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RESUME
Francis C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 505 995-8715
Cell: 505 670-9918
Education:
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ph.D. Computer Science – 1978
Dissertation: Memory management for solution of linear systems arising in finite element
substructuring.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
M.S. Psychology - 1969
University of California, Riverside, CA
M.A. Mathematics - 1966
University of California, Berkeley, CA
A.B. Mathematics - 1965
Professional Experience:
Redfish Group, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Principal Scientist
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8/2005 – present
Worked with a group of consultants in the areas of simulation, agent-based modeling and
visualization. Projects included wildfire modeling, evacuation planning, statistical causal
reasoning for model validation.
University of West Florida, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, Florida
Research Scientist (full time)
4/2003 – 3/2005
Research Scientist (part time)
11/2001 – 3/2003
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Implemented and tested algorithms for inferring genetic regulatory network structure from
expression data.
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Developed simulation software (in Java) for generating realistic gene expression data.
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Participated in development and evaluation of software for statistical causal reasoning
including Bayes networks and Structural Equation Models (SEMs).
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Implemented maximum likelihood methods for estimating SEMs and algorithms for
discovering the causal structure of feedback models in addition to expectation maximization
(EM) for estimating Bayes nets.
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Investigated the question of applying the causal reasoning methods to analysis of wildfire data
for risk assessment.
BiosGroup, Inc, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Senior Scientist
6/2000 – 8/2001
Senior Software Developer
12/1998 - 5/2000
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Developed agent-based models of consumer behavior, traffic, energy contract selection, etc.
and implemented them in Java. Implemented a Bayes network model and visualization for
interacting economic risks.
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Investigated the question of using causal reasoning (see following item) to infer the structure
of genetic regulatory networks.
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Coordinated a scientific seminar series with emphasis on familiarizing Bios personnel with
methods of operations research.
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Led the modeling and data analysis team.
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Philosophy, Pittsburgh, PA
Principal Project Scientist and Director of Computing
8/1997 – 12/1998
Senior Project Scientist
7/1996 – 8/1997
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Developed software in Java and C++ in two application areas: statistical models for inferring
causal relationships; and teaching symbolic logic. In each case it was necessary to design
class structures for representing complex mathematical systems and to design user interfaces
for entering and interacting with the data.
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Served during the 1996-97 academic year as adjunct associate professor of information
systems in the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management. Taught a project to course in
providing access geographic data and GIS tools via the World Wide Web and a course in
operations research.
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Scientific Databases Coordinator
6/1995 – 6/1996
Scientific Applications Coordinator
8/1990 – 5/1995
Senior Computer Scientist
2/1990 - 7/1990
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Coordinated the activities of a group of Ph.D. level computational scientists working in the
areas of quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, gene sequence analysis, finite element
analysis and related areas. These activities involved development, acquisition, installation,
evaluation and maintenance of an extensive library of applications software which was made
available to the Center's research users on vector and massively parallel supercomputers from
Cray Research (C90,T3D), Thinking Machines (CM-2, CM-5) as well as on workstation
clusters (DECStation 5000 and DEC Alpha).
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Coordinated the porting of a number of third party applications packages to the Cray T3D
MPP in a collaborative project with Cray Research.
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Wrote proposals for funding of research projects and workshops.
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Coordinated internal review of proposals for access to the Center's facilities.
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Evaluated object-oriented database systems for medical image collections. Experimented with
UniSQL, web browsers and Java for enabling access to such image databases.
Self-employed Consultant
6/1989 - 1/1990
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Developed line recognition software (in C) for raster images of engineering drawings;
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Developed a proposal for neural network approaches to the analysis of well logs. This work
was done for Visual Understanding Systems, Inc. in Pittsburgh and involved implementing the
system on Sun Workstations.
Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
7/1985 -6/1989
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Participated in design and implementation of masters and doctoral programs in Management
Information Systems.
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Taught courses in artificial intelligence (including Lisp programming), data communications
and Pascal programming as well as project courses.
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Administered the School's computing activities as chairman of the Computer Policy
Committee and by managing staff activities.
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Pursued research interests in spatial modeling and geographic information systems, including
development of simulation software.
Senior Research Scientist
5/1984 - 6/1985
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Served as Adjunct Associate Professor of Management Information Systems and Director of
Computing Services.
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Was responsible for coordination of all computing activities in the School including
implementation of a local area network of personal computers; connecting the LAN to the
larger University network; selection and acquisition of software and hardware for instructional
and research purposes of the School.
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Taught courses in Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems.
Carnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Research Associate and Project Leader
7/1980 -5/1984
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Charter member of the Robotics Institute Faculty
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Coordinated factory automation project emphasizing sensor networks and computer-vision
inspection.
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Did research in table based methods for control of walking machines, including
implementation in simulation software.
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Did research in expert systems for planning and scheduling.
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Coordinated documentation planning and user training in the Spice scientific workstation
project.
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Participated in syllabus design and Ph.D. qualifying examination development as a member of
the Programming Systems Faculty of the Computer Science Department.
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Taught graduate course in digital signal processing.
1965-1979: Various academic and industrial positions at Westinghouse, General Motors, Bell Labs
and the University of Pittsburgh.
Memberships
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Association for Computing Machinery
Carnegie Mellon Admissions Council (interview prospective students)
Special Skills
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Fluent in Spanish
Private Pilots License
Volunteer Work
 Translated historical documents from Spanish to English for the New Mexico State Historian
 Served as substitute Spanish teacher at Santa Fe Secondary School
 Serve as member of the Carnegie Mellon Admissions Council
References available upon request.
List of publications available at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/wimberly/biblio.txt
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