Project Manager Software Engineer
Resume:
Geoffrey H. Dutton
Belmont, MA **478
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A well-rounded technology communicator, information visualizer, software innovator, and
geospatial researcher; an experienced and attentive professional who collaborates
effectively, solves problems creatively, attends to details, meets deadlines and
consistently delivers on-time, high-quality results
Computer Systems
Languages
XML (DocBook), HTML, MediaWiki and TiddlyWiki, MATLAB, C, Fortran, some Javascript and
SQL
Applications
Arbortext Editor; FrameMaker; MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook; MATLAB; Wordpress,
Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop; Freehand; Canvas; SharePoint; SnagIt; PDF-XChange
Operating Systems
Windows XP & 7; Mac OS 1-10; Unix/Linux; VAX/DCLWriting and Editorial
Edited and prepared for printing PDFs of technical reports for phases of power generation
construction projects
Edited, wrote and formatted marketing brochures describing the scope of capabilities a
power engineering firm provides to its customers
Authored user documentation and coded examples for MATLAB and other MathWorks products,
describing features and techniques in user guides, release notes, tutorials, examples, and
bug reports, in-product and online
Collaborated with engineers, scientists, marketers, project managers, analysts, clients
and users to prepare project proposals and software specifications
Researched and wrote weekly HTML IT trends e-newsletter covering a wide range of
technology developments and market trends, reaching 50,000 subscribers, and drove up
circulation 1,000% in one year
Edited and wrote technical reports, software manuals, and online guides for applications
on PC, Mac, Unix Linux and other platforms.
Edited technical reports, academic journal articles, symposia papers, ad copy, and
collaborated to prepare government reports and write textbook chapters
Published scientific articles on geographic information science, digital cartography,
urban planning and spatial analysis in academic journals. (see publications)
Contributed articles to print and online newsletters, and trade magazines about
technology trends, digital cartography, computer graphics, and geospatial data analysis
and management
Information Design
Produced the first animated holographic map, exhibited at the Pompidou Center in Paris,
The Computer Museum in Boston and on public television, depicting settlement and
population growth of the US from 1790 to 1970 as a moving virtual surface
Developed software for four-color analytic hillshading of digital terrain data on a frame
buffer display
Created a guide to geospatial resources on the Web to accompany my documentation for the
MATLAB-based Mapping Toolbox.
Created a novel animated comic strip on the Web, explaining geospatial concepts and
research results and explained technique in a web paper and webzine
Developed web site spatial-effects.com for own professional services practice (no longer
maintained)
Composed digital thematic maps published in Life, Time, New York Times, Boston Globe,
Scientific American, and National Geographic magazines
Developed program for four-color analytic hillshading of digital terrain data on an early
frame buffer display
Specified, designed and executed graphic exhibits, demos, and videos describing computer
graphics devices and techniques at the former Computer Museum of Boston
Coordinated and designed four trade show exhibits for the former Harvard Computer
Graphics Lab, including slide and frame buffer shows, posters, logos, and interactive
demos
Research and Development
Developed algorithms and coded C application for cartographic generalization based on
hierarchical coordinate representation, University of Zurich
Implemented DECwindow and command line interfaces for business graphics package in DCL
and C on VAX/VMS, and debugged charting algorithms, Access Technology
Helped organize and clean a national Major Land Resource Areas geospatial database
categorizing farmlands across the U.S. in Oracle - National Center for Resource
Innovations
Specified functionality of O-O polygon overlay module for Unix-based GIS, Prime Computer
Developed temporal-spatial database and reporting software for lightning events in C on
DOS 386 PCs, Dynamics Research
Specified, designed and coded in C/Unix an interactive 3D terrain visualization
workstation for planning tactical Air Force missions, Dynamics Research
Designed and coded software to present audiovisual material to severely disabled children
using HyperCard and SuperCard, Children s Hospital, Boston
Project Supervision
Managed peer network of PCs, server and peripherals at CityDesign Collaborative and
handled all cartographic production
Technical lead and project manager for GIS studies and software/data quality assurance
for FEMA, EPA, FHWA and local government clients at HDM
Technical lead of four-company team for successful Enhanced Terrain Perspective Viewer
DOD design competition, Dynamics Research
Supervised vendors and volunteers constructing computer graphics gallery exhibits at The
Computer Museum
Coordinated chapter of USDA-sponsored study of multipurpose land data systems
Directed application software distribution and supervised design, construction and
logistics for travelling exhibits at Harvard Computer Graphics Lab
Directed production of computer maps for clients of Harvard Computer Graphics Lab
Principal investigator for NSF grant for macrogeographic analysis of social and economic
systems
Work History
Technical Editor, Parsons-Brinkerhoff Power Systems, Boston MA 2011-2012
Senior Technical Writer, MathWorks, Natick MA 2001-2011
Writer/Editor, IT Forecaster e-newsletter, IDC, Framingham MA 2000-2001
Consultant, geodata and spatial visualization, Spatial Effects, Belmont MA 1998-2000
Research Associate, Dept. of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland 1995-1998
Director, GIS/IT systems, CityDesign Collaborative (now Icon Architecture), Boston MA
1995
Applications Consultant, Institute for Applied Technology, Children's Hospital, Boston MA
1993-1995
Senior Spatial Analyst, Harvard Design & Mapping Co., Cambridge MA 1992-1993
Database development consultant to National Center for Resource Innovations, Rosslyn VA
1991
Geospatial information systems consultant and visiting scholar, National Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis, Buffalo NY 1990-1992
Applications Software Engineer, Access Technology, Inc., Natick MA 1989-1990
Market Manager, Geographic Information Systems, Prime Computer, Natick MA 1988-1989
Cartographic Software Engineer, Dynamics Research Corp., Andover MA 1985-1988
Software Researcher, Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis, Harvard
Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA
1970-1984
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Master in City and Regional Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA
Bachelor of Arts in Government, Columbia University, New York NY
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