Kaolin Fire kaolin.fire@erif.org 510 919-4966

BS Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Focus in Bioelectrical Engineering. Core courses included digital design, signal processing, bioelectrical interfacing, algorithms, and system modeling. University of California, Berkeley 1995 2000 Berkeley California USA C/C++ SQL PHP Java JSP/Servlets JDBC Perl JavaScript Lisp/Scheme HTML/xHTML CSS GLUT OpenGL OpenAL Algorithms Patterns & Antipatterns Object Oriented Design E-commerce XML Cross-platform development i18n MySQL PostgreSQL SQL Server Access Office (including Powerpoint) Adobe Photoshop Blender Gimp vi/vim BIND Apache Tomcat Sendmail/postfix svn/CVS bash Linux FreeBSD Dos/Windows This includes neurochemistry, biology, electrical engineering, interfacing, artificial intelligence, theories of consciousness, chaos theory, and all things related. I enjoy painting (generally abstract/surreal), and writing fiction and poetry. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a strong ability to adapt to the situation at hand. Specialties include (but are not limited to) database interfaces, creating data channels between heterogenous systems, quickly evaluating and learning new technologies, and designing systems that run themselves. Many years of experience using and administering a wide range of computer platforms. Well-rounded person with an eclectic set of interests, ideas, and hobbies; I add personality and depth to any situation. Favorite words include context, perspective, and scale. Partner Hand Brewed, LLC Los Angeles California USA January2006 Launched full re-development of valenciaacura.com (custom content management system, integration with Reynolds & Reynolds inventory system, integration with VINLink VIN detailing system) Launched full re-development of campusbooks.com (custom content management system, custom reporting, ongoing maintenance and extensions of development) Programming Manager Centric Valencia California USA November2004 January2006 Defined a solid and defensible requirements document format; this requirements document enabled clients, designers, and developers all to understand, discuss, and agree upon what was being done. Mentored more junior developers in languages and concepts Delegated tasks and set timelines Created a fast and extensible framework for future development that is especially easy for a new developer to come up to speed on; shifted Centric's development paradigm towards fast development of modular, standards-heavy sites that load faster and are simpler and faster to maintain Managed and developed several key accounts; had a part in redeveloping several sites for Memorex, as well as local organizations and large email campaigns. Lead Developer Timbuk2 Designs San Francisco California USA June2003 November2004 Re-architected the business logic of the website so as to integrate it with manufacturing and finance, normalizing information storage. Freelance Web Developer Self-employed Oakland California USA July2002 June2003 Continued to expand on techniques and strategies developed at Pharsight nee Metazoa. Built a string of websites for companies and individuals of disparate taste and requirements. Advised on and maintained legacy code. Technical support as necessary. Lead Engineer Pharsight Corp, formerly Metazoa, Inc. San Francisco California USA March2000 July2002 Designed an enterprise intranet application and managed a small team of programmers to implement it. Chose technology platforms and designed product development cycles and documentation standards. Mentored team members and anyone interested in the technologies involved. Designed and implemented a system for pharmaceutical R&D, with complete auditing, revision control, and user authentication, including design of application and server security, with JSP/servlets and a transactional PostgreSQL, or Oracle database. Maintained and tuned FreeBSD, MySQL, PostgreSQL for optimal performance and security. Maintained/streamlined/refactored old and externally developed code. System Administrator / Program Analyst Green Manufacturing Labs @ UC Berkeley Berkeley California USA August1998 December1999 Maintained, patched, and updated a Windows NT network combined via Samba with AIX and Irix machines. Debugged/mentored software development by various graduate students. Redesigned and automated aspects of the group's website. Software Architect/Developer Simplexity.Com, formerly TalkingOnAir Sunnyvale California USA November1999 Contracted to revamp the back-end customer information and checkout process. Created an engine for handling generic tasks out of a database which made the process infinitely extensible and mutable. Implemented the previous system (with minor adjustments to make the checkout out an easier experience for customers). Documented system so the on-staff system administrator could manage potential changes to the checkout process. Lecturer Computer Science Department @ University of Umea Umea Sweden May1999 August1999 Lectured off of a skeletal curriculum for two levels of students: an introduction to programming via Java, and for graduate students/professors an intensive course which provided as much detail as could be reasonably assimilated for the duration of the course. Intern NovoMedia San Francisco California USA November1995 December1996 Automated an inter-office newscasting system between Toyota and NovoMedia Created scripts to run a voting booth for Toyota's website Software Architect/Developer (personal projects) 1998 (2001-2004) NFG (http://nfg.ca) is a fiction/poetry/art magazine for which I developed and maintain the infrastructure/website. The website helps staff from several countries/continents communicate with each other and artists, and allows for extensive targeted document managemenet with the submissions. (2001-) poemranker (http://poemranker.com) is a cross between a poetry workshop and the amihotornot phenomenon. I designed, wrote, and maintain the site. It's been Yahoo's pick of the day (July 7, 2002) and has been covered in the UK's Guardian Twice, and once on BBC Radio 2. (1998-) imaginaries (http://imaginaries.org) is a writers' cooperative for fantasy, science-fiction, horror, and slip-stream. Taking over the reins from its founder, I brought this writing group into the 20th century. I coordinate the efforts of a team of contributors to provide support for an international membership that spans the globe, and act both as editor of the site and group facilitator, helping to smooth relations between people with enormously diverse backgrounds, desires, and intentions. Available upon request 6 June 2006