Resume of Jennifer A. Hodgdon, PhD

NOTE: I am not seeking employment. This resume is here to provide information about my qualifications to prospective clients of Poplar ProductivityWare.

Background: Overview and Education

Skills: Software design and development, database programming, web programming, technical writing, teaching/training, Spanish (advanced), French (intermediate).

Computer Languages, Technologies, and Operating Systems: C/C++, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Perl/CGI, XML, S-Plus, Java/EJB/JSP, Palm OS/PRC-Tools, UNIX/Linux/Cygwin, Windows.

Ph.D., Physics, January 1993, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Cornell Sage Supplementary Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education National Needs in Materials Physics Fellowship.

B.S., magna cum laude, with College Honors in Physics, March 1988, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Honors Program Scholarship, Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award, Phi Beta Kappa.

Professional Organizations: IEEE-Computer Society.

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Current and Past Employment

Poplar ProductivityWare, Seattle, WA. April 2001 to present. Owner and Head Consultant. Originally formed company as sole proprietor; reformed as Poplar ProductivityWare LLC in May 2003. (See other pages of our web site at www.poplarware.com for more information on this business.)

Seattle Central Community College, Seattle WA. January 2002 to March 2002. Part-time Faculty. Planned, taught, and graded university-level Visual Basic programming course.

American School of International Training, Seattle, WA. March 2001. English as a Second Language Teacher. Developed lessons and taught hands-on practical "Active English" course for Japanese high school exchange students.

Kiodex, Inc., New York, NY. April 2000 to February 2001. Software Developer. Developed software (Java/EJB/JSP, on UNIX/ClearCase) and wrote on-line help and other documentation (Word, HTML) for commodities trading risk management software. Acted as consultant for system architecture and models. Spurred adoption of software coding standards and development process.

MathSoft, Inc., Seattle WA [now Insightful Corporation]. June 1997 to December 1999. Research Software Developer. Developed software (C/C++/VC++/MFC/Perl/Visual Basic/S-PLUS, on Windows/UNIX/CVS) and wrote documentation (FrameMaker) for statistical and image processing software. Architected data structures and led effort for software coding/documentation standards in creation of image processing library for medical images. Created production software, including user manual, for time series analysis.

Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY. January 1994 to January 1996 as employee, continuing to September 1996 as consultant. Strategist Associate. Created models (Mathematica/S-Plus), software and web sites (C/scripting/HTML, on OS/2/Unix), and client presentations (PowerPoint) for commodities trading risk management. Supported commodities trading desk with software for risk management and securities pricing.

AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ [now Lucent Technologies]. September 1992 to January 1994. Post-doctoral Member of Technical Staff. Created models, software (C/Mathematica/Postscript, on UNIX), oral presentations, and technical documentation (TEX) for research on physical properties of defects and glasses. Three published papers.

Laboratory of Atomic and Solid-State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. June 1990 to September 1992. Graduate Research Assistant. Created models, software (C/Mathematica, on UNIX), oral presentations, and technical documents (TEX) for research on the physics of crack growth. One published paper.

Physics Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Fall 1989 and Fall 1990. Teaching Assistant. Taught laboratory and discussion sessions, graded homework and exams, and held office hours for Physics for Poets and Honors Engineering Physics.

Physics Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. June 1987 to April 1988. Undergraduate Research Assistant. Created models, software (FORTRAN, on VMS), and technical documents (TEX) for atomic physics research. One published paper.

Rapid Systems, Inc., Seattle, WA May 1986 to September 1987. Electronics Technician. Tested electronics and developed test software (QuickBasic/Pascal on MS-DOS) for data acquisition computer peripherals.

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Volunteer Positions

American Red Cross, King and Kitsap County Chapter, Seattle, WA. May 2003 to present. Interpreter and Translator. Spoken interpretation and written translation between Spanish and English, for local non-profit groups and individuals, as part of the chapter's Language Bank service.

Literacy Source, Seattle, WA. October 2002 to present. English as a Second Language Teacher. Have taught ESL classes at all levels from beginning to advanced, facilitated "Talk-Time" conversation practice classes, developed lessons and curriculum for weekly classes, and acted as a roving subsitute teacher.

WordPress. January 2007 to present. Reorganize and rewrite the developer-oriented documentation of WordPress (an open-source blogging software package), and fix bugs in the WordPress software.

www.jhodgdon.com (current site location). February 1996 to present. Web Site Maintainer. Developed and maintained web pages with information about leaving academic physics, commuting by bicycle, social responsibility, and games.

Washington CASH, Seattle, WA. April 2005 to February 2007. Excel Consultant and Technology Instructor. Improve and update spreadsheets used by clients of business micro-lending program. Teach classes in Excel and basic business accounting.

BikeWorks, Seattle, WA. April 1998 to April 2003. Multi-purpose Volunteer. Repaired bicycles, staffed information tables at events, and mentored youth in Earn-a-bike program.

CASA Latina, Seattle, WA. September 1997 to July 2002. English as a Second Language Teacher. Taught adult English as a Second Language classes; developed curriculum. Completed teacher training courses.

Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad (Center for Interchange and Solidarity), San Salvador, El Salvador. January to March 2000. Multi-purpose Volunteer. Developed lessons and taught 8-week beginning-level English as a Foreign Language class. Completed teacher training. Created queries for database of hurricane Mitch damage (Access/SQL). Helped organize election observing program.

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