Tony M Morelli 1530 Riverside Dr Reno, NV 89523

(775) 338-6470 - morelli @cs.unr.edu

Objective: To find a small company with a lot of potential that allows me to use my skills to the best of my ability.

Education

· University of Nevada Reno - MS Computer Engineering

· Expected Graduation Fall 2006

· Purdue University - Bachelor Science Electrical Engineering - May 1999

· Concentration - Computer Hardware

· Minor - School of Liberal Arts - Communication

· VINCA Co-Standby Server 200 Level Certification - October 1999

Work Experience

· Sierra Design Group - January 2006 - Present - Principal Platform Architect - Develop new technologies for Class II gaming markets.

· Sierra Design Group - October 2003 - December 2005 - Sr. Firmware Engineer - Develop new technologies for Class II gaming markets.

· Sierra Design Group - May 2002 - October 2003 - Firmware Engineer - Designed/Converted Slot machine games for new proprietary platform. Wrote interfaces for serial devices, game side components of 3rd party integration, and test applications. Wrote games and documention for jurisdictional approvals. Also wrote scripts in PERL using Imagemagick and GIMP to speed up slot machine conversions.

· Sierra Design Group - July 1999 - May 2002- System Engineer - Support networks comprised of Windows NT 4.0 Servers and NT 4.0, WIN95, Win2K, and Unix clients that drive Video Lottery Terminals. Wrote procedures for system upgrades. Wrote/maintained customized reports for customers to properly anaylize their money making decsions. Wrote/maintained web/PocketPC based data collection tool (Win2K, MSSQL2000, Visual Basic 6, Microsoft eVB for PocketPC, ASP). Trained and scheduled customers and employees. Specialized in customer service.

· Smiths Industries - Aerospace Division - Summer 1998 - Worked on a team developing Flight Management Control systems. Wrote modules in C++.

· Purdue University Computing Center - January 1998 - May 1999 - PC Help Desk.

· Diesel Technology - Dec 1997 - Jan 1998 - Developed and implemented a PC based system to monitor and schedule overtime for Skilled Trades Employees.

· Bosch-Diesel, Czech Republic - August 1997 - Wrote database scripts in ABAP/4 for SAP R3.

· Diesel Technology - May - July 1997 -Electrical Engineering Assistant - Autocad, and CNC and PLC programming/debugging.

· Diesel Technology - Summer, Winter 1996 - Designed/Implemented spare parts reorder plan, PC troubleshooting.

Computer Experience

· Programming Languages - C++, C, VB, VBScript (ASP), PHP, PERL and SQL

· Operating Systems - Win32 and Linux

· Software Packages - AutoCad, MSSQL Server, Vinca Co-Standby Server, Sound Forge, Mentor Graphics, MSOffice, MATLAB, Macromedia Director, GIMP, Imagemagick, and ShockWave.

Activities

· Featured design on several websites for "Suped-Up Nintendo" - September 2002

· Microsoft Playtest - January 2001 - May 2002 - Beta tested Xbox software.

· EPICs - Fall 1998 - Spring 1999 - Wrote educational software for disabled Children

· Web Site Administrator for Immortality: A Pearl Jam Concert Archive - January 1996 - May 1999

· Purdue Solar Car Team - Spring 1997 - Electrical Team

· IEEE Computer Committee - Spring 1997 - Web page design/maintenance.

Awards

· Second place SDG Haloween Costume Contest - Halloween 2003

· Purdue University Dean`s List - Fall 1995, Spring 1996

Personal Attributes

· Dedicated, dependable, hard working, internationally experienced, and team and goal oriented.

References - Personal references available upon request.