- Principal Research Programmer / Project Manager, May 2004 to Present.
The Auton Lab (www.autonlab.org) at Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Auton Lab is a data mining research group made up of about 30 people
including graduate students, staff programmers, and faculty. The lab
is directed by Dr. Andrew Moore.
- Architect and team lead for an ambitious new cross-platform
data mining suite that
includes a large range of data manipulation tools, data visualization
tools, and algorithms. The
algorithms are built as plugins to the framework,
allowing easy extension and distribution of the software. The suite
includes graphical and
command line interfaces, scripting via
Python, a C programmer's API, and uses a socket
based client/server design.
The software is being used internally by CMU students and
is scheduled for its first external deployment in the fall of 2005.
- Supervisor of 8 staff programmers. Solely responsible for directing
the work done by the web
developer, systems administrator, and three research
programmers.
- Manager of staff hiring process. Responsibilities include
writing job postings, developing
interview strategy, training interviewers,
and conducting phone and in-person interviews.
- Developer of infrastructure in use by other lab members including
a Windows build system, software packaging and distribution tools for
Linux and Windows, and the deployment of an intranet site containing
documentation and how-to guides.
- Senior Research Programmer, May 2003 to May 2004
The Auton Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Developed a cross-platform graphical interface for the lab's
research algorithms.
This interface is currently available for download
as the front end to most of the software distributed on
www.autonlab.org.
- Developed an interview strategy and C programming test,
working with one other programmer.
Interviewed candidates to fill four staff programmer positions
and six summer intern positions.
- Software Engineer: User Interface Development, January 1999 to May 2003.
Ansoft Corporation (www.ansoft.com), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ansoft produces software for virtual prototyping of
electrical and mechanical engineering designs.
- May 2002 to May 2003:
Implemented the boundary definitions module in the rewrite of the
Ansoft HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator) product. Work included
library and class design, implementation, gathering user feedback,
and improving the design and usability of the software based on that
feedback. I worked with the technical writers to
develop the context help system and added tools to help developers
document new features for the writers.
I also made significant improvements to the usability of the
product's scripting interface.
- September 2000 to May 2002:
Worked on a small team to
design and prototype the rewrite of the Ansoft HFSS
product. Challenges included integration
into a new product framework that would allow all of the Ansoft
products to work together, teamwork and communication between people
in several branch offices, backward compatibility,
error and status handling, context help, scripting,
undo/redo, and internationalization.
- January 1999 to September 2000:
Fixed over 300 existing defects in Ansoft products. Took on responsibility
for the Unix installation of the Ansoft software. Added new features and
graphical interface components to
existing Ansoft products, including interfacing with a new solver library.
- Recitation Instructor, September 1997 to December 1998.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Fellow of Mathematics, June 1994 to May 1997.
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.
Tutored students in many undergraduate mathematics courses on a walk-in
basis. Collaborated with faculty and students to improve the tutorial program.
- Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
Sponsored by the NSF, Summer 1996.
Computer Science Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
As one of the 14 students chosen to participate in the program, I worked under the
advisement of Dr. Joseph Kearney to produce terrain generation software
requested by Ford Motor Company for their experimental driving simulator.
My research was completed on schedule and included thorough supporting
documentation.
- Summer Mathematics Program for Women Undergraduates
Sponsored by the NSF, Summer 1995.
Mathematics Department, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
I was one of 20 women selected to participate in this program which strives
to hone students' mathematical skills, broaden their knowledge
and prepare them to pursue a career in mathematics.
My semi-artistic pursuits include making decorative wooden boxes,
bending wire into jewelry, and melting glass to make beads. I
also enjoy hiking in the mountains and gardening.