OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position where I can best utilize my extensive education and skill set in the fields of Human and Computerized Information Processing.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in cognitive science.

• Model Object Oriented Programming capabilities shaped and honed through years of training and information systems engineering.

• Seasoned expertise acquired through years of total immersion in Internet and World Wide Web development.

• Strong scientific background with extensive formal training in cognitive science and computational systems.

• Expert analytic and quantitative abilities.

• Exceptional communicative abilities and capacity for public speaking.

• Advanced writing capabilities evidenced through numerous technical publications, grant proposals, course materials development, and blogs.

• Advanced drawing and graphics design skills acquired through formal education and continuing artistic productions.

• Craftsperson's attention to detail strongly supports both back- and front-end development.

• Robust feature implementation through application of principles of Test Driven Development (TDD).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Software Engineer (contractor), Charles River Analytics (March 2012 -- April 2013).

  • Contributed to the development of a US Air Force pilot training simulation (using C++, OpenGL, and additional technologies). Implemented features related to graphics, game-based training, and system artificial intelligence.
  • Developed an-object oriented HTML5 framework for microgame authoring including an animation framework, asset management, and AI aspects (sprite behavior).
  • Created microgame configuration system in java~flex (using BlazeDS front end) with SQL (via JDBC).
  • Developed geospatial data import/export towards integration of Java desktop systems and mobile devices in an Emergency Response control system.
  • Integrated Java-based UI visualization using NASA WorldWind with an unmanned vehicle planning system for unmanned vehicle administration training.

• Software Architect, Pegasystems (November 2010 -- January 2012).

  • Participated in the development and maintenance of enterprise web-applications supporting marketing and human resources departments.
  • Developed and implemented UI/Ux standards improving consistency and usability across applications.
  • Developed a Content Management System interface (for Alfresco) with client-server interactions via RESTful Web services

• Senior Software Engineer, Immersive Education Initiative (2008 -- 2010).

  • Pioneered on-line development and teaching in Internet-based virtual worlds environments.
  • Single handedly created Collada-->OGRE 3D graphics transcoder ~~ a C++ application enabling platform-independent representation of 3D learning assets.
  • Developed 3D virtual worlds "Collaborative On-line Learning Environments" (COLE's)
  • Developed UI components (library browser) on Sun Microsystems Wonderland platform (a java-based system).
  • Developed techniques enabling the projection of emotion in 3D avatars
  • Collaborated in virtual-worlds research and development at U-Aizu, Japan
  • Contributed to Drupal website and back-end MySQL database for asset management
  • Conducted several International Events to promote and educate the public about Immersive Education

• Lecturer (part-time), Boston College (2003 -- 2010).

  • Developed and taught the course, "Exploring Internet Development".
  • Produced a "Web-based workbook" ~~ an online set of materials and resources supporting on-site and distance learning.

• Software Engineer (contractor), Harvard Business School Publishing (2007 -- 2008).

  • Developed XML/XSLT driven system for the presentation of Harvard Business Review (HBR) assets creating a workflow for product creation.
  • Integrated HBR assets with Learning Management systems.
  • Developed flash UI components and integrated flash video presentations.

• Educational Systems Specialist, Altova (2004 -- 2007).

  • Developed both content ~and~ infrastructure for live, web-based presentation of educational materials related to XML development.
  • Developed MS SQL database and sql queries handling session enrollments for thousands of customers world-wide.
  • Created an XML/XSLT driven system enabling independent content development for web-based presentation.
  • Delivered live web-based education supporting data modeling with XML-Schema, XSLT development, and XML-RDBMS data mapping.

• Java Instructor, Sun Microsystems (2000 ~~ 2004).

  • Developed and delivered instructional materials on Object Oriented development.
  • Delivered courses in enterprise related technologies including; core Java, JDBC, J2EE, XML, and Web-services.

• Visiting Professor, Boston College (1998 -- 2000).

  • Taught courses in statistics, neural network modeling and cognitive science.
  • Conducted research in human sentence processing.

• Research Fellow, Boston University School of Medicine and Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center (1997 -- 1998).

  • Designed and conducted sentence-processing research in aphasic populations.
  • Conducted research involving signal processing and analysis of the human speech signal

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (1995 -- 1996 ).

  • Conducted research in natural language processing in normal and neurologically impaired populations.

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego -- Center for Human Information Processing (1994 -- 1995).

  • Conducted research in human sentence processing contributing to further understanding of the development of computational systems for natural language processing and speech recognition.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Internet and World Wide Web development
• Object Oriented Programming
• 2D and 3D graphics and animation
• 3D virtual environments (virtual worlds)
• On-line educational systems
• XML processing and data modeling
• Scientific research methods and data analysis
• Languages and linguistics
• Speech signal processing and analysis
• Artificial intelligence and simulation behavior
• Technical and educational authoring
• Drawing and design

TECHNOLOGIES

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. (cognitive science). Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (1994). Dissertation: The Role of Prosody in Sentence Processing.

• B.A. (psychology). University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (1989).