Application schema design, Oracle pl/SQL development and data import/processing support.

Contracted through Butler Hill to the Natural Language Processing Group, Microsoft Research for two consecutive contracts. Wide variety of programming projects for the support of linguistics researchers, software builds and data management. Most recent large project was an easily extended data cleaning system, for extracting multi-lingual parallel data from various sources and filtering it according to changing end-user requirements (approx 10k lines of Perl libraries, test suites and programs).

Preparations for Aikido blackbelt testing, intensive music lessons, travel, and personal software projects (including an image storage and classification system, and a linguistics-based document search sytem).

As part of the Catalog Systems team, worked to gather and process data on millions of products from a large variety of sources to inform customers and support internal operations. Designed and implemented a large distributed client-server system to deliver catalog data to the live retail and auction sites, as well as internal users. Developed generic XML-based catalog description, suitable for both existing and future product lines, along with associated tools for integrating with and converting from existing disparate systems. Developed flexible testing class framework for validation and performance tracking. Gathered requirements, designed, implemented, modified and provided user support for tools used to integrate and manipulate product data from external vendors. Conducted design and code reviews, candidate interviews and technology overview sessions.

Worked with the business, editorial and production departments to develop the requirements, wrote the technical design, implemented, maintained and operated the dynamic, data-driven CNET site SEARCH.COM. Used a wide variety of tools (SQL, Perl, Tcl, Apptivity, Java, Javascript, Storyserver, &c.) on that and other projects, developing multi-tiered database applications for content management, server log analysis and tracking tools, and site validation tools.

Oversaw daily operations of four university computer labs, including: fund allocation, volunteer and paid staff management, equipment maintenance (NeXTs, Macs, IBM PCs and peripherals), network and system administration, and inter-departmental coordination.

Developed and implemented applications for large geographic mapping and database system. Ported the million lines of code product (C, Pro*C, FORTRAN and shell scripts) between various Unix systems, and developed company-wide coding standards.

Assisted users of the University VAX system, including account creation and maintenance, conducting user training classes on programming, Internet usage, &c., and faculty/staff consultation.

Assisted the system manager as needed, including: demos of system capabilities, general VAX system management and operation, lab organization, programming and remote sensing applications (including tracking the Exxon Valdez oil spill).

Position created at the request of primary researcher, to continue on after the termination of a National Science Foundation internship program. Work done on an as needed basis, generally the maintenance and extension of software written earlier during the internship, for acquisition & analysis of paleomagnetic and gravitational data.