Data Development
Resume:
JON ALLEN
AUSTIN, TX *****
***@*******.***
http://wwwrel.ph.utexas.edu/Members/jon/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonallen
Skills:
Languages and Tools: Java, Ant, Maven, Eclipse, JET, C/C++, Make, openMP, Xcode, Doxy-
gen, SQL, PHP, XML, Shell scripting, Python, R, L TEX, Ruby, Perl, Assembly, SVN, CVS, Git
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Development and Administration: Hadoop, Mahout, Giraph, Cassandra, HDFS, HBase, Unix
(Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, AIX, OS X, Irix, etc.), MySQL, Oracle, DevOps (Chef, Puppet), AWS
(EC2, S3, etc.), OpenStack, LAM/MPI, Sun Grid Engine (SGE), Xgrid
Management Tools: Agile, SCRUM/Kanban, JIRA, Grasshopper, Salesforce, Bugzilla, Trac
Data Analysis: Maple, Matlab, Mathematica, Octave, GATE, openNLP, NER, WEKA, SciPy
Parallel Computation: MapReduce, MPI, BSP, Pregel, SMP
Numerical Methods: Coupled non-linear partial di erential systems, distributed algorithms for
global optimization, constrained numerical systems, initial value problems, solution stability analy-
sis, nite di erence / nite element methods, variational integration schemes, invariant subsystem
discovery, non-linear kernel methods, graph problems, scalability and performance testing, machine
learning / statistical analysis techniques for text processing and data mining.
Experience:
Ravel Data Inc., Austin, TX
VP of Research and Development / Co-founder, June 2010 - October 2011
Managed a team of engineers, physicists and mathematicians developing distributed algorithms for
MapReduce, BSP, and Pregel frameworks. Developed and maintained customer and community
technical relationships. Initiated and facilitated the development of customer driven product de -
nitions and product roadmaps. Designed and implemented algorithms for PageRank, single source
shortest path, max value, clustering, and bipartite graph calculations using Google s Pregel frame-
work. Designed and implemented validated parallel algorithms for an interior point method solver,
linear and non-linear support vector machines, hidden Markov model, and multivariate least squares
linear regression in the MapReduce framework. Designed, implemented, deployed and maintained
end-to-end solution for customer requiring custom MapReduce algorithms calculating statistically
derived quantities from raw data for over 400 million users, processing and ranking the derived
data, storing the processed data in Cassandra, and maintaining the availability of Cassandra and
Hadoop clusters. Designed, implemented and deployed within a customer s existing Hadoop /
Cassandra cluster a series of custom parallel algorithms for various customer de ned metrics and
unsupervised learning models using Mahout. Implemented and maintained DevOps solutions for
development and production cluster operations utilizing Amazon s EC2 and S3 web services.
UT Center for Relativity, Austin, TX
Numerical Relativity Researcher, Spring 2004 - Current
Implemented performance enhancements and created a more robust scalable MPI platform for
General Relativity simulations while working with the Center for Relativity, under the direction
of Dr. Richard Matzner. Continuing enhancements and end user documentation for openGR,
the General Relativity simulations software developed at the Center for Relativity. Analytically
investigating numerical properties of physical theories with gauge freedom, with a speci c focus
on the Hamiltonian formulation of Einstein s equations. Investigating the topological behavior of
evolved isolated black holes with spin using the puncture method. Working towards binary black
hole, neutron star, and matter accretion simulations. Research going towards a Ph.D. under Dr.
Matzner at UT.
Asteism Inc., Cambridge, MA
Developer, January 2008 - December 2009
Developed and documented calibration software for proprietary hardware inertial sensors. De-
signed, implemented and documented hardware characteristics and stability tests. Designed, im-
plemented and documented novel integration schemes to render physical six degree of freedom
data from raw inertial sensor data. Designed coherent methods to capture inertial sensor data
in eld trials. Designed, implemented and documented signal processing algorithms to automate
gait analysis. Developed and veri ed novel algorithms for automated gait phase detection. Devel-
oped automated data processing work ows for post-processing of data captured from eld trials.
Designed, implemented and documented data collection processes and standards for relevant trial
speci c data. Investigated, designed, documented and worked towards the implementation of su-
pervised machine learning algorithms to automate lameness detection using raw and processed data
gathered by equine veterinary researchers and professionals during eld trials.
Solomio Inc., Austin, TX
Unix Administrator & Oracle DBA, March 2001 - May 2004
Consulted the development team on design of software on the Ultrasparc II/III architecture. Im-
plemented and maintained Unix environments for both QA and development teams. Designed and
implemented a real time solution for our enterprise Java software with a focus on scalability and
performance testing.
NetXstream Inc., Austin, TX
Unix Administrator & Developer, August 2000 - March 2001
Designed, implemented, documented and maintained a Solaris/Oracle environment to support pro-
prietary technology. Co-engineered a secure peer-to-peer protocol, implemented technology on
the MacOS and PalmOS platforms, and presented technology to potential clients and investors.
Responsible for developing the back-end to a content-based web portal.
MetaSolv Software, Inc., Plano, TX
Web Automation & Solaris Administrator Internship, Summer 1999
Worked with management and development to create a user-driven intranet site to allow collab-
oration and event planning. Set up and administered a Solaris based server housing our intranet
web application. Held many instructional sessions to facilitate the use of a UNIX environment for
my co-workers.
Education:
University of Texas at Austin
Physics B.S.
Graduated 2006
Texas Academy of Math and Science
Graduated 2000
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