Updated 4 June 2008. The latest version of this CV can be found online at http://confluence.za.net/adrianna_pinska_cv.html.
| Name | Adrianna Pinska |
| Telephone | +27 73 386 2779 |
| Email address | adrianna.pinska@gmail.com |
| Languages spoken | I am fluent in English and Polish, have basic knowledge of Afrikaans and some knowledge of German. |
| Computer platforms and software | I am an experienced UNIX user, having worked mostly with Linux (Red Hat/Fedora Core and Debian/Ubuntu) and FreeBSD, and occasionally OSX. I am familiar with basic UNIX administration tasks: setting up LAMP and similar applications, working with webservers / SQL servers, installing software, scripting, etc.. I have had brief experience with Windows and DOS. I am familiar with a wide range of software for these platforms, mainly various development tools and assorted internet, word processing, desktop publishing and image-editing applications. |
| Programming languages | I am most familiar with Python, Perl, and Java. I intermittently use PHP, Javascript, Unix shell scripting, SQL (MySQL, Postgresql, sqlite, Oracle) and SQL stored procedures (PL/SQL, PL/pgSQL). I have had brief experience with C/C++, ASP/VBScript, Matlab/Octave scripting, Prolog, Logo, Pascal and Clean. I am willing to learn other languages. |
| Markup languages | HTML and CSS, LaTeX, XML and XSLT. |
| 2002, 2003 | Honours in Mathematics at the University of Cape Town. |
| 1999 - 2001 | Bachelor of Science at UCT. Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science |
| 1998 | Matriculated from St Cyprian's High School. Matric subjects: English (First Language), Afrikaans (Second Language), German, Mathematics HG, Science HG, Biology HG, Computer Science HG, Additional Mathematics |
| January 2008 - | Full-time developer for the Karoo Array Telescope. Development on Linux. |
| January 2007 - December 2007 | Full-time Python developer for St James Software; multi-platform web applications; development on Linux |
| May 2005 - December 2006 | Full-time Perl developer for Hybyte Solutions and Services; working on a FreeBSD platform. |
| June 2004 - April 2005 | Full-time Java developer for Camara Consulting; working on a Linux platform. |
| July 2003 - December 2003 | Part-time employee of Ideosphere, a Cape Town IT company. My tasks were mostly web design and scripting, as well as some administration (on Windows 2000). |
| 2002 | Assistant tutor for the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at UCT |
| 2002 - June 2003 | Ad-hoc webpage design and administration for the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at UCT (on Linux) |
| 2000 - June 2003 | Ad-hoc webpage design and administration for the Faculty of Science at UCT (on Linux) |
| 2006 | Co-wrote a live-action roleplaying scenario for Dragonfire, the annual CLAWs roleplaying convention (Appointment at Atropos) |
| February, August 2005 | Produced the layout for CLAWmarks (the bi-annual magazine of CLAWs, the University of Cape Town gaming student society): used Scribus 1.2.0 on a linux platform |
| 2003 | Co-wrote a live-action roleplaying scenario for SchpatCon, an independent Cape Town gaming convention (Grove of Fallen Leaves) |
| 2003 | Re-designed website of the Cape Legion of Adventurers and Wargamers (CLAWs) |
| 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007 | Co-wrote a roleplaying scenario for Dragonfire (Quiet Iteration; Free Association; Brothers in Arms; By the Rivers Dark) |
| 2001, 2002 | Participated in the editing and publishing of CLAWmarks |
| 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 | Submitted articles and illustrations to CLAWmarks |
| 2001, 2002 | CLAWs guildmistress (co-ordinator of roleplaying activities) |
| 2000 | Ad-hoc member of CLAWs committee |
| 1999 | Elected to the Academic Merit List for the Department of Computer Science at UCT |
| 1998 | Finalist in the National Youth Science Olympiad; participated in the National Youth Science Week. |
| 1998 | Participated in the Western Cape Schools Model Bridge Building Competition. |
| 1997, 1998 | Participated in the annual Gebruiksafrikaans-olimpiade. Achieved good results in both years. |
| 1997 | Participated in the Interprovincial Mathematics Olympiad |
| 1997, 1998 | Participated in the Anglo-De Beers English Olympiad. Received a bronze award in 1998. |
| 1996, 1997 | Participated in the Invitation Mathematics Challenge |
| March 1996, August 1996, August 1997 | Participated in the UCT Mathematics Series. Won a prize in August 1996. |
| 1995 - 1998 | Participated in the annual UCT Mathematics Competition, and received a merit award in each year. Received a prize in 1996. |
| 1994 - 1998 | Participated in the annual Old Mutual Mathematics Olympiad. Qualified for the second round in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998. |
| 1994 | Received a bronze award in the Expo for Young Scientists. |