CURRICULUM VITAE

Monica Haladyna Braunisch

E-mail:m@mhbsolutions.com

EDUCATION

Master's Degree from Harvard University in Information Technology with an emphasis in Networking, Extension Studies, Graduation June, 2006.

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities (major: English, minors: Political Philosophy, History), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, with honors, 1996.

Diplome de Langue Française, Alliance Française in Mexico City, 1997.

EMPLOYMENT

Currently working on in dependent projects ranging from PlanetSim to website development, networking solutions for small businesses, or consulting.

Employed by the Professional Staffing Group, 85 Devonshire St., Boston, MA. The work involved working as a temp for various companies and a broad range of assignments which took place from May to September 1999. The companies which employed me were the following:

Fiduciary Trust employed me for a period of 2 months. The work focused on investment research for the stock market. The work consisted of researching certain companies with tools such as Bloomberg, Merryl Lynch, Standard and Poor's Reports among others. The responsibilities included putting together a daily report and have it copied and sent to all the executives in the company. The address is the following: 175 Federal St., Boston, MA.

Salvation Army rendered me a position for the period of one month to help process donations that were received, regularly to receive calls at the reception and redirect them, and also to give out information with regard to many of their social programs.

Among other much shorter employment assignments were the following companies: Parthenon Consulting, AON Consulting, and The Bollard Group.                

Worked as a salesperson at Relax the Back, 1385 Beacon St., Brookline, MA, January to May, 1999.

Worked as a Library Assistant at Abigail S. Timme Library, Ferris State University, Winter semester 1997. Work consisted of restoring the Historical Chamber by reorganizing and cataloguing the books. Searching at the Library of Congress for CCNs or ISBNs, inter-library loans, placing orders for new books.                  

Worked as a book processor at Abigail S. Timme Library, Ferris State University, Winter semester 1994. Book processing, binding, shelving, searching Library of Congress, and data input into the library computer system.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Elected Phi Alpha Theta, Michigan State University, 1996.

Golden Key National Honor Society, Michigan State University, 1996.

Dean's List, Michigan State University, Spring 1996.

Minority student scholarship, Michigan State University, 1996.

American Field Service scholarship, Michigan State University, 1996.

Overseas study scholarship, Michigan State University, 1996.

Board of Trustees: transfer student scholarship, Michigan State University, 1994–96.

Grant, Michigan State University, 1994–96.

Distinguished Students' Award, Ferris State University, 1994.

President's Colloquia, Ferris State University, 1994.

Certificate of Academic Excellence, Ferris State University, 1994.

President of Amnesty International, Ferris State University, 1993–94.

Writing petition letters throughout the world and leading a peace march.

President of The French Club, Ferris State University, 1993–94.

Leadership: Fundraising and sending two students to France.

President of The Italian Club, Ferris State University, 1993–94.

Leadership: Italian book club, discussions about literature and culture.

Dean's List for three semesters, Ferris State University, 1993–94.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming Skills: Excellent knowledge of Java and structured programming in general, knowledge of any P2P systems, distributed systems , JavaScript, Java Applets, as well as anything related to HTML, XML, or the like.

Supplementary Computer Programs: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Front Page, Power Point, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Director, and FileMaker Pro.

Interests regarding Computer Science: My main focus recently has been on Network Protocols and Internet Architectures which is fascinating and a very challenging field.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Spoken: Spanish (native), Italian (excellent-fluent), German (good), French (fair).

Written: Spanish (native), Italian (good), German (good), French (fair).

Listening and comprehension: Spanish (native), Italian (excellent), German (excellent), French (good).

TRAVEL

Recent Travel from 1999 to 2006 has been 3 trips to Germany, 15 trips to Mexico (vacation or family).

December 1999 to Germany for the period of one month.

December 1997 to end of March 1998: I made an extensive tour of South America with my family. My father had his Sabbatical leave and my mother and I joined him for his research. We had the opportunity to live in three different countries: Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. Also I had the chance to meet poets, writers, publishers, and critics from all of South America.

During my stay in Mexico (June–August 1997) I was enrolled in an intensive program at the Alliance Française, San Angel in Mexico City where the courses were based on acquiring the "Diplome de Langue Française." At the same time I attended courses to learn basic Nahuatl, the Aztec tongue, and to have a better understanding of the Nahuatl culture which is disappearing due to globalization. This was held at the "Centro Cultural de Las Artes" in San Angel, Mexico City.

Upon graduation from Michigan State University I was overseas in Dublin, Ireland having finished my last semester in an overseas study program. I decided to travel throughout Europe from May 1996 to the end of September 1996. Soon after the conclusion of my trip in Europe I returned to the States and took classes as a listener at Ferris State University. The following spring I decided to take more language courses and work part-time at Ferris State University (January–May 1997).

To Italy as a foreign exchange student with American Field Service during my senior year in High School, 1992–93.

Other countries:

Mexico (almost every year), Guatemala (Fall 1991 and Spring 1997), Costa Rica (Fall 1991), Italy (1992–93), Greece (1993 and 1996), Spain (1993 and 1996), Morocco (1996), France (1992 and 1996), Switzerland (1993), England (1993 and 1996), Scotland (1993), Wales (1993), Ireland (1996), Germany (1996 and 1999), Poland (1996), Czech Republic (1996), Slovakia (1993 and 1996), Hungary (1996), Austria (1993 and 1996), Croatia (1993), Slovenia (1993),  Belgium (1996), Canada (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991), Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile (1998).

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Recently, one of the projects to reach out Orphans in Nogales, Mexico and contributing supplies to help their needs. However, this is an on-going project targeting around 6 different institutions that need help either for Orphans or displaced children.

Working for UNICEF during the month of December 1998.

Mission work in the Quiche region of Guatemala as a translator, Spring 1997.

Helped in a fundraising program for urgent relief for children affected by war in former Yugoslavia. This was in Ancona, Italy, 1993.

Worked at Mother Theresa's center for the homeless/abandoned and disadvantaged children in Toluca, Mexico, 1990–91.