EDUCATION
Central Connecticut State University
MA, Mathematics (12/20)
Minor in computer science; information technology coursework.
BS, Business Management (05/17)
Minor in mathematics; computer science and management information systems coursework.
CT State Middlesex (08/11 – 05/13)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Information Technology Analyst 3 (05/25 - Present)
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Division of Technology Services, Cloud Services Unit
Information Technology Analyst 2 (06/24 – 05/25)
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Division of Technology Services, Cloud Services Unit
Transportation Planner Trainee (04/23 – 06/24)
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Office of Enterprise GIS, Analytics, Data Management and Integration
Office of Roadway Information Systems
Mathematics Teaching Assistant (09/22 – 12/22)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Adjunct Mathematics and Statistics Instructor
CT State Capital (09/20 – 05/22)
University of Hartford (08/20 – 05/22)
Central Connecticut State University (08/18 – 05/22)
Goodwin University (09/19 – 04/20)
Mathematics Tutor and Graduate Assistant (08/14 – 05/18)
Central Connecticut State University
Information Technology Intern (06/16 – 08/16, 06/17 – 08/17)
Travelers Insurance
TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY
Programming: SQL, Python, Java, C#, VBA, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework.
Cloud Computing: Microsoft Azure – Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, App Service, Azure Bot Framework, AI Search, Cosmos Database, Document Intelligence, SQL Server, OpenAI, Machine Learning Studio.
Software/Applications: VS Code, Visual Studio, Spyder, JupyterLab, Eclipse, ArcGIS Pro, Survey 123, Experience Builder, ArcGIS Enterprise, Power Query Editor, Feature Manipulation Engine, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, MySQL, GitHub, M365 (Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, Visio, Planner), Zoom, Webex, Notepad++, GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini.
Educational and Math: TI-83, Desmos, GeoGebra, Mathematica, WolframAlpha, SageMath, LaTeX, SMART Board, Blackboard Collaborate, Blackboard Learn, Moodle, Canvas, Pearson MyMathLab, Hawkes.
JOB RELATED TRAINING
Microsoft: Azure Fundamentals, Power Platform Fundamentals, Basic Concepts of Cybersecurity
freeCodeCamp: Responsive Web Design (HTML/CSS)
Kaggle: Python, Pandas, Intermediate Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Feature Engineering, Advanced SQL, Intro to Deep Learning, Computer Vision
Pragmatic Works: Power BI Beginner to Pro Workshop, Data Modeling for Power BI
ESRI: ArcGIS Online, GIS Basics, ArcGIS Pro, Map Projections, Coordinate Systems, Editing in ArcGIS Pro, Sharing Maps & Layers with ArcGIS Pro
FHWA National Highway Institute: Urban Travel Demand Forecasting
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
- Cater, C. (2025), UCONN College of Engineering. AI in Engineering: Foundations to Futures
- Cater, C., Counts, M., Joy, R., Smith, M., Drachenberg, J. (2025) Driving Transportation Forward: Real-World Data Solutions. https://fme.safe.com/webinars/driving-transportation-forward-real-world-data-solutions/
- Cater, C., Perdomo, O., Valentine, A. (2021) A Small Variation of the Circular Hodograph Theorem and the Best Elliptical Trajectory of the Planets. https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.11664
- Cater, C. (2020) CCSU Math Department Colloquium Presentation. Public-key Cryptography. Video: https://mathcolloquium.sites.ccsu.edu/past/Fall2020/CCater-20201113.mp4, Flyer: https://mathcolloquium.sites.ccsu.edu/past/Fall2020/CCater111320.pdf