John L. Moreland
(858) 534-5170
12634 Carmel Country Rd, #127
jmoreland@ucsd.edu
San Diego, CA 92130 USA
Resume
Job Experience
2005-present
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Technology Director - Synthesis Center
Principle engineer for the
Synthesis Center
Systems architect for advanced display and visualization systems
Principle architect of the
Molecular Biology Toolkit (MBT)
2001-2005
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Senior Visualization Scientist - Interaction Environments
Multi-disciplinary principle engineer for the
High-Density Displayh (HDD)
system
Principle architect for a custom distributed graphics computer
Principle architect of the
Molecular Biology Toolkit (MBT)
Core architect and developer of the NPACI
Scalable Visualiztion Toolkit (SVT/VisTools)
1999-2001
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Associate Staff Programmer/Analyst - Interaction Environments
Principle architect of SDSC's
High-Density Display
system
Principle architect of SDSC's
Access Grid
project
1997-1999
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Senior Programmer/Analyst - Interaction Technology Group
Principle architect of I.T. software infrastructure
Sole designer and developer of
DAS (Data Arbitration System)
Principle designer and developer of
MICE (Molecular Interactive Collaborative Environment)
SIGGRAPH 97 (Los Angeles), VRML 97 course speaker
DOCT
CORBA integration analysis
1993-1997
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Programmer/Analyst - Visualization Technology Group
Supercomputing 96 (Pittsburg) featured projects
CalTech/NSF Site Review
(Pasadena) featured projects
SIGGRAPH 96 (New Orleans) VRML 2.0 course co-chair
VRML Repository
co-creator
VRML 95 Conference
co-chair
Co-Chair of
VRML Behavior Workshop
San Diego Bay CAVE project
Distributed Climate Simulation Lab (DCSL)
US Patent Database
Gallery of Science
WebView
co-author
Perl Behavior System (PBS)
for VRML
Virtual Reality Behavior System (VRBS)
for VRML
VRML tool suite
Supercomputing 95 (San Diego) participant
SIGGRAPH 93 (Anaheim) participant
SIGGRAPH 91 (Las Vegas) participant
Supercomputing 91 (Albuquerque) course speaker
Delegation Of Authority (DOA) for Visualization Technology group
Developed Interactive Multimedia Production Studio (IMPS)
Team member for
SDSC Image Tools (imtools)
Designed and prototyped software system for automated (UNIX-based) image-to-video recording system
Visualizations ( SFBay, SDBay, Radar Jamming, Spacecraft Antenna, Crash Bogie, Protein Kinase)
1987-1993
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Programmer/Analyst - Consulting Services Group
Designed and wrote
Cosmoid
, a Human Genome visualization system.
Machine Automated Response System (MARS)
Assisted users in solving UNIX usage, software development, and optimization problems.
Developed and taught
technical training workshops
Designed and implemented Macintosh application software
Tested UNIX utilities ported to Cray XMP under CTSS
Represented SDSC at the 1988 Apple Developer's Conference
System/Network Administration
1985-1987
CalSpace / Consortium for Space Automation & Robotics (C-SAR)
Computer Consultant
1984-1985
Gordon K. Williamson and Associates
Computer Software Developer
1983-1984
Coopervision Diagnostics
R&D technician and prototype machinist
1981-1983
Dicon (Diagnostic Concepts)
R&D technician and model maker
1979-1981
Hamstra and Company
Construction work
Other Experience
1982-present
Introduction to VRML 97 Workshop
Co-Author of
The VRML 2.0 Sourcebook
Introduction to VRML 2.0 Workshop
Co-Author of
Dr. Dobb's Journal article on Optimizing VRML
Introduction to VRML 1.0 Workshop
Co-Author of
The VRML Sourcebook
Perl training course
Produced "MandelZoom" video
Produced San Diego Bay suage spill video
Software Beta-testing experience ( eXodus, TCP/IP driver, SuperCard, SuperPaint tool libraries)
Certified Apple Macintosh Software Developer
Founded
Opus Software
(
moreland@opus-software.com
)
Education
Degrees
1984-1989
UCSD - Revelle college
BS in Applied Mathematics
Minor in Cognative Science
Diplomas
1980-1983
La Jolla High School
Graduated from La Jolla High School with distinction
Certificates
Feb 1996
Sun Microsystems
Advanced Java Programming (SL-270)
Awards
May 1996
Society for Technical Communicators (STC)
Category: reference or tutorial guide book
Title: "The VRML Sourcebook"
Nov 1995
General Atomics
Outstanding performance award