Jonathan Kaplan
Box 0786
3910 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa
1996-present (link)
I am currently a junior Computer Science major in the
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
at the University of Pennsylvania.
I intend to submatriculate in Computer and Information Science, and most of my work is currently at the masters level.
I am also pursuing a minor in Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Buckingham Browne and Nichols School
Cambridge, Ma
1992-1996 (link)
I graduated cum laude, earning the Wisconsin Book prize for general academics
and the Theater Arts Prize, from BB&N high school in 1996.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sun Microsystems
Burlington, Ma
Summer 1997-Present (link)
I am an intern with Sun's Workgroup Server Division in Burlington, Ma. My primary work has been on distributed Java applications, and Java user interfaces. I have worked on such projects as Solaris Web Start, Sun Enterprise Web Start Server , Sun Remote System Control and the recently announced Project Cascade .
Among other things, I wrote the demos of Web Start and RSC available on the Sun web pages.
Children's Hospital Informatics Program
Boston, Ma
Summer 1996 (link)
As a Java programmer on the informatics program, I developed a client/server
based system of "smart-forms" in Java. The project, which lasted
3 months, involved programming for the Internet in Java, CGI and HTML,
as well as use of various SQL databases and encryption techniques.
Independent Computer Consultant
Marblehead, Ma
As an independent consultant for the last four years, I have been involved
in a number of projects. I programmed a prescription tracking database
in C for Pulmonary Associates of Greater Boston. The majority of my work
has been teaching computer skills, especially on windows and Macintosh
machines, to individuals.
ACADEMICS
I currently work on the Switchware project. My partner and I are developing an operating system for the Secure Active Network Environment (SANE). The details can be found on the Switchware and SANE/OS pages.
At the college level, I have completed or am currently enrolled in the
following courses relevant to computer science:
CIS 535: Computational Biology.
CIS 520: Aritficial Intelligence
TCOM 501: Networking - Theory and Fundamentals
CSE 400/401: Senior Design (SANE/OS work)
CSE 380: Operating Systems
CSE 371: Digital System Organization and Design
CSE 350: Software Design/Engineering
CSE 260, 261, 262: Mathematical Bases of Computer Science
CSE 240: Sparc Assembly and C programming
CSE 220: Algorithms
CSE 180: XWindows Programming
CSE 120,121: Introduction to Computer Science with lab
Information about specific courses can be found via the Computer Science Department web page or the course register for CSE,CIS or TCOM.
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
Theater Work
At the University of Pennsylvania, I participate actively in the theater community. For the 1998-199 Academic year, I am the Chair of Quadramics, Penn's largest entirely student run theater group.
Apart from managerial positions, I work extensively in all aspects of technical theater, primarily in set construction and carpentry. I also work in lighting. I have started learning various simulation packages, and have been working on modelling sets with Autocad and Radiance.
HOBBIES
As an independent programmer, I have written a number of programs, especially
games and utilities, in a variety of languages from Basic to C++ to Java.
My current project is a multi-player MUD written in Java.
REFERENCES
References are available on request.