Project Developer

James A. Overton June **, ****

Apt. * - *** Quebec Ave. 1-647-***-****

Toronto, Ontario, Canada abqexy@r.postjobfree.com

M6P 2T3

Citizenship: Canadian

Languages: English (mother tongue), French (reading knowledge)

Current Occupation

I o er consulting and development services at the intersection of philosophy, science, and software.

Examples include ontology development and deployment, building semantic web tools, and developing

custom web applications for scienti c and medical projects.

Education

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy . The University of Western Ontario 2007 - 2012. Thesis: Explanation

in Science

Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours), with Highest Honours. Carleton University 2004 -

2005. Thesis: Categories and their Algebra

Master of Arts in Philosophy, with Distinction. Carleton University 2002 - 2004. Thesis:

Toward a Foundation for Interdisciplinary Science: A Model of Special Sciences and Levels of

Complexity.

Bachelor of Humanities (Honours), with Highest Honours and a Specialization in English

Literature. Carleton University 1998 - 2002.

Grants, Awards, and Scholarships

Visiting Fellowship at the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS), 2011.

Gillian Barker, Cesare Romagnoli, and James A. Overton. The Interdisciplinary Prostate

Ontology Project Stage Two. Joseph L. Rotman Institute of Science and Values Seed Grant,

July 2009.

Cesare Romagnoli and James A. Overton. The Interdisciplinary Prostate Ontology Project.

London Health Sciences Centre Department of Medical Imaging Project Grant, September 2008.

Canada Graduate Scholarships Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement, Social Sciences and

Humanities Research Council of Canada ($6000), 2009.

Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award, Social Sciences and Humanities Research

Council of Canada ($105 000 over 3 years), 2007-2010.

The University of Western Ontario Department of Philosophy Entrance Scholarship ($4000),

2007.

University Medal in Mathematics, Carleton University, 2005.

Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ($80 000 over

4 years, declined to pursue employment), 2005.

Ontario Graduate Scholarships ($15 000 each, awarded twice), 2002-2003, 2003-2004.

Carleton University Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship for Academic Excellence

($2000), 2002.

Carleton University Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement, 2002.

Carleton University Deans Honour List, 1999-2002, 2004 (all years of eligibility).

Carleton University Entrance Scholarship ($3200 per annum, renewed three times), 1998-2002.

Research Interests

Scienti c explanation and science informatics are at the centre of my research. Scienti c explanations help

us to understand our world better. Science informatics multiplies the power and reach of science by helping

us to collect, manage, and analyze vast quantities of data. More data and more analytical power mean that

we explain more, but also that we explain di erently. I use tools from epistemology, ontology, mathematics,

and computer science to better understand the changing nature of scienti c explanation and build better

science informatics systems.

Work History

Consultant Present

Vistronix (National Toxicity Program) Durham, North Carolina

ontology development and deployment

Contractor Summer 2012

Jool.nl Bodegraven, The Netherlands

design and development of a custom semantic web prototype

Web Developer Summer 2001 - Present

Self-Employed Various Locations

design and implementation of custom websites and web-based applications

Open Source Software Developer Summer 2003 - Present

Mozile Project http://mozile.mozdev.org

development of a WYSIWYG X/HTML and XML editor using Mozilla technologies such as

XUL and XBL, and web technologies such as JavaScript, DOM, and CSS

software design, implementation, testing, and documentation

lead developer and project leader since June 2004, including responsibility for all releases

Instructor for Bioethics January to April 2010

The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada

course design and teaching for a class of 45

design and evaluation of term work and exams

Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Philosophy September 2008 to April 2009

The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada

weekly tutorials for 25 students

some lecturing for a class of 100

grading of term work and exams

Contractor Summer 2007

Jool.nl Bodegraven, The Netherlands

design and development of custom web applications

Teaching Assistant Periodic between Fall 2001 and Summer 2004

Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

individual tutoring of students to improve writing skills

grading of term work and exams

some teaching

Contractor Summer 2000

Marktek Business Development Group Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

design, development, and maintenance of several web sites, using tools such as Perl, MySQL,

Flash, and Photoshop

development of WAP and WML based cell phone applications

Contractor Periodic between Summer 1999 and Summer 2003

G.C. Piano Company Toronto, Ontario, Canada

manufacture of custom piano bass strings

Founder and Lead Developer April 1999 - Present

Stormcrow Games Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

project design and development

web design and development

writing and copy editing

market research and advertising

Skills

Programming Languages and Software: Expertise with: JavaScript, Co eeScript, X/HTML, CSS,

Canvas; XML tools such as XSLT, XPath, RelaxNG, native XML databases, XQuery, RDF, and

SPARQL; Mozilla technologies such as XUL and XBL. Broad experience with web browsers, web

standards, cross-platform and accessibility issues. Good knowledge of Python, SQL, and L TEX.

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Working knowledge of Haskell, Ruby, PHP, Perl, Java, C/C++; Unix shell scripting and standard

utilities; version control with CVS, SVN, Git, and Mercurial; XUnit software testing; continuous

deployment methods; Amazon Web Services, particularly EC2. Experience with software packages

such as the Apache and nginx web servers, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Microsoft O ce,

OpenO ce, Maple and Matlab.

Operating Systems: MacOS X, Linux, Windows.

General: My academic training has given me strong qualitative and quantitative analytic skills, as well as

self-discipline and self-motivation. Work experience has taught me to balance theory with

pragmatism about project constraints. My management of an open source project demonstrates good

interpersonal skills and dedication. I have strong written and verbal communication skills, and I am

both enthusiastic and a quick learner.

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