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I am primarily a computer software engineer, but can perform as a general computer consultant or in a systems-support-integration role. I am a certified System Administrator and Programming Instructor. I also have extensive experience with computer hardware support. In the biological sciences, I provide expertise in real-time data acquisition and serve as a lab instructor. My latest programming efforts have been in human perception of color and related saccadal eye movement. In addition, I am developing yet more programs for Android/iPad/iPhone for use in the Biological and Behavioral Sciences.
Wake Forest University
Biology Department Assignment: Responsibilities: Support 24 faculty, 12 staff, and 35+ graduate students in a networked environment; support 80 departmental computers (IBM, Dell, and Mac);administrate departmental Windows 2003, FreeBSD, and Linux Servers; maintain 10 Network and Large Format printers. Technical direction of Global Information Systems lab. Investigate and implement classroom and research applications for computers in the Biology curriculum. Adjunct lab-instructor in (neuro-muscle, data acquisition Physiology labs.
Assignment to the College: Sakai Application Academic Administrator and Sakai Implementation Team (2008-present). Application Development/Scientific Programming, Information Systems Research and Development (Handheld/Mobile computing), Committee on Information Technology (2006-present), University Laptop Software Load Devel. Team (2002-present), Future Technologies Group (2010-present). Data migration team (ongoing).
Community Outreach Activities: Chess Club Coach (2005-2009), North Carolina Science Olympiad Coach/Assistant/Regional-event Official (specialty: build events).
Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, Wake Forest University
Computer Science, Wake Forest University; with focus on Knowledge Based Engineering (Natural
Language Generation)
Graduate coursework: Software Engineering, Graphics, DBMS, Operating
Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Logic Programming, and Natural Language.
special interests: Cellular Automata, Basis of
Logic Systems, minimal computing models of RISC/CISC.
Systems Administration Certificate (postgraduate), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Novell CLA, Certified Linux Administrator, 2010.
Novell DCTS, Data Center Technical Specialist, 2010.
Linux
Professional Institute Certified Systems Administrator, LPIC-1
Linux Certified
Professional and Linux Certified Instructor, Sair
GNU Linux
Network+,
A+, Linux+, CompTIA.
Microsoft Certified Professonal, Win 2K Pro.
ISCET Certified Electronics Technician,
Journeyman Rating: Computer/Digital Electronics, Consumer Electronics.
Phi Beta Kappa (1994 WFU), Golden Key National Honor Society (1991 SJSU), American Society of Parasitologists (Conference Webmaster 2009-present). ISCET - International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians Journeyman.
Publications, Presentations and links for research projects in which I have been involved:
I can work in almost any programming language, though my favorites are Delphi/Kylix, Visual Basic, C/C++. I am currently experimenting with Python and PHP/MySQL for web projects. As much as I like some of the newer languages, I still have fondness for "old-school" programming in 'C' and Pascal.
Delphi (Object-Oriented Pascal) - I have written stand-alone, Internet, and client/server programming applications. I also am fiddling with Kylix on the Linux platform. Major Projects: "Visual Articulation" application using the Cambridge Systems VCL for Dr. James Schirillo, Dept of Psychology, WFU (2001-2002); Visual Articulation with split images (2003); Visual stimuli in 3-space (2005). Sound and Visual stimuli in 3-space (2006). Web-page generator using XML tagging schema (2006). Enhanced visual articulation (2007-2008).
VB/VB.NET I have taught Introductory VB6 for WFU faculty and graduate students, as well as contract instruction for local companies. My programming experience ranges from stand-alone apps, Internet, ActiveX, and client/server projects. Recent projects: Electronic Bluebook (2006), talking web browser/screen reader, reaction-time application for classroom laboratories. and a Eudora/Lotus Notes list conversion to LDIF format for Netscape Mail. Other projects: Physiological Regulation of Oxygen Uptake, (2000); Aristotelian Logic Trainer, (1999-2000); I-Prep exam simulator (2001-2002); TPS-COM communication program for collection and analysis of Photosynthesis data with Dr. William Smith et. al., WFU (2001). Ethogram Logger with Wm Conner (EVb 2003). Maness custom logger (EVb 2003). Olfactometer instrument and control language parser (2006-2008 with Jake Saunders). Eyetracking, Saccades, Microsaccades with Dr. James Schirillo (2007-2008).
C/C++- I have written graphics, client/server, embedded SQL, TCP/IP, and Palm-Pilot applications. I have done a little X-Window programming with OpenLook and Motif. Lately, I've been working on embedded systems programming in C++ under WindowsCE/PocketPC. Major Projects: BirdTrak (phase 1 delivered May 1999; phase 2 delivered August 1999; phase 3, November 2000; phase 4, May 2001; phase 5, October 2001); Communication data conduit for Planet I Satellite Phone, Sept 1999; Albatross Behavior monitor, Jan 2000, phase 2, May 2001. Lightweight SQUID proxy authorization program (Open-Source UNIX), 2002. Census v2 on PocketPC (Embedded VC++). Behavior Logger 2002-2003 includes use of barcode readers and onscreen maps.
Java- I have recently taught introductory Java 2 courses at local corporations. Most of my stuff runs behind the scenes, but a visual sample project is a flight-distance calculator applet deployed on the albatross website. I also use Proce55ing for sketchbook/web demonstration applicatons. Hacking Sakai, you might know what I am talking about, heh heh.
Matlab- UDP signalling in conjunction with sound generation (specialized sound generation written by Andrew Hoyord, Tucker Davis Technologies).
Stella- (a simulation system). I perform development and maintenance of existing and future classroom biological simulations used in courses at Wake Forest University.
Prolog- mostly used in AI courses. My most recent project was a natural-language driven knowledge database using ATN and a hybrid solution to the Knights-Tour. I think Prolog is cool, but don't see much commercial potential. I would like to see a plug-in prolog engine for C/C++.
Fortran- performed maintenance of existing code and interfaced Fortran libraries to C code (that was tedious). I'm happy to stay away from this code -- I prefer object orientation.
Assembler- Now a lost art...(Intel x86, VAX, Motorola 680xx) I'm rusty, but can crank out some code.
PERL (gotta love it)- just enough to make me dangerous. Created a nice PERL version of the flight distance calculator on the albatross website. Other projects are mostly uninteresting CGI or SysAdmin helpers. Also, I have a little experience with the PERL:DBI against MySQL and Oracle.
Development platforms: Win9x/NT/2K/XP, WinCE/PocketPC, MacOS 7-9, OSX, Linux, UNIX, PalmOS.
Computer hardware: Construction, custom configuration, and troubleshooting of Intel x86 family computers; Apple (Macintosh).
Operating systems: Win 95, Win 98, NT 4, 2K, XP, Win CE, Win 3.x, MacOS, UNIX (variants: AIX, Linux, MacOSX, Solaris, FreeBSD, and SunOS)
Other computer skills: HTML, SQL, Paradox Object-PAL, Multimedia Fusion.
Computer instruction: UNIX tools, shell-script, Windows, MS Office, A+, Linux Certification track, Visual Basic, Java, Network+ tools/protocols
Technical Writing: worked on an authoring team for technical manuals at Epic Engineering, Los Altos, CA. Development of technology material used in classes at Wake Forest University.
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Surgical Sciences, Hypertension Center, Winston-Salem, NC. Responsibilities: development of software for rendering 3D representations of blood pressure data.
Epic Engineering, Los Altos, CA. Junior Systems Analyst/Engineer
Responsibilities: translation of power-grid schemas, programming, and
documentation team-member for industrial power monitoring project for commercial
utility providers in California and the Pacific Northwest. (Thanks Sudhir, Gene,
Eugene, Dr. Ed., and Glenn, I miss working with you guys! Best of luck to you!).
