Resume of Christopher R. Waterson

Christopher R. Waterson

515 Cherry St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
TEL +1 313 332-0569
FAX +1 313 669-8039
waterson@eecs.umich.edu
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/waterson/

Graduate Program, Computer Science and Engineering
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
August, 1995 to present.

Currently pursuing M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
Cumulative GPA 8.6/9.0. Expected to complete M.S. degree in May, 1997.
Graduate Student Research Assistant, May 1996 to Present. Working with John Laird and Randolph Jones on planning in the Soar intelligent architecture; specifically, gradual strategy shifts in a means-ends framework.
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, August 1995 to May 1996. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Compiler Construction.

B.S.E., Computer Engineering
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
May 1992

Technical Lead, Einhorn, Ltd., Ann Arbor, MI
March 1996 to Present.

Provide technical leadership and oversight for Java-based virtual community software. Work with and provide guidance to several junior developers in a start-up environment.
Responsibilities include system architecture design and review, exploration and evaluation of technical implementation alternatives, design and implementation of key components (distributed services architecture, drag & drop, high-performance graphics).

Independent Systems Integrator, San Francisco, CA
January 1995 to August, 1995.

Clients include Bechtel Corporation, Terrace Systems Corporation.
Services include project management, system analysis, design, implementation.
Systems supported include graphical corporate transaction gathering and decision support applications.
Continue to provide limited consulting services on a regular basis to my clients.

Application Manager, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, CA
August, 1993 to January, 1995

Managed analysis, design, and development of corporate Transaction Gathering Systems, a set of easy-to-use graphical applications that has been deployed to approximately 10K users world-wide.
Designed and developed corporate "shared information" database to maintain standard accounting, human resource, and management information. This database is the lynch-pin that integrates several heterogenous corporate information systems.
Technical environment included MS Windows, UNIX, VMS, Gupta SQLWindows, Oracle7, DECnet.

Programmer/Analyst, Warner Custom Music, San Carlos, CA
August, 1992 to August, 1993

Analyzed business requirements to develop company-wide software strategy.
Designed and implemented several decision support and on-line transaction processing applications to support an information-intensive business.
Developed intuitive GUI for generic set management that was used in several applications.
Technical environment included Macintosh, MS Windows, UNIX, SmallTalk, C++, Novell.

Programmer/Analyst, Deucalion Resources Group, Ann Arbor, MI
May, 1990 to July, 1992

Designed, implemented, documented, and trained users on a custom package of client-server applications ranging from hardware device drivers to high-level GUI interfaces.
Gained early experience in all phases of product development and project management requiring several programmers.
Technical environment included OS/2 Presentation Manager, MS SQLServer, LAN Manager.

Fluent in C++, C, Java, HTML, SQL, PL/SQL, SmallTalk, LISP, Soar, SAL.
Environments include Windows, Oracle, OS/2, Mac.
Skills include object-oriented analysis and design (OMT, Booch), structured software engineering methodologies (Oracle CASE), project management.

Last Updated: October 10, 1996