Masters in communication from Stanford University -
Graduated in 2001.
Technical Director with a charity - Exceeded target by 65%
by placing 66 refurbished computers in the homes of families in need.
Image processing of sidescan sonar data - Used data
abstraction and polymorphism to enable common C code to process six
image data types.
Image processing software for satellite imagery - Produced
images that were equal in quality to any in the world.
Self learner - Taught myself the PostScript computer language
and subsequently published two short articles on its effective use.
FAQ - Created and maintain Internet Frequently Asked
Questions (and answers) on Ambisonic surround sound.
User support - Provided support to 80+ and 25+ UNIX
computer network users (postgraduate, postdoctoral and academic staff).
Software development - Created iPOX, an image processing system
containing 36 modules and consisting of over 14,000 lines of 'C' code.
More information on iPOX is available.
Computer configuration - Effected complete installation of
a UNIX computer from cardboard boxes to a configured running system.
Skills
Image Processing - Designed, developed and used two image
processing systems, one to restore and enhance satellite images of the
earth's surface and the other to process side-scan sonar data of the
seafloor.
Software Development - Designed and developed large
suites of programs, including a couple of image processing systems and a
geographic information system (GIS).
Languages:
JavaScript
PHP
HTML
Perl
C++
C
PostScript
UNIX shells, AWK, GREP, SED
Computer Network Analysis - Reorganized and extended
Ethernet networks including planning of UTP, optical fiber and coax cable
layouts, and upgrading to Fast Ethernet.
UNIX Network Administration - Administered networks of
UNIX computers, including SMTP servers, POP servers, FTP servers, NFS
servers, and a Web server.
Platforms:
PC/Linux
SGI/IRIX
Sun/Solaris
Sun/SunOS
Metadata - Created Perl scripts to generate FGDC and ISO
19115 metadata for spatial data sets.
HCI Experimental Design - Designed and
executed experiments to measure attitudes towards computer synthesized
speech.
Physiological Measurement - Measured skin conductance
to monitor responses to uncivil political debate.
Statistical Analysis - Analysed social science
experiments using the SPSS statistical package.
Experience in both academic and industrial
environments.
Teaching Experience
Guest Lecturer - Presented a guest lecture at the
University of Calgary on Public Participation Issues for a course
on land use planning.
Teaching Assistant - TA for courses at Stanford
University including one course in which I taught sections of 20
students. Edited undergraduate assignments for correct English.
Guest Lecturer - Presented guest lectures at the
University of New Brunswick on Remote Sensing and on Printing
Technologies for a course on mapping concepts and technology.
Qualifications
MA in Communication, Stanford University, USA, 2001
MSc in engineering, Liverpool Polytechnic, United Kingdom, 1979
BSc in engineering, Loughborough University of Technology,
United Kingdom, 1975
European Engineer (EurIng) in over 30 European countries until 2019
Chartered Engineer (CEng) in the United Kingdom until 2019
Associate Fellow of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
Society (AFRSPSoc), United Kingdom until 2020
Professional Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS),
United Kingdom until 2020
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET),
United Kingdom until 2019
Summary of Employment
2019:
Retired.
2008 - 2008:
Software Tester contracted to the National Energy Board, Calgary, Alberta.
2004 - 2009:
Past President, President and Vice President of the charity Calgary Community Network Association, Alberta.
2004 - 2005:
Remote Sensing Consultant with GeoArctic Limited, Calgary, Alberta.
2002 - 2003:
Technical Director with the charity Calgary Community Network Association, Alberta.
1999 - 2001:
Graduate Student in the Department of Communication, Stanford University, USA.
1994 - 1999:
Computer System Manager with the Ocean Mapping Group, University of New Brunswick.
1990 - 1994:
Systems Manager with the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
1986 - 1989:
Image Processing Scientist with Wimpey Laboratories Limited, United Kingdom.
1980 - 1986:
Image Processing Scientist with Geosurvey International Limited, United Kingdom.
1979 - 1980:
Senior Development Engineer with Molins Limited, United Kingdom.
1978 - 1979:
MSc Student at Liverpool Polytechnic, United Kingdom.
1975 - 1978:
Process Technologist with Molins Limited, United Kingdom.
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