Martin C Lopatka

Profile

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Punctual, dedicated and adaptable
• Independent and team oriented organizational skills
• Critical eye for optimizing workplace efficiency

Work Experience

Cognitive Systems 300 Lab Section TA
University of British Columbia (September 2005 - December 2005)

• Expanded and adapted course's lab component curriculum
• Evaluated student performance in the design and programming of simple robot systems
• Designed, debugged, and graded algorithms written for the RCX 2.0 robot
• Graded student lab reports and formal debate performance
• Acted as system administrator of lab computers

Manager public/corporate relations
Capsoles Podiatric Clogs and Accessories (August 2004 - July 2005)

• Attended international trade shows & conferences to represent the Capsoles Corporate office
• Designed and implemented an expandable inventory SKU system
• Organization of local and national sales representatives
• Oversaw that all manufacturing, import, export, and sales quotas were met.
• Authorship of Capsoles press
• Development of marketing strategy within allowable budget
• Acted as stand-in system administrator

Rental Representative
Discount Car and Truck Rentals (January 2004 - August 2004)

• General customer service
• Insurance policy sales
• Vehicle inspections
• Conducted minor repairs and vehicle maintenance
• Transportation of vehicles and customers to meet logistics required for optimal functioning

General Contracted Manager
Lemon Heaven Beverages Inc. (April 2003 - September 2004)

• Extensive work in event organization and coordination with conference staff
• Set-up and break-down of Lemon Heaven beverage Kiosks
• Organized and completed a promotional tour across Canada to expand and franchise
• Hiring and training of staff
• Pre- and post- event accounting

Short Term Work

Villa Roofing - 2007

Labourer and torch on roofer. Responsibilities included: general labour, torch-on application of Iko and Sopprema waterproofing roof systems.

Trader Corporation - 2007

Route manager. Responsibilities included: weekly distribution of new publications, delivery of new magazines by car to 42 stops within a strict deadline.

Dynamotive Energy Systems - 2006

Technical assistant and programmer. Responsibilities included: writing a data analysis macro for MS Excel 2003 and maintenance of office hardware and software.

CogSci Vancouver - 2006

Aid in the running of this international conference. Responsibilities included: audio/visual troubleshooting and guest/speaker relations.

Anime Evolution Convention - 2004, 2005, 2006

Volenteer security officer. Responsibilities included: Security patrol, crowd management, situation handling, and guest relations.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Systems: Cognition and Brain Stream
University of British Columbia

• Worked with the LCI lab to gather data for the Prime Climb Project
• Active member of the Cognitive Science Society
• Member of the UBC Cognitive Systems Sociey (CSS)

Technical Skills

• Designer of italideliandcafe.com and elegantstudio.com
• Functional user of Linux, Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems
• Familiar with the full suite of MS Office products
• Capable web developer both as a member of a developement team or as sole developer
• Fully proficient with the Netsuite organizational Archeticture
• Proficient at programming in Java, Javascript, Ruby, Python, Visual Basic, VBA, and NQC

References available upon request.