High School Computer Science
Resume:
Seth Olshfski
Swarthmore PA ****1
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610-***-**** Education:
May 2000 Class of 2000 at Swarthmore
College: Honors Major in Theatre (concentration in Directing) with Honors
Minor in Computer Science (concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics)
and a course major in Computer Science. GPA 3.6 through 7th semester
at Swarthmore
Jun 1996 Graduated top 5% of class from
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in West Windsor NJ Awards: First Place for "Hors d Oeuvres Anyone?"
Robot Interaction Competition at American Association for Artificial Intelligence
convention 1999Best Integrative Effort for a Robot at AAAI-99Received Honors Scientific Research Grant from
Swarthmore CollegeMember of the National Scientific Research Society
Sigma XiNational Merit Scholar National Honors Society MemberNational Art Honors Society MemberAmerican Legion AwardEdward Bloustein Award (NJ State Award for Academic
Achievement) Activities:
Oct 99 - Present Member Sigma Xi National
Scientific Research Society
Sep 99 - Present Drama Board Co-Coordinator
Sep 96 - Present Swarthmore Drama Board
(facilitates and funds student run productions)
Aug 97 - Present Swarthmore Weightlifting
Club
Sep 92 - May 96 High School
Swimming & Diving team. Two year team
captain. One time Division champion 100 meter
butterfly, 200 meter IM, 200 meter medley. Two
time State Championship qualifier (top 16 in state), 100 meter butterfly,
200 meter medley. Four time Division Championship
qualifier, 100 meter butterfly, 200 meter IM. Computer Experience and Projects of Note:
Dec 1999 - Present In Charge of Personal
Banking Prototype for Destiny Software corporation in Conshohoken PA
Feb 2000 Wrote high level robot controller
implementing a D* path planning algorithm using sonar-based evidence grids
for use on a Nomad Super Scout II robot
Sep 99 - Dec 99 Wrote Evolutionary Biology
based program using a Genetic Algorithm to evolve Neural Network agents. The
program was built as a device to study societal justice using the Prisoners
Dilemma in a 2-D world as a heuristic.
Oct 1999 Admitted to the National Scientific
Research Society Sigma Xi
May 99 - Aug 99 Designed speech Recognition/Interaction
system for robot "Alfred" for AAAI s 16th National Conference
on Artificial Intelligence
Nov 1998 Placed in 1998 IBM-ACM Mid-Atlantic
USA Programming Contest
Nov 98 - Dec 98 Wrote code for a GUI
based Othello board game and wrote the Neural Network Computer Player for
the game using a Genetic Algorithm.
Sep 98 - Oct 98 Developed and wrote a
polynomial-time approximation algorithm for the NP complete Registrar s Problem.
Oct 98 - Nov 98 Wrote a Konane (Hawaiian
Checkers) game, GUI based with a state based search computer player
Mar 1998 Wrote a 20 function GUI calculator
in java.
May 1998 Wrote an airline reservation
program implementing Dijkstra s Algorithm. Computer Science Classes and Languages:
Classes: Artificial Intelligence, Artificial
Life & Adaptive Systems, Algorithms, Algorithms & OOP, Building Intelligent
Robots, Theory of Computation, Computer Architecture, Senior Seminar in Distributed
Computing, The Imperative Paradigm: Unix and C, Structure and Interpretation
of Computer Programming, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Engineering
Methodology
Languages Known: Java, C, C++, Scheme, VHDL,
HTML, XML
Familiar Programming Environments: UNIX,
Linux, Alterra, Flash, Dreamweaver Theatre Experience:
Directing:
Apr 2000 Directing "Hello &
Goodbye" by Athol Fugard
Dec 1999 Directed "The Millenium
Aproaches" by Tony Kushner
Apr 1999 Directed "The Theatrical
Illusion" by Pierre Corneille, adapted by Tony Kushner
Mar 1999 Directed/Wrote "Comfort
Food" a non-linear Brechtian Clown Show
Dec 1998 Directed "The Psychic Life
of Savages" by Amy Freed
Nov 1998 Directed "The Misanthrope"
by Molière, Richard Wilbur translation.
Apr 1998 Directed "The Actors Nightmare
& Sister Mary Ignatious Explains It All For You" by Christopher Durang
Jun 1996 Directed High School Senior
History Production (cast of 120)
May 1996 Directed "Fits & Starts"
by Grace McKeaney (High School)
Classes: Making Theatre, Directing I,
Directing II, Directing III, Theatre History Seminar, Dramaturgy, Directed
Reading in Dramaturgy, Directed reading in existentialist and absurdist theatre
traditions, Senior Company
Design:
Feb 2000 Designed set for "Hello
& Goodbye" for alley staging
Mar 1999 Designed set for "The Theatrical
Illusion" for thrust stage
Feb 1999 Designed set for "Comfort
Food" for thrust stage
Dec 1998 Designed set for "The Psychic
Life of Savages" for thrust stage
Nov 1998 Designed set for "The Misanthrope"
for thrust stage
Classes: Design I
Acting:
Oct 1998 Roma in "Glengarry Glen
Ross", by David Mamet
Apr 1997 Actor in 4 student written plays
for Roadmarks Student Playwrights Group
Jan 97 - May 97 T (lead) in Student
written movie: "The Running of The Bulls"
Dec 1997 Little Man in "Strangest
Kind of Romance" by Tennessee Williams
Dec 1997 Alan Strang in "Equus"
by Peter Shaffer
Nov 1996 Herr Swetts in "A Bright
Room Called Day" by Tony Kushner
Nov 1995 Thesius/Oberon in "A Midsummer
Night s Dream" by William Shakespeare
Classes: Acting I, Pig Iron workshop
in Clowning Technique Work Experience:
May 99 - Sep 99 Designed Speech-Recognition/Interaction
system for robot "Alfred" for AAAI s 16th National Conference
on Artificial Intelligence
Sep 98 - Present Swarthmore PC Dorm Consultant
(responsible for student PC maintenance, 3 dorm zone)
Mar 98 - Jul 98 Interned at the Wilma
Theatre as Assistant Director/Assistant Stage Manager
Sep 97 - Present Swarthmore PC support
task force (student run PC assistance group)
Mar 97 - Sep 97 Interned at Richard Kornberg
& Assoc. on Broadway References:
Lisa
Meeden, Director, Computer Science Department, Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore PA, 19081, 610
328 8618
Allen
Kuharski, Chair, Theatre Department, Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore PA, 19081, 610
328 7794
Lee
Devin, Theatre Department, Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore PA, 19081, 610
328 8379
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