Resume

EDUCATION

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
Master of Business Administration, Project Management. December 2006, GPA 3.78
In progress:Master of Science in Information Science April 2014, Current GPA 4.00
In progress:Information Assurance Professional Certificate May 2012
University of California at Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering. December 2003 (Narrative Evaluations used in place of GPA)

Languages: American English and Novice Level German.

Summary of Skills

Management
  • Project Management
  • Business Structure Integration
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Presenting Representative at Conferences
Supervisory Management
  • Project Team Leader
  • Training production methods
  • Teaching best practices
Web Application Design and Development
  • Database Design and Management
  • User Experience Design
  • Administrative User Experience Design
  • Integration of new systems with existing implementations
Web Site Design and Development
  • DHTML, XML, HTML, JSON
  • PHP, SQL
  • Java, JavaScript, Ajax
  • Section 508 Compliant
  • World Wide Web Consortium Validation
Mobile Application Design and Development
  • Embedded Systems Design
  • Multi-platform Development
  • Apple platform specific Development
  • C, Objective C Software
  • Adobe CS4 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
  • BCM Service Desk Express
  • Microsoft - Office Professional, Project
  • Novell Group Wise
Physical Engineering
  • Autonomous Vehicle Design
  • AutoCAD based Design
  • Robotics Security
  • Business Security
  • Data and Web Site Security
  • Computer Security and Computer Forensics

WORK EXPERIENCE

Web Developer Nov. 2010 - Present
Senior IT Consultant Jan. 2010 - Nov 2010
IT Consultant Jun. 2006 - Jan 2010
Graduate Assistant Jun. 2004 - May 2006
Information Technology Services
Mississippi State University, MS

Design and develop web sites, web applications and mobile applications for multiple departments at MSU. My main duties are bulleted below.

  • Web Site Design and Development
  • Web Application Development
  • iPhone Application Development
  • Multi-Platform Mobile Development
  • Project Management
  • Client Management
  • Employee Supervision & Training
  • Educational Systems Development

"David's work ethic and desire to produce high quality results is second to none. He is a self starter and works great with a team." November 20, 2009 Jason Tiffin, Senior Web Developer/Team Leader; direct supervisor of David at Mississippi State University (http://www.linkedin.com/in/dfulton)

Systems Installer Jun. 2003 - Jun. 2004
Fulton Services
Orinda, CA

Laid out and installed Ethernet, cable, and communication systems, HVAC system, electrical, plumbing, and water systems.

Systems Developer (Intern) May-Jun. 2003
  Apr.-Jun. 2004
Stupid Fun Club, LLC,
Berkeley, CA

Designed and implemented electrical systems & control programs. Designed and implemented device modifications for integration of technology into robots as well as automating household appliances.

Kestrel Project Researcher Nov. 2000 - Oct. 2002
UCSC Engineering Department,
Santa Cruz, CA

Assisted in designing and programming libraries for the Kestrel Project, a massively parallel processing add-in card for use in genetic research. Also taught parallel programming methods and wrote the programming manual for the specialized Kestrel hardware. Researched using Kestrel to aid in layout algorithms such as simulated annealing and Darwin/ Genetic Search. http://kestrel.soe.ucsc.edu/

Engineering Intern Aug. 1995 - Oct. 1996
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
San Francisco, CA

Assisted in the digitization of the San Francisco Bay for computer modeling.

Presentations - Refereed Conferences

Fulton, D., Heiselt, A., Gilbert, J., Reinschmidt, L., Tiffin, J., Berryhill, A., McCarley, N., Morse, L. (2010, March). "Starting a Movement: Expanding the Common Reading Experience" – Interactive session presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference in Chicago, IL.

Fulton, D., Gilbert, J., Tiffin, J., Berryhill, A., Morse, L. (2010, October) "Creating an Immersive Learning Experience for Freshmen Using the Common Reading Initiative (without altering reality)" – Interactive session presented at the Educause Conference in Anaheim, CA.

Professional Affiliations

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2000-Present