Michael Head

Current

Summer Intern at IBM Research
Graduate Research Assistant at Binghamton University

Past

Graduate Level Co-op (Fall semester) at IBM Research
Independent Contractor at Charles River Analytics
Technical Writer at Studio B Productions

Linux Specialist at Custom Systems Integration
Lead Programmer at zClipse.org
Graduate Research Assistant at Brandeis University
Advisory I/T Specialist at IBM Global Services

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Education

State University of New York at Binghamton
Brandeis University
State University of New York at Binghamton

State University of New York at Binghamton
Vestal High School

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Michael Head’s Summary

I am looking for work starting in October of 2009.

I desire to work with researchers in a collaborative research-oriented environment on cutting edge prototypes. This could be in the research division of a large company or in a research laboratory at a university. I'm particularly interested in infrastructure for high performance computing as well as collaborative software.

While I desire that my primary tasks involve building software prototypes, I would like to continue my involvement with the scientific community through continued authorship of publications in journals and presentations at conferences.

I am also open to considering a position in a startup environment working on high throughput distributed infrastructure. I'm particularly interested in connecting the tools used to distribute data in large web sites to analysis engines such as R.

Michael Head’s Specialties:

Fields of interest: High Performance Computing, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Software-based Research and Analysis
Education: PhD, Computer Science
Major Tools: Eclipse, GCC, Linux, Emacs
Primary Languages: Java, C, R, Python, LaTeX

Michael Head’s Experience

Summer Intern

IBM Research

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)

Continuation of work with Service Product Technologies and Platform department that started during the Fall Co-op position.
Graduate Research Assistant

Binghamton University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Grid infrastructure analysis and development, XML and SOAP performance analysis, GridFTP security and performance optimization, publication of research papers at conferences and in journals.
For a complete list of publications visit: http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~mike
Graduate Level Co-op (Fall semester)

IBM Research

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2008 — January 2009 (5 months)

Fall co-op at IBM research building prototypes for global technology services. Developed a web-based asset discovery tool for rapidly on-boarding small business customers into a remote I/T management portal.
Independent Contractor

Charles River Analytics

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

Java, Linux and AJAX developer on a network security-related project. Built (with a small team) an agent-based complex event processing system with a web-based frontend for intrusion detection.
Technical Writer

Studio B Productions

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)

February 2007 — June 2007 (5 months)

Freelance technical writing.
* SOA grid design patterns for computer graphics animation (Developerworks, July 2007)
Linux Specialist

Custom Systems Integration

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)

Developed a new Linux product for the company by installing, testing, and writing software for several I/O devices which allows the testing of electronic devices on manufacturing assembly lines.
Lead Programmer

zClipse.org

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 2 months)

Developed Open Source plugins for the Eclipse platform:
* Developer for Insectivore: a tool for sharing tasks/bugs without a server
* Sole developer for the JScheme Eclipse Plugin: an editor and associated features for the JScheme dialog of Scheme
Graduate Research Assistant

Brandeis University

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

September 2001 — May 2004 (2 years 9 months)

Analyzed and developed computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) applications, included groupware for software developers.
Advisory I/T Specialist

IBM Global Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 1999 — August 2001 (2 years 2 months)

Java and XML development for the Banking and Finance Industry; traveled to various customer locations and integrated with local development teams

Michael Head’s Education

State University of New York at Binghamton

Ph.D. , Computer Science/Grid Computing , 2004 — 2009

Worked with Madhusudhan Govindaraju in the Grid Computing Research Laboratory,
Founder: BU CS Informal Graduate Seminar Series,
Received: Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research

Activities and Societies:

Computer Science Graduate Student Organization, BUCS Graduate Seminar Series
Brandeis University

M.A. , Computer Science/CSCW , 2001 — 2004

Worked with Rick Alterman in the GROUP research group.
State University of New York at Binghamton

B.S. , Mathematics , 1995 — 1999

Received: Award for Excellence in Mathematical Sciences
State University of New York at Binghamton

B.S. , Computer Science , 1995 — 1999

Inducted: Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Activities and Societies:

Symphony Orchestra, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computers Robotics and Engineering (CoRE) SIH
Vestal High School

High School Diploma , 1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Orchestra, Binghamton Youth Symphony (BYSO), Science Club, Math Club, Track and Field (Sprints), National Honor Society

Additional Information

Michael Head’s Websites:

Michael Head’s Interests:

Mountain Biking, Snowboarding, Boardgaming, Computer Gaming, TV, Opensource Programming, Opensource Communities

Michael Head’s Groups:

IEEE, ACM, PADI, HCSSiM, SC05, SC06, SC07, SC Conference, STYP, Souther Tier Young Professionals, STNYLUG, Southern Tier New York Linux User Group, LinkedIn Q&A system