Dear Hiring Manager: I am very interested in a computer programmer position as advertised on the Workopolis website and I can start immediately. * I will bring on board a strong background in mathematics and a lot of programming experience. My master program was related to information technology. I researched and developed machine-learning algorithms using Vector Quantization Learning Method and Clustering Learning Method in my master thesis. My Ph.D. research areas were numerical analysis, numerical methods, scientific computing and parallel computation. I have over 10 years programming experience. * I also offer you extensive programming skills: I have been using C since 1992 during my master program and have 5 years C experience, 3 years C++ experience; I also have 4 years Matlab and 4 years Fortran experience, 3 years Java experience, 3 year Oracle/SQL experience, 6 years Unix/Linux experience and 2 years Microsoft Visual studio experience. I can review existing code, create new code and debug programs very quickly. * Recently, I have updated my C, C++, Java, SQL and XML skills, and learned Visual Basic, C# and Perl myself. All of my skills are current. I am a quick learner. I can learn any new programming language in a short time and do programming effectively to meet deadlines and project objectives. I welcome an interview for us to meet in person. I will be more than happy to share with you how my experience and skills can add value for your business. Thank you and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Xilin Wei