STEPHEN B KINZLER

http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~kinzler/ kinzler@cs.indiana.edu

Seeking opportunities to apply my expertise in the Internet, the Web and Unix while broadening my experience in new technologies, fields and roles.

SYSTEMS
Expert Unix (Sun Solaris, Linux, SGI Irix, AIX, HP-UX, etc),
Shell Scripts, Perl, HTML, CGI,
Apache, Netscape, HTTP, FTP, Email, NNTP
Competent Windows 95/NT, Dreamweaver,
Palm, Java, JavaScript, C, Scheme/Lisp,
Oracle, SQL, Matlab, SAS Enterprise Miner
 
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
OS Operating systems administration and utilization, with practical expertise with most major varieties of Unix since 1982. Frequent developer of administrative & user programs.
Networks TCP/IP-based communication protocols and software. Basic network administration and programming.
Internet/Web Technical webmastering and programming. Comprehensive Internet service administration. Active developer of unique network applications with the Web and Email. Since 1986.
Security Systems and network security technology and practice.
Programming Fluent in a number of procedural, object-oriented, functional, string processing, markup and scripting languages. Programming theory and practice, for both applications and systems software.
Analysis Strategic problem solving. Algorithm, software and data design. Complexity, cost and human/cognitive factors.
Non-technical Good written and oral communication, team and individual work, self-learning, innovation, teaching and tutoring.
AI Machine learning, data mining/KDD, neural networks, genetic algorithms, cognitive psychology and artificial life.
 
EXPERIENCE
1997-present SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST for the Health Management Research Center (HMRC) of the University of Michigan. Web application development. Unix server systems administration. High-end data mining software evaluation and acquisition.
1988-1997 SOFTWARE ENGINEER for the Indiana University (IU) Computer Science Department. Comprehensive large-site Unix systems administration of workstations, desktop servers and mainframes. Systems programming, Internet services support/development, special projects. Software customization, installation and maintenance.
1996-1997 CONTRACTOR for Sun Microsystems to Detente Technology. Internet and security software development and evaluation.
1996 INSTRUCTOR in Computer Science at IU. Created and taught an advanced course in Web technology and programming.
1992 SENIOR COMPUTER ENGINEER for the Biomechanics Department of the Spanish Olympic Training Center in Barcelona. Systems analysis, software development and scientific computation.
1986-1987 RESEARCH ASSISTANT in the IU Phonetics Laboratory.
1986-1987 ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR in Computer Science at IU.
 
SAMPLE PROJECTS
HMRC Web HRA Designed, developed and deployed a very secure Web version of a complex Health Risk Appraisal survey and analysis report used by UAW-GM employees and other large populations. Integrated this with an Oracle database.
Sun Netra Developed CGI modules for DHCP and SNMP service administration on the Sun Netra Internet server system. Evaluated the WebStalker security software for Netra integration. Performed Netra compatibility testing for WebStalker, VirusWall and Netscape SuiteSpot servers.
IU CS Web Cultivated a robust, customized technical infrastructure for the IU Computer Science Dept web servers, one of the first few hundred sites in existence and rated with four stars. Developed a self-maintaining, award-winning departmental personnel directory. Established a secure Internet "playground" for students to run web servers.
IUeval Designed and developed a large-scale, easily-administered, general online survey system with Email and Web user interfaces. Used in IU CS for all teaching evaluations.
ClipControl Developed this popular, award-winning Java applet for flexibly embedding audio clips in Web pages.
Picons Built and maintain these very large collections of user, domain and newsgroup icons for the Internet community. Developed unique picon applications and Internet services.
Usenet Oracle Created and maintain this popular recreational Email service for collaborative, creative humor. Since 1989.
ABAT Conducted intensive software development for an ambitious, innovative project at the Barcelona Summer Olympics to record and digitize athletic performances in Track & Field and Gymnastics for full 3-D biomechanical analysis and computer animation generation for international television broadcast during the Games. Established a lab of SGI workstations and PC digitization stations at the main Olympic venue.
More information about most of these projects can be found via my personal web pages at http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~kinzler/.
 
EDUCATION
1986-1987 Indiana University, Bloomington IN
Degree: M.S. in Computer Science; minor in Cognitive Science
Candidacy: Ph.D. in Computer Science
GPA: 3.95 of 4.00
1982-1986 Jamestown College, Jamestown ND
Degree: B.A. in Computer Science with Honors, Mathematics; minor in Philosophy
GPA: 4.00 of 4.00, Summa Cum Laude
 
HONORS
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
  • US Presidential Scholar Finalist
  • Jamestown College President's Key Award
  • Jamestown College Fellow in Computer Science and Mathematics
  • Jamestown College Dept Prizes in Chemistry, Mathematics and Philosophy
  • Alpha Chi and Gamma Sigma Honor Societies
  • Eagle Scout
  • Who's Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges, 1986
  • ABI Young Community Leaders of America, 2nd ed
  • Marquis Who's Who in the Media and Communications; Science and Engineering; Finance and Industry; the Midwest; the World

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