Ryan Prechel
Education
Major: Computer Science, Minor: Business Administration
Bachelor of Science
Cumulative GPA: 3.98/4.00
Graduated class valedictorian.
Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4.00
Work Experience
IT Specialist, IBM, Rochester, MN, 2006-present
Develop and maintain manufacturing applications that interface with DB2 using Java, C, CL, DDS, SQL, and the iSeries platform.
Consultant for Involvement Activities, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, 2003-2005
Organized and engaged University students in campus activities and community service projects,
coordinated Honors Week activities for eight collegiate honor societies,
and created and maintained honor society web sites.
Computer Programmer, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, 2002-2006
Worked with Dr. Phillip Ihinger and other students on crystal growth research using LabVIEW, C++, Java, and C#.
Web Designer, UW-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI, 2002-2005
Research Experience
- Visual Simulation of Crystal Growth and Development of Sector Zoning in Hydrothermal Quartz
- Web-based Visual Simulation of Crystal Growth and Development of Sector Zoning in Hydrothermal Quartz
- Visual Simulation of Quartz Crystal Growth
- Computational Modeling of Electronic and Structural Properties of Heavy Element Ions in Solids Using the C++ Programming Language
- Growth of Hydrothermal Quartz Crystals: Insights from Computer Modeling
Programming Languages/Operating Systems Experience
- Windows,
iSeries,
Linux, and
Mac OS
- XHTML,
HTML, and
CSS
- Java and
JSP
- ILE C,
CL, and
DDS
- SQL and
Hibernate
- GNU C/C++
- Microsoft Visual C++,
Microsoft Visual C#, and
Microsoft Visual Basic
- SPIM
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Exposure to:
Scheme,
Haskell 98,
AspectJ, and
Prolog
Honors and Awards
- Honors Program at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Golden Key International Honour Society
- Phi Kappa Phi (collegiate honor society)
- Omicron Delta Kappa (collegiate honor society)
- Mortar Board (collegiate honor society)
- SOPHS (sophomore collegiate honor society)
- Alpha Lambda Delta (freshman collegiate honor society)
- Phi Eta Sigma (freshman collegiate honor society)
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Student Leadership Recognition Award
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Honors Week Banquet Master of Ceremonies
- Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout
- 2001 Wisconsin All State Scholar
- National Honor Society
Scholarships
- Ormsby L. Harry Scholarship
- Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Robert C. Byrd Federal Honors Scholarship
- Aid Association for Lutherans Scholarship
- Royall High School Fine Arts Scholarship
Professional Organizations
- Student Association for Computing Machinery
Leadership Positions