This is my attempt at the Netflix Prize. I wrote everything in .NET, designed a GUI, and saw some SQL for the first time since college.

Posted October 20, 2007 at 10:06 PM in Projects | No Comments | Tags: competition, dotnet, Netflix, project.  

The Women’s Studies Program at UCF was looking for a logo to represent Women’s History Month 2000. This was the design I submitted and which won the contest.

Posted July 31, 2007 at 9:29 PM in Graphics | No Comments | Tags: college, competition, graphic design, logo.  

When UCF’s Computer Science and Engineering departments decided to merge into one college, they put out a request for a new logo. Apparently none of the entries were acceptable. Were they expecting a Van Gogh?

Posted July 9, 2007 at 10:51 PM in Graphics | No Comments | Tags: college, competition, graphic design, logo.  

In the 2004 Economist/Shell Essay Contest, the topic was “Import Workers or Export Jobs?” I responded with this essay and didn’t win. However, it looks like the contest itself has failed. There have been no further requests for papers.

Posted July 8, 2007 at 5:26 PM in Essays | No Comments | Tags: competition, economics, essay.  

I got a $1000 scholarship for winning Honorable Mention in the “Provost’s Scholarship Essay Contest”. This is how I defined the creative talents in engineering.

Posted July 8, 2007 at 4:26 PM in Essays | No Comments | Tags: competition, creativity, essay.