## BIO
Avital Oliver
**<u>Academic Background</u>**
* <u>1994:</u> Beginning academic studies, Bar-Ilan University; accumulating courses for a [login to view URL]. in Mathematics and Computer Science (age 11)
* <u>2000:</u> Completion of the matriculation exams (Bagrut), Shimon Ben-Zvi High School in Givatayim (age 17)
* <u>2000:</u> Beginning [login to view URL]. studies in Mathematics, Bar-Ilan University; Thesis advisor: Prof. Zvi Arad; Topic: On groups with conjugacy classes of distinct sizes (age 17)
* <u>2001:</u> Completion (except for few minor courses) of [login to view URL]. in Mathematics major, Computer Science minor, Bar-Ilan University (age 18)
* <u>Fall 2002:</u> Completion of [login to view URL]. and official completion of [login to view URL]. (age 19)
**<u>Employment</u>**
* <u>1999-2002</u>: Software engineer at P-Cube Ltd. ([login to view URL]), in two divisions: RT/Embedded and Java Compiler Developement. Main topics: Networking & TCP/IP, RT/Embedded, Pattern Matching Algorithms, Compiler Algorithms.
* <u>2001-2002</u>: Teaching assistant in the 'Algebraic Structures' course at the Bar-Ilan University. The course consisted of Group Theory, Ring Theory and Field Theory. Main responsibilities: Frontal presentation and lectures, preparing and checking home exercises, preparing students for exams.
* <u>2002</u>: Teaching assistant in a Java course in the Techion external studies project. The course consisted of teaching OOP techniques, Design Patterns, I/O, GUI, Networking, Threads, and more. Main responsibilities: Frontal presentation and lectures, preparing and checking home exercises and large-scale projects, preparing students for exam.
**<u>Programming Specialties</u>**
* RT/Embedded
* VxWorks
* Linux
* C++
* Java
* OOP/OOD
* Design Patterns
* PHP
* Perl
**<u>Miscellaneous</u>**
* <u>2000</u>: First place in CodeGuru ([login to view URL]), a competition for the advancement of excellence in computer science for teenagers.
* <u>2001</u>: First place in CodeGuru.
**<u>Languages</u>**
* <u>English</u>: Mother Tongue (Resided in the United States between the ages of 2 and 10)
* <u>Hebrew</u>: Mother Tongue
## Area of Expertise
* RT/Embedded
* VxWorks
* Linux
* C++
* Java
* OOP/OOD
* Design Patterns
* PHP
* Perl