs
Apple's Xcode 3.0 , MS Visual Studio 2005, GNU gcc,
Eclipse, Code::Blocks, command-line

Development
Tools
Very comfortable with many different OS (Mac/UNIX, Linux, Windows)
Creative, Good communication skills, Math skills

Misc.