Rus Berrett

Civil Engineer. Software Engineer. Computer Science Teacher.

C, C#, Java, Perl, Python, FreeBSD, Linux, Apache, system programming, web development, interface design, computer science instruction

Certificated Teacher, Secondary (Lake Washington School District). Taught three computer science courses in a high school setting, specifically: Data Structures, AP Computer Science A, and AP Computer Science Principles.

• Created and prepared differentiated lesson plans
• Prepared and administered subject tests in C#, Java, and JavaScript
• Provided classroom support for both in-person and remote settings
• Managed a caseload of students that received special education services
• Facilitated parent-teacher communication
• Built culturally responsive learning environment
• Grew student enrollment in Computer Science classes by 280% in 4 years

Assistant Instructor (Bellevue College Continuing Education). Assistant instructor for entry-level C# programming courses that covered designing and writing C# computer programs using basic coding structures, classes, methods, and error handling.

Software Development Engineer (NTT America). Developed open-source control panel software for system administration of virtualized private servers and cloud-based instances. The software is platform independent (FreeBSD/Linux) as well as distribution aware (Debian/RHEL). Developed frontend UI and backend API; managed open-source project using GitHub.

Software Development Engineer (NTT/Verio). Contributed to the development of various software packages for NTT/Verio's hosting platforms (FreeBSD, Linux, Cloud) including a server/client Control Panel built on a client-side XSL transform processor and a server-side XML-based API.

Software Development Engineer (Verio, Inc.). Built database-driven customer-facing "backroom" software to manage account profiles, virtual server instances, billing, DNS, and domain registrations. Built a light-weight client-side virtual private server administration suite to manage users, domains, and mail.

Webmaster/Co-Founder (Internet Servers Inc.). Built a web hosting business that achieved seven-figure revenue within two years. Sold venture successfully to Verio, Inc.

Software Manager (Engineering Computer Graphics Lab). Managed and led a small team of programmers responsible for the development of the Groundwater Modeling System (GMS), a software platform used to create groundwater and subsurface simulations in a 3D environment.

Software Developer (Engineering Computer Graphics Lab). Developed and maintained engineering and visualization software (Surface-water Modeling System, Groundwater Modeling System, Watershed Modeling System) used by engineering firms and government agencies.

Teacher Certification, Mathematics (City University of Seattle)

MS, Civil Engineering (Brigham Young University)

BS, Civil Engineering (Brigham Young University)

Volunteer LDS Missionary (Taiwan)

Family. Church. Swimming. Mandarin Chinese. Appliance Repair.