James A. Moore,  Ph. D.

Position Sought

I am seeking a position which takes advantage of my extensive education and technical
background. I can work alone, as a member of a group or managing the group.  My approach
to any  problem is simply that it can be done (perhaps in ways that have never been tried before). 
The depth of my education and breadth of my experience(see below) qualify me as a powerful technical generalist. What can I do for you?

Summary of Qualifications

» Skilled in verbal/written/graphical communication
» Adept with many Internet applications
» Clever, creative, innovative, with a sense of humor
» Accomplished lecturer and educator
» Able to readily grasp/evaluate/explain new technologies
» Effective team player or lone wolf
» Superior analytic and problem-solving skills
» Charter member: Internet Developers Association
» Designed/built large Knowledge-Based (Expert) Systems
» Certified Knowledge Engineer
» Extensive (if dated) experience in Natural Language comprehension
    and models of communication
» Experienced (20 years) with all facets of personal computing and desktop publishing

Summary of Achievements

» Composed/posted/maintain World Wide Web site for Marina del Rey (CA) Chamber of Commerce
     (This chamber has since gone out of business)

» Likewise, for several other clients – see http://www.the-calculating-lady.com

» Certified as a Knowledge Engineer by the International Association of Knowledge Engineers.

» Implemented intelligent assistant for two major IBM “Help Desks”, capturing experts’ knowledge
   for use by less-expert helpers -- improving customer satisfaction while significantly reducing costs.

» Reinforced IBM’s presence in academic research community by conducting competition for and
   awarding research grants to Computer Science Depts.

» Promoted IBM’s new RISC product line by managing joint research project with major university.

» Discovered new, efficient algorithm for robotic vision (object recognition).

» Exposed inadequate financial advisory service who wanted to manage IBM’s retirement funds.

»Discovered new psycho-linguist structure (Dialogue Games) which are an essential element in
   human communication.

 

Pedigree

Ph.D. --  (1971) Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science (Minor: Artificial Intelligence).

B.S. --     (1964) M.I.T., Mathematics (Minor: Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence).

Career

Self-Employed -- Consultant,  7/94 - present.

Currently, advise commercial customers and individuals on a wide variety of personal computing concerns – selecting hardware and software, installing/configuring these items and  training in their use.  Also instruct clients regarding their use of, and presence on the Internet.  Now actively composing/posting World Wide Web pages for commercial clients.  My Internet experience spans 35 years; my personal computing activities, 25 years.

IBM -- Senior Knowledge Engineer, Knowledge Engineering Services, 8/92 - 6/94.

Consulted for internal and external customers.  Advised and assisted clients with planning, initiating, deploying, evaluating and training users for Knowledge-Based projects.  Implemented Case-Based applications to add intelligence to Help Desk activities. 

IBM -- Senior Academic Discipline Specialist, Academic Information Systems, 4/90 - 7/92.

Technical and collegial interface between IBM and academia (Computer Science & Math).  Promoted IBM’s presence with trade shows, research grants and participating in accreditation organization. 

IBM -- Senior Scientific Staff, Los Angeles Scientific Center, 7/89 - 4/90.

Company-wide consultant and lecturer on Artificial Intelligence.  Initiated a project to explore the potential applications (many) of Artificial Intelligence to Geographic Information Systems.

IBM -- Senior Systems Strategy Administrator, Artificial Intelligence Project Office, 9/88 - 6/89.

Examined and assessed new technologies and advised upper IBM management on the roles they should have in the company's future.

IBM -- Artificial Intelligence Project, (assignment at Carnegie Mellon Univ.) 09/86 - 09/88.

Liaison between IBM and Carnegie Mellon University for their $5.5 million Artificial Intelligence joint study.  Cataloged, advertised and promoted CMU research within IBM. Lectured at IBM Scientific Centers in Europe and Middle East. 

IBM -- Advisory Scientific Staff, Los Angeles Scientific Center, 12/82 - 08/86.

Consultant to development of IBM's Expert System Environment product.  Senior scientist on the “L. A. Artificial Intelligence Project” where I led the research on robotic control, vision and natural-language.  Consulted and lectured at numerous IBM sites; spoke and advised on issues of ArtificialIntelligence and AI languages.  Lectured on LISP in Tokyo (IBM Japan) and Artificial Intelligence Principles in the Peoples Republic of China (Tianjin University).

USC/Information Sciences Institute -- Computer Science Research Staff, 6/73 - 6/82.

Conducted Natural Language research (developed both language understanding and generation systems) for DoD (Advanced Research Projects Agency). 

Discovered and published “Dialogue Games”, psycho-linguistic knowledge, inborn in humans, which facilitates the learning of language and use of it to effect multi-person communication and problem-solving.

 

Other Activities

Villa Toulon Homeowners Association, 1989 – current

Served on the board of our condominium association in various capacities, 3 years as president.

Villa Marina Council, 1997 -- current

Served on the Board as VP for years, recently elected president.  The Villa Marina Council is the association that is composed of all 18 condominiums in our neighborhood.  My role was as an internal organizer/communicator and external activist.  In the latter, I dealt with a wide variety of local politicians, commissions, councils, etc., promoting or opposing developmental activities which might affect our community.  Designed and maintain their web site: www.villamarinacouncil.com.

Save Our Marina Hospital, 5/2002 -- current

Helped found and direct this grass-roots effort to block the closure of our local (Marina del Rey) hospital by the second-largest healthcare company in the country.  (We won!)  Designed and maintain their web site: www.somh.org.

Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital, 10/2002 – current

Was appointed to the board to participate in the hospital’s management (same hospital as above) and represent the interests of the adjoining neighborhood.  Have nothing to do with their web site.

Licensed Parachutist (Jumpmaster) and Pilot (Single Engine, Land), both inactive

References and Publications

On request.