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
IT Analyst 3 (05/25 - Present)
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Division of Technology Services, Cloud Services Unit
IT Analyst 2 (06/24 – 05/25)
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Division of Technology Services, Cloud Services Unit
Connecticut Careers Trainee (04/23 – 06/24)
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Office of Enterprise GIS, Analytics, Data Management and Integration
Office of Roadway Information Systems
Teaching Assistant, Mathematics (09/22 – 12/22)
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics and Statistics
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)
Tutor and Graduate Assistant, Mathematics (08/14 – 05/18)
Central Connecticut State University
IT Intern (06/16 – 08/16, 06/17 – 08/17)
Travelers Insurance
TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY
Cloud Computing: AI Foundry, AI Search, App Service, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Bot Framework, Azure Container Apps, Azure Cosmos Database, Azure Document Intelligence Studio, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Machine Learning Studio, Azure SQL Server, Azure Virtual Machines
Educational and Math: Blackboard Collaborate, Blackboard Learn, Canvas, Desmos, GeoGebra, Hawkes, LaTeX, Mathematica, Moodle, Pearson MyMathLab, SageMath, SMART Board, TI-83, WolframAlpha
Programming: ASP.NET Core, C#, CSS, HTML, Java, JSON, Python, SQL, VBA, XML
Software/Applications: ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, Eclipse, Experience Builder, Feature Manipulation Engine, GitHub, GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, JupyterLab, M365 (Access, Excel, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Planner, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Visio, Word), MySQL, Notepad++, Power Query Editor, Spyder, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Survey123, VS Code, Visual Studio, Webex, Zoom
JOB RELATED TRAINING
ESRI: ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Coordinate Systems, Editing in ArcGIS Pro, GIS Basics, Map Projections, Sharing Maps & Layers with ArcGIS Pro
FHWA National Highway Institute: Urban Travel Demand Forecasting
freeCodeCamp: Responsive Web Design (HTML/CSS)
Go2Knowledge / Innovative Educators: Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices: How To Create An Inclusive Climate, Navigating FERPA: Empowering Frontline Employees To Ensure Service Standards & Compliance, Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions in the Workplace, Suicidal Student Support & Compliance: Understanding Voluntary/Involuntary Leave Under Disability Laws
Kaggle: Advanced SQL, Computer Vision, Data Visualization, Feature Engineering, Intermediate Machine Learning, Intro to Deep Learning, Pandas, Python
Microsoft: Azure Fundamentals, Basic Concepts of Cybersecurity, Power Platform Fundamentals
Pragmatic Works: Data Modeling for Power BI, Power BI Beginner to Pro Workshop
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
- Cater, C. (2026), AI Day - UCONN School of Business, CTDOT Internal AI Assistance
- Cater, C. (2025), UCONN College of Engineering, AI in Engineering: Foundations to Futures, Driving Innovation in Data Access at CTDOT
- 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