• Web: HTML, CSS, XML, XSL, Perl, CGI, PHP, JavaScript, Web page design, Usability
• Programming languages: Visual Basic, Smalltalk, C, Perl, JavaScript, PHP
• Software: Macromedia - Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Contribute; Adobe - Photoshop, Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator; Microsoft - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access; Oracle – database design and use
• Excellent writing, photographic and graphic design skills

EMPLOYMENT:

Web developer/designer

• 1999 - present
• Designed web sites, posters, brochures, manuals
• Took photographs for web sites and printed materials
• Portfolio available at www.jumaka.com

• Language Analysis and Knowledge Engineering Lab, School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa
• summers 1992 and 1993, part-time 1994 to 2001
• Researched and programmed the Text Analyzer - a tool for finding information in documents
• Developed Web-based knowledge-base system called  Ikarus
• Programmed additions to the CODE4 Knowledge Management System
• Programmed in Perl, Visual Basic, Smalltalk, C, JavaScript and Icon and wrote accompanying documentation
• Created Web pages for the LAKE Lab

• School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Fall 1994, Winter 1997, Fall 1997
• Helped students and marked assignments in Knowledge Engineering, Programming Languages, Information Retrieval and the Internet, and Operating Systems courses

• School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Summer 1991
• Won NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
• Project: The Computational Geometry Workbench, Supervisor: Dr. J.-R. Sack
• Tested and debugged programs
• Implemented computational geometry algorithms in Smalltalk V/Mac
• Created User's Manual

• Canadian Government Expositions and Audio-Visual Centre, Ottawa, 1985-89
• Installed and tested optical disk retrieval system for photo library
• Instructed clients and employees on use of computers and software
• Performed photo research for clients in photo library
• Recorded images onto optical disk
• Supervised 2-4 summer students

• Fredericton, N.B., 1978-81, 83-85
• Ran photography business specializing in photojournalism, public relations work and custom developing and printing

• Institute of Bio-Medical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.
• part-time 1979-81, full-time 1981-82
• Developed method for the use of Moire photography for the diagnosis of abnormal spinal curvature as part of team with engineers and doctors.
• Photographed patients at monthly clinic at hospital.
• Produced graphic design and photography for displays, pamphlets and slide shows.

EDUCATION:

Master's of Computer Science

• University of Ottawa
• Graduated 1995
• Thesis: The Text Analyzer: a Tool for Knowledge Acquisition from Texts
• Supervisor: Dr. Doug Skuce
• Awarded NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, 1993-95
• Won University of Ottawa Supplementary Research Scholarships, 1993-94, 1994-95

• School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa
• Graduated 1993 with Highest Honours
• Honours Project: Animation of Geometric Algorithms, Supervisor: Dr. J.-R. Sack
• Awarded Gordon Robertson Scholarship, Carleton University, 1991-92
• Won NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, 1991
• Dean's List, 1990-91

• School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
• June 1982-May 1983, completed 2 years of 4 year degree
• Dean's List, 1982-83
• Won Arts Bursary from the N.B. Department of Youth, Recreation and Cultural Resources

• University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.
• Graduated 1981 with Honours in French
• Awarded W. H. Harrison Prize for Conversational French, 1981
• Dean's List, 1978-79 and 1980-81

email: jkavanagh@sympatico.ca