Senior Software Development Engineer @ From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Software Development Engineer II @ - engagement surveying for technical roles - new hire on-boarding From May 2014 to June 2015 (1 year 2 months) Software Development Engineer @ - Amazon Prime Music - synchronized lyrics - artistcentral.amazon.com - cloudplayer.com - amazon.com landing pages for musical artists - soundunwound.com From May 2011 to May 2014 (3 years 1 month) Graduate Student (Computer Science) @ Worked as a graduate teaching assistant for the following courses: - Computer game design (Fall '08) - Discrete mathematics (Fall '08) - Software development methods (Spring '09) - Program and data representation (Spring '09) - Electronic commerce technologies (Fall '10, Spring '11) ** For graduate research, see education section. From August 2008 to June 2011 (2 years 11 months) Summer Scholar @ Developed a java-based software package to model metabolic networks utilizing flux balance analysis. Software allows researchers to model biological organisms based on the metabolic reactions occurring within the organism. Software is able to predict the type and concentration of metabolites that will be produced by the organism as well as the type and concentration of consumed metabolites. Software allows scientists to conduct simulations at a faster and more cost effective rate than comparable wet-lab testing. From May 2007 to May 2008 (1 year 1 month) Director Information Technology @ Responsible for supervising a team of 3 technicians. Additional duties included: Designing, building, and configuring custom servers for restaurants and hotels. Managing and conducting on-site installations in multiple locations. Serving as the primary point of contact for key customers for any service related issues. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years)

Masters, Computer Science @ University of Virginia From 2008 to 2010 Bachelors of Science, Computer Science @ Virginia Commonwealth University From 2006 to 2008 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology From 1998 to 2002 William Burns is skilled in: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Cucumber, Software Development, Computer Science, Testing, Programming, BDD, Test Driven Development