Michael Bobak
  http://homepage.mac.com/bobak
 
   Seeking creative computational problem-solving post as either a: Knowledge-Engineer, Scientific/Research-Programmer/Systems-Analyst/Architect, Scientist, Multi-disciplined Research/Software-Engineer.
       
I have a strong desire to further my knowledge/experience with a variety of Artificial Intelligence and modeling&simulation techniques.  I look for stimulating peer interaction on challenging projects. I am particularly interested in work related to a Knowledge-Based-Modeling&Simulation Environment &/or an Assisted Problem-Solving-Environment.  [e-Science, Semantic(Web/Grid)Services]
Interest: Knowledge-(Representation/Reasoning/Management) for cooperative Scientific modeling,
via multi-use Model-Based-Reasoning on an explicit layer describing pre-constructed applications and data.
I would like to be using a Lisp/CLOS with a focus on KnRep/modeling/rule-use/etc.

Educational Background    M.S. Biophysics & Computational Biology, (with focus in AI)
                    B.S. Physics and B.S. Biophysics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, May 1988 dept-distinction, October 1993
Thesis: Molecular Simulation with Expert Rules (accompanying code written in OPS5/Lisp/C)
 
Programming Skills
   
General Languages:    [19+ years]        Object Orientated Languages: [14+ years]
C (6+ years)         [over 19 years]    C++ (1+ years)
FORTRAN (6+ years)                    Smalltalk (~1 year)
Lisp (3+ years)     [10+of lisps over 19 years]    Python(< 1year), Java (~1 year)        [over 10+yrs]
Scheme (~1 yr)            CLOS [Common-Lisp-Object-System]
CLIPS [C Language Integrated Production System] 4+ yrs     COOL [CLIPS Object Orientated Language] (4+ years)
[CLIPS is based upon ART]    ART-Enterprise (originally by Inference Corp.) (4+ years)  [CLIPS&AE both~have CLOS]
MUMPS (1/2 year), and various others.
  
Rule-Based Programming Languages:[10+ years]
OPS5 [Official Production System 5], JESS (1 yr), Prolog, GoldWorks(< 1 yr), CLIPS, Art*Enterprise 4+years 
 
Libraries:  SGI's Graphics Language (OpenGL) (3+ years)
High Performance Computing (HPC)  (packages&libs) (3+ years) eg.PVM [Parallel-Virtual-Machine]
Web-Services: using Tomcat/Axis SOAP, jsp;  Semantics via Protege-OWL/SWRL/Jess
Database: MS-Jet/SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, other commercial via OR-mapping tool.
Operating Systems:
UNIX (16+ years), incl. Linux, OS-X.Darwin (since beta) (5+ years), NeXTSTEP, MS NT/Win2k (6+ years)
 
College Course work related to Artificial Intelligence (AI):
 
Pattern Recognition & Machine Learning    Programming Language Principles 
Special Topics in Neural Networks         Mathematical Modeling & Visualization
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence         Building Problem Solvers
Mechanized Mathematical Inference -(1/2 of)     Human Computer Interaction(HCI)
Computer Inference & Knowledge Acquisition     AI-2 http://aima.cs.berkeley.edu/
Computer Models of Cognitive Processes     Numerical Analysis
Design of Computer Problem Solvers
  
College Extracurricular Experience:    Physics Society officer, 3 years.
Community Radio Station show, 2 years;         Other groups and volunteering.
 
Professional Organizations:        AAAI  [American Association for Artificial Intelligence]
IEEE Computer Society  [computer.org]         IEEE [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]
Work Experience:
  
2/2001-present    Freelance/Mindbox/etc            Chicago, IL
Knowledge Engineer
Rule-based, Case-based, Machine-learning/Data-Mining, &any Lisp work. Long-term computational-science (bio/chem/physics/bioinformatics), sim/AI background.  Applied to a wide variety of problems. Will do the 'smarts' behind web selling, teaching, & many other applications. Research(science/AI/etc)programming, simulation, visualization,... Can take advanced/novel projects from idea to prototype to deployment.  Part-time projects are just fine/preferred for maint.
Worked through http://www.mindbox.com  3/02-10/02. [used Art*Enterprise]
See: “http://softdist.mindbox.com/pressreleases/Ocwen Mind Box.doc”
Worked upto ? time for http://cas.dis.anl.gov  5/03-5/04 [used Java Simulation] &in 06?
Worked fulltime 8/03-~05 labs.gte.com, Model-Based-Diagnosis on a national scale. 
[Used Art*Enterprise] See: http://hompage.mac.com/IAAI96-SSCFI.pdf
Bioinformatics/control contract 11/04-12/05 [Used CLIPS&Protege.stanford.edu/Java/DB]
 Control of perfusion pumps on light microscope sample, monitoring incl. Machine-vision.
 Bio-ontology/reasoning/Kn-mngt for the experiment setup. Incl. Grant proposal work.
 Flexible time is fine, but I prefer w2 over 1099 if it will be for any period.
Worked for CME.com 2/06-to-06/06 (re)organizing trade-data validation code.[CLIPS/Lisp/Jess/Protege REST]
[Early-stage startup] Signal-Processing/Machine-Learning06/06-[Lisp/etc]
Contact me for estimates & reasonably priced prototypes.  Available for term work.     

6/1998-2/2001       University of  Illinois        Urbana-Champaign, IL
(Senior) Research Programmer  (Knowledge Based Systems Lab)
Organize many levels of a very large knowledge based simulation projects.
Brought over 18 programmers together to deliver a coherent product.  Being used in classroom, real life testing, presented atIAAI99  'Automated Instructor Assistant for Ship Damage Control'
Ran weekly (sub)group meetings, down to help solving any problem.
Hiring, demo/design/install trips, prototyping to lead project direction.
Taught group of 6 how to use a Rule-Based-shell for a reasoner-rewrite in Art*Enterprise.  
Projects included: Simulation-based, Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) & Real-Time control system.
The system teaches Navy officers how to save a simulated ship in crisis.
A variant was developed to catch real crisis conditions and suggest solutions, in real-time.

10/1996-6/1998      Brightware            Novato, CA
Knowledge Engineer
Helped develop and install their very first product (Intelligent email reply).
Worked between development and consulting.
Helped on several Knowledge-Based business applications.
Helped with several deployed Knowledge-Based business applications (eg. financial: mortgage, web based job finder). All with Art*Enterprise.  See: http://www.brightware.com/eservice_solutions/
_More recently I worked 1/2year for the new version of the company: Mindbox.

2/1996-8/1996       Institute of Learning Sciences         Evanston, IL
Lead Programmer/Analyst
Wrote lisp code (mainly GUI) for Qualitative Research Group.
Learned more about Qualitative/Quantitative Simulation, Model-Based Reasoning, Intelligent-Tutoring-Systems, & general Lisp programming.
 See: http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/NSF/Cyclepad/aboutcp.htm

2/1993-2/1996       Argonne National Lab        Argonne, IL
Software Engineer (EAD then DIS groups)
Wrote fielded Expert System by myself at the end of grad-school.  [in Lisp then CLIPS]
Prototyped communication & control of distributed simulation. [in CLIPS PVM etc]
Agent wrapping of simulations with CLIPS+PVM, to describe then mix and match them.
  Also used C++/Smalltalk/FORTRAN with PVM; Other work as needed. Algo/Viz/Etc.
  Written up in a book about innovative distributed object application.
 See: http://www.dis.anl.gov/DEEM http://www.dis.anl.gov/DEEM/DIAS/ diaswp.html
      http://homepage.mac.com/bobak/diaswp.pdf http://doogis.dis.anl.gov/paper/index.html
 _More recently I worked part-time for the new subgroup of dis: cas.dis.anl.gov.

1/1990-1/1993       University of Illinois        Urbana-Champaign, IL
Graduate Research Assistant /Research Programmer
Wrote molecular graphics package used in classes & for publications. [in C]
Used machine-learning techniques for protein structure prediction.
Wrote thesis on Knowledge-Based Simulation Environment. [Lisp/OPS5/C]
 Overseen by heads of the NCSA CompBio group and head of Biophysics at the time.
  see: http://web.bilkent.edu.tr/ncsa/Apps/CBdir.html

4/1989-12/1989           NCSA,Uof IL,GIST        Urbana-Champaign, IL
Programmer/Consultant    [National Center for Supercomputing Applications]
Suggested scientific software path for Software Tools Group of NCSA;  Wrote molecular graphics code for a professor. Wrote testing code for Global Info Systems Tech. [in C]

10/1988-4/1989     Shearson Lehman Hutton        London, England
Programmer (Research Computing)
Maintained financial databases & daily report information.  Organized worldwide mailing system.
Wrote code for statistics for stock predictions.  [MUMPS and Maths-package]

3/1982-8/1988       Construction Engineering Research Lab    Urbana-Champaign, IL
Research Programmer (Modeling then Acoustics teams)
Provided research support from start to finish.
Wrote and ran computer simulation code, compared output with field data. [FORTRAN]
Did field measurments to back up predictions.  (Team/Self; Local/US/World-wide)
My work went into several published papers.  Some found at:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1987ASAJ...81..638J
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1987nce..conf..215R
        http://www.cecer.army.mil/td/tips/pub/details.cfm?PUBID=1452&TOP=1
- Early work went into GRASS: http://grass.itc.it/intro/general.php
 
Experience Summary:
Modeling&Simulation and AI work has helped my design and algorithmic skills. Growing up around UIUC, using networked computers (PLATO) since early grade-school, early tech-groups (sci/eng/CS), then work in & around supercomputing, has set my standards for what is a good/ interesting system, quite high.  I get something out of all of my work, yet think I can do more.  So I continue to look for places that I can enact (at least parts of) my vision.  I prefer scientific applications, but the ability to push the norm with innovative applications wins out in any domain. If your IT dept. already has the skills for what you want done, I probably shouldn't work for you.
  
Contact:    Michael Bobak
    1317 W Grand 4th fl        Phone: 312-666-3294
    Chicago IL, 60622          Email:  bobak@computer.org
 
References:                Available upon request.