Joseph J. Strout's Resume

Joseph J. Strout

4067-A Miramar St.
La Jolla, CA 92037-1332
(619) 546-1736

Objective

Design and produce software tools which make it easier for others to learn programming or to produce high-quality software.

Education

A.B. (Honors) in Psychology (Minor in Mathematics) from Miami University in Oxford, OH. May 1994.

M.S. in Neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego. June 1997.

Computer Experience

Over 15 years of programming experience in various languages and platforms (see below). Designed and maintains several web sites generating thousands of hits per day. Designed and produced many software packages now widely used in business, scientific, and personal arenas. Experienced in 3-D graphics, interface design, database design and implementation, network programming, and artificial intelligence (including neural networks, expert systems, natural language processing, and image analysis).

Languages: C/C++, Java, Python, Perl, Pascal, FORTRAN, BASIC, FORTH, assembly

Platforms: Unix (various), MacOS, PalmOS (Pilot), Vax/VMS

A portfolio of software and other work is available on the web at:

http://www.strout.net/

Awards

3rd place winner in the 1998 Loebner Competition for artificial intelligence (1998)
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow (1996)
Goldwater Scholar (1992)
recipient of the U.S. Army's top award at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) for a novel learning algorithm for neural networks (1989)

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Jan 2000 - present) -- design, implementation, and maintenance of a major software product (REALbasic) involving compiler design, user interface, and cross-platform API development.
Biocomputing Specialist (Jan 1999 - Jan 2000) -- job duties include designing and writing software for hardware control, data analysis and visualization, and simulation for a neuroscience laboratory. Involves 3D graphics, mathematics, and user interface design in languages of C/C++, Python, and Lisp.
Programmer/Analyst (1990 - 1994) -- job duties included designing and writing software for inventory control, automated manufacturing, process planning, and miscellaneous utilities for a fluid-products manufacturing company.
ARO Ingersoll Rand
1 Aro Center
Bryan, OH 43506
(419)636-4242
Supervisor: David Bianco
Software Consultant (1994) -- helped in-house programmers design and code a process planning and cost-estimation system for a cable & harness manufacturing company.
Denron
2135 Ringwood Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131
(408)435-8588
Supervisor: Ron Mills

References available upon request.