| Wyndham B. Blanton |
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| Proficient in multiple languages: | Extensive application of Python, Perl, PHP, C++, SQL, XSL, C, Matlab, Mathematica |
| Versed in Unix systems: | Experience managing multiple Unix environments including Linux, Solaris, and OS X administration, networking, software creation and installations in both scientific research and business environments. |
| Experienced in diverse industries: | From image management to numerical physics to software development with applications in finance, business-to-business, numerical algorithms and database administration. |
| Physics | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Chaos, Quantum Mechanics, Time series analysis |
| Chemistry | Magneto Chemistry, Inorganic Synthesis |
| Audio | Recording, Editing, Production |
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| Awards | |
| Phi Beta Kapa Honor Society |
1998
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| Small Undergraduate Research Grant (SURG), CMU |
1998,1997,1996
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| Professional Experience |
| Research |
| Graduate Research Assistance, UC Berkeley |
1998-2003
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| Developed novel high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques for molecular structure determination and development of full scale C++ NMR simulation and modeling tool kit. |
| Undergraduate Research, Carnegie Mellon |
1996-1998
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| Synthesis and structural determination of the first cube of water (H2O)8. |
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| Code Development Projects |
| Dripbook http://www.dripbook.com/ |
current
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| Extensive Python using Django, Javascript, database, service integrations, CSS, HTML, etc was conceived, created and developed to aid commercial creative artists a simple easy way to promote and express their work. |
| Media Tree |
current
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| Solo development of a highly normalized database design and web interface to host and search millions of images over many machines. Features include batch caching of data, batch image editing, a highly tailorable presentation feature set, IPTC, EXIF, XMP reading and writing, user tracking, real-time statistics, image filters, an integrated affiliate program, search tracking, e- commerce, search serialization (ATOM, RSS, JSON), search notifications/alerts, as well as a REST API. |
| BlochLib http://waugh.cchem.berkeley.edu/blochlib/ [Out of Date] |
2001-2003
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| Development of full high performance C++ NMR Classical and Quantum Mechanical simulation library for aid in many body spin dynamics. It uses an expression template vector, matrix, and 3D grid classes to solve many thousands of coupled equations. A set of modular interactions and parameter sets are included for the user to easily configure. The code is written to incorporate system specific fast numerical techniques, older 'proven' libraries (MINUIT, BLAS, etc.), and parallel techniques (MPI). |
| Solid http://waugh.cchem.berkeley.edu/solid/ [Out of Date] |
2001-2003
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| Development of a general High Field Solid State NMR simulator designed to recreate and test almost all of the complex Radio-Frequency pulse programs on both an experimental and theoretical level in a high performance parellel environment. |
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| Web/Database Administration |
| Washington Post Asset Management - Emeryville, CA - http://wpost.pictopia.com |
2005-present
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| A system ('The MediaTree') that provides total backend integration for reselling (prints and licensing images) the Washington Post image assets from 1996 till the present. Uses standard REST API to integrate into Pictopia's CMS system. System Specs: PHP 4/5, Lighttpd and MySQL 5. |
| Pictopia - Emeryville, CA - http://pictopia.com |
May 2003-Feb 2010
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| Streamlined interfaces for multi-tiered business systems. Developed scripts to automate the creation and analysis of financial data. Automated all aspects of product and information management by designing data and financial structures. Developed Java applications for rendering data and multiple images for printing. Managed a distributed network through troubleshooting and assembling hardware and software. Created web applications to interface with 3rd party e-commerce structures and image distribution systems. Grew the system from one machine to over 15 systems including load balancing, database replication, caching, and SAN. System Specs: Perl, mod_perl, Apache, MySQL and some Java. |
| Red carpet PICTURES - Emeryville, CA - http://redcarpetpictures.com [Out of Date] |
2004-2005
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| Delivered a highly normalized press image management system. Key features included support for continuous image feeds to update website content, user management system, affiliate management system, and comprehensive statistical packages. System is based on optimizing search speed and search robustness (stemming, spelling, etc.). By the sites end it was capable of handling over 300,000 searches on over one million images per day. System Specs: PHP, Apache and MySQL. Note: site has since been removed. |
| Combustive Motor Corporation - New York, NY - http://www.combustivemotorcorp.org/ |
Fall 2003
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| Implimentation of a context sensitive Flash audio streamer capable of triggers upon loading of pages or hrefs in another frame, as well as a custom email-list managment system for an unlimited number of subcriber based lists for a New York Non-Profit. |
| Sound of Mind - Emeryville, CA - http://soundofmind.net/ |
2002-2008
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| Produced, authored, and designed community based audio art collaboration site giving public radio back to the public. |
| Pines Web - Berkeley, CA - http://waugh.cchem.berkeley.edu/ |
1998-2003
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| Integrated daily operations in a government chemistry lab by creating web applications to perform scheduling tasks, chemical inventories management, equipment management, website maintenance, publication management, and computer jobs queues (Concurrent with BlochLib above). |
| Peter Menzel - Napa, CA -http://menzelphoto.com/ |
2001-present
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| Authored entire web site as well as a browsable image database for users and administrators for a journalism photographer, Peter Menzel. Current tasks include maintenance of hardware and software. |
| Chem 1A - Berkeley, CA - http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/~chem1a/spring01/ |
Spring 2001
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| Produced, authored, and designed course web site for the Spring 2001 Chemistry 1A course at UC Berkeley as well as management of ~500 student accounts through online quizzes and online homework solutions. |
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| Teaching |
| Head Teaching Assistant, Chemistry 1A General Chemistr - UC Berkeley - |
Spring 2001
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| Managed over 500 student accounts through online quizzes. Close work with the professor and 19 teaching assistants on class format and design. |
| Mathematica 4.1 St. Christropher's School - Richmond, VA - |
Spring 2000
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| Taught an introduction to the Mathematica programming language to the Math department. |
| Flash 4.0 BAVC - San Francisco, CA - |
Spring 2000
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| Taught both introductory and intermediate Flash 4.0 programming and skills. |
| Chemistry 1A General Chemistry - UC Berkeley - |
Fall 1998, Spring 2000
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| Prepared weekly discussion sections, supervised laboratory work for approximately 30 students, graded all written work and exams, and determined final grades. |
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| Other |
| Audio Engineer, Carnegie Mellon, Department of Music - Pittsburgh, PA - |
1994-1998
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| Recorded and edited classical music for the Music Department and for CD production. |
| Publications |
| W.B. Blanton, John Logan and Alex Pines "Rational reduction of periodic propagators for off-period observations.", J. Mag. Res., 166, 174-181 (2004). |
| W. B. Blanton, "BlochLib : a fast NMR C++ tool kit", J. Mag. Res., 162. 269-283, 2003. |
| J.D. Walls, W.B. Blanton, R.H. Havlin, A. Pines "Creating isotropic dipolar spectra for a pair of dipole coupled spins in high-field", Chem. Phys. Lett., 343, 372-380 (2002). |
| Scott W. Gordon-Wylie, W. B. Blanton, Brain L. Claus, Colin P. Horwiz and Terrence J. Collins "Towards Magnetic Building Blocks: Synthesis of a Planar Co(III)-Cation Radical-Cobalt(III) complex of the Binucleating Ligand 1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(2-Hydroxy-2-Methylpropanamido) Benzene" Inorganic Synthesis: Synthesis of Selected Supramolecules, 33, 1-10 (2002). |
| W. B. Blanton, Scott W. Gordon-Wylie, George R. Clark, Kenneth D. Jordan, John T. Wood, Urs Geiser, and Terrence J. Collins "Synthesis and Crystallographic Characterization of an Octameric Water Complex, (H2O)8." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 121, 3551-3552 (1999). |
| Presentations (invited and contributed) |
| W.B. Blanton, "BlochLib: A Fast Numerical NMR library", ANZMAG, Taupo, New Zealand February 17 2002. |
| R.H. Havlin, W.B. Blanton, J.D. Walls, T. Mazur, K.L. Pierce, A. Pines, "Creating Isotropic Dipolar Spectra", 30th Congress Ampere on Magnetic Resonance and Related Phenomena, Lisbon, Portugal, July 23, 2000. |
| J.D. Walls, R.H. Havlin, W.B. Blanton, HML Bitter, A Pines, "Zero-field NMR in high-field with magic-angle spinning", Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, March 26, 2000. |
| R.H. Havlin, J.D. Walls, H.M.L. Bitter, W.B. Blanton, A. Pines, "Isotropic Dipolar Couplings in Solids". 41st Experimental NMR Conference (ENC) Poster Session, Asilomar, CA, March 23, 2000. |
| R.H. Havlin, J.D. Walls, H.M.L. Bitter, W.B. Blanton, A. Pines, "Creating Isotropic Spectra in Solids", 1st Alpine Conference on Solid State NMR Poster Session, Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France, September 12 1999 |
| Recording Engineering |
| Moonlight Night, John & Wendy Mackin Band-1996 (CD) |
| Xenakis Varese, Jaun Pablo Izquierdo, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic-1997 (CD) |