Principal Instigator at Strands
Greater Seattle Area
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- Principal Instigator at Strands
- Principal Scientist at Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto
- Connector-in-Chief at Interrelativity, Inc.
- Senior Researcher at Intel
- Researcher at Accenture
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science at University of Hartford
- Education
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- University of Massachusetts
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Ripon College
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Joe McCarthy’s Summary
My mission is to create new ways for technology to help people relate to one another, bridging the gaps between people by bridging the gaps between our online representations of ourselves and our presence in the physical world. More information about me (including my CV / resume) can be found on my Interrelativity page [http://interrelativity.com/joe] and my blog [http://gumption.typepad.com/blog].
Joe McCarthy’s Specialties:
Interrelating, instigating, organizing, motivating, researching, designing, developing, deploying, directing, recruiting, communicating.
Joe McCarthy’s Experience
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Principal Instigator
Strands
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
January 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 10 months)
Instigating the design, development and deployment of new technologies to help people discover, relate to and better enjoy the other people, places and things around them.
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Principal Scientist
Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOK; Wireless industry)
September 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 5 months)
Define future visions of disruptive technologies that create new business opportunities, design prototypes to explore those futures, deploy prototypes to evaluate their impact, and report on the findings.
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Connector-in-Chief
Interrelativity, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2004 — September 2006 (2 years )
As the founder, president and Connector-in-Chief of Interrelativity, Inc., my role was to build a viable business to provide integrated hardware and software solutions to help people better relate to and connect with one another. This involved a combination of strategy, planning, collaboration, design, sales, marketing and perseverence. My experience at Interrelativity was immensely rewarding in every dimension, except the financial one -- a fabulous learning and growth opportunity ... with a high tuition.
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Senior Researcher
Intel
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Computer Hardware industry)
September 2002 — October 2004 (2 years 2 months)
Define future visions of disruptive technologies, design prototypes to explore those futures, evaluate their impact and report on the findings.
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Researcher
Accenture
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACN; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1996 — September 2002 (6 years 2 months)
Define future visions of disruptive technologies, design prototypes to illustrate those vision, demonstrate prototypes and discuss implications with a variety of business audiences.
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science
University of Hartford
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1985 — June 1989 (3 years 10 months)
Teach undergraduate courses, develop and refine curricula, conduct research, provide service to the university community.
Joe McCarthy’s Education
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University of Massachusetts
Ph. D. , Computer Science , September 1989 — August 1996
Concentration: Artificial Intelligence / Natural Language Processing / Machine Learning
Thesis: “A Trainable Approach to Co-reference Resolution for Information Extraction”
Advisor: Wendy Lehnert -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S. , Computer Science , September 1983 — December 1985
Hartford campus of RPI
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Ripon College
B.A, , Philosophy , September 1979 — May 1983
Additional Information
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Joe McCarthy’s Interests:
Ubiquitous computing, situated computing, computer-supported cooperative work, human-computer interaction, active environments, proactive displays, instigating and organizing groups and events, yoga, tai chi, volleyball, billiards, darts, tennis, ping pong, guitar, Native American flute, fine foods & wines, humor, politics, and philosophy (some of which mix better than others)
Joe McCarthy’s Groups:
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Northwest Entrepreneurs Network (NWEN)
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Accenture Alumni Worldwide Group -
Ripon College Alumni
Joe McCarthy’s Honors:
Authored over 30 papers, delivered over 40 invited talks, received one patent, and a "Nova 7" award for technical innovation from Fitness Management Magazine
Joe McCarthy’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
