| JAMES C. FORD | Phone (603) 353-9509 |
| 488 NH Route 10 Apt. D | Fax (603) 646-1672 |
| Orford, NH | E-mail james(dot)c(dot)ford@dartmouth(dot)edu |
| 03777 | http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~jford/ |
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2003
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Ph.D. thesis: "Patient Classification of fMRI Brain Activation Patterns"
Advisor: Fillia Makedon
60+ refereed academic publications
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 2000
Master of Science degree in Computer Science
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1993
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
University fellowship
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 1991
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
P. Thorndyke academic scholarship
System Administrator/Programmer 2007-present
Brain Imaging Lab, Dept. of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School
Computer Science Researcher 2003-present
Dartmouth College Dept. of Computer Science & Dartmouth Medical School
Assistant Director 2003-present
Dartmouth Experimental Visualization Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
o Assisted Professor Fillia Makedon, Director
o Directed and managed research and publications for 15+ graduate students
o Led creation and grant submission for several major, multi-year research projects
System Administrator/Computational MRI Research Fellow 1998-2000
Brain Imaging Lab, Dept. of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School
o Managed and helped expand an SGI UNIX medical imaging research lab
o Set lab policy and upgraded and maintained workstations and Web server
Research Lab Coordinator 1997-2003
Dartmouth Experimental Visualization Laboratory (DEVLAB), Hanover, NH
o Helped run a Macintosh/UNIX/Microsoft NT multimedia research lab
o Helped plan NSF-funded $40,000 expansion of facilities, 1998-1999
o Established and maintained a WWW proxy cache server, 1998-2000
Teaching assistant 1995-1997
Dartmouth College Department of Computer Science, Hanover, NH
o Led lab and review sections (10-30 students), gave occasional lectures, helped grade exams, and managed undergraduate graders for 4 introductory courses
Coordinator and Proceedings Editor 1994-1995
DAGS '95 Conference, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
o Managed arrangements with twelve invited speakers
o Assembled and edited printed and electronic proceedings
Conference Manager 1994
DAGS '94 Symposium, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
o Led preparations and arranged logistics for a small academic conference
UNIX System Administrator 1991-1993
Artificial Intelligence Lab, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
o Helped manage and expand a small Sun UNIX research lab
User/administrator experience with UNIX/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. Programming experience in C, C++, MATLAB, and Lingo (Macromedia Director). Project/team management experience. Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
Enjoys reading, hiking, skiing, and computer and board games.