Resume
MATTHEW CLAY SHULTZ
Information Systems and Computer Science CV
1421 Campbell, Oakland, CA 94607
Academic Experience
University of Michigan B.S. Computer Science / Humanities and New Technologies Double Concentration, Graduated with Distinction and Highest Honors 2001.
CS Areas of Interest and Course Work: Object Oriented Structures and Databases, Knowledge Systems, Networks, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Graphics, Non-Photorealistic Rendering, Advanced Calculus and Differential Equations, Boundary Value Problems, Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics, Physics.
Notables: • Honors Seminar on Complex Adaptive Systems with John Holland • Advanced Technology Lab internship, experience with agent based modeling.
• Received highest honors for senior thesis Idea Spaces, a media theory of the World Wide Web incorporating concepts of context, semantics, and apprehension of emergent knowledge structures (Advisor: Richard Candidas Smith)
• James B. Angel Scholar 2001 Professional Experience
WinterRoot (2001 – ongoing) : Owner and Development Lead, Detroit MI
Software design business developing custom tools for clients at a variety of scales, ranging from small scale deployments to management of development teams. Principle interests have included object based content management, user interface design, and research into crossover applications between information systems and permaculture /alternative energy applications.
Highlighted Projects
• University of Michigan, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine: 3D graphic visualization of human heart 4DM-SPECT (x-ray/catscan) data, incl. polar mapping, right ventricle, and coronary arteries.
• Suite of applications for searching, identifying, and using wild plants with forager Steve Brill.
• Ongoing retainer and team leader for custom large scale software development NTVB Media, Detroit MI
• FDT Design, NYC – Technical direction and database design for interactive media firm incl. projects for Rosie O’Donnel, Brian Eno, etc.
• Development lead on information collection and delivery in learning systems for Ann Arbor community health organizations: Leade Health, MPHTC, MiCPHP.
• Experimental use of Objective C and Java AMP libraries for agent based ecosystem modeling.
• Conceptual/Experimental work on PermaDB plant information and categorization database.
Made of People (2005 – ongoing) : Tech Lead, New York, NY
Ongoing development of object oriented content management platform, incorporating evolutionary design and object context concepts at the data architecture level. Additionally responsible for deployment of system for maintaining large scale deployments of application instances. Public release of software is forthcoming.
Notable Innovations and Applications:
• Data-ecology based approach to content management
• Context based query system
• Mutli-paradigm platform – One underlying database system to support a variety of data architectures.
• Ease of use enhancements for designers and end users. • Web based deployment relaying legal developments for the United Nations
Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions • Data collection deployment for entry and organization of botanical data.
Related Projects
Void Tactical Media: Independent Record Label and Critical Media Theory Group. Http://void.fromthegut.org (Founder)
WinterRoot: Software Design Business and Hub for technical and science explorations. Http://www.winterroot.net (Owner)
From the Gut: Experimental Transformed Space, Music, and Art collective. Http://www.fromthegut.org (Founder)
DIY Solar projects targeting solar panel construction from 100% waste reuse. Technical Slides accepted to SIGGRAPH 2001 for ‘Non-Photorealistic Renderer’
Organizer IMMEDIA2002 International Digital Arts and Technologies Conference, University of Michigan Media Union.