PETER ROTHMAN
San Jose,California
Summary
Experienced university lecturer with a passion for education and a commitment to academic excellence. Proficient in curriculum development, classroom instruction, and student mentorship. Skilled in fostering an engaging learning environment and conducting impactful research. Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the success of students.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Tutor
ROTHMAN AND SON
01.2016 - Current
- Online mathematics tutoring services working with students from elementary school to college as well as adult learners
- I specialize in high school mathematics working with students learning algebra, geometry, trigonometry precalculus, and calculus
Lecturer, Computational Futurology
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ
Santa Cruz, California
01.2016 - Current
- Developed and teach an innovative course about data science and predicting the future
- Created all course materials including syllabus, homework assignments, tests, and project materials
- Give lectures, grade assignments and tests
- Meet with and support students
- I have taught this course both in person, hybrid, and 100% online during the pandemic
Consultant
VARIOUS CLIENT COMPANIES
San Jose, California
01.2009 - Current
- Company Overview: Technology-focused strategic and performance improvement consultancy
- Software and strategy consultant to various private clients
- Developed radar clutter suppression software for the server side of a short-term weather forecasting application in Java
- Designed algorithms for online test practice and preparation service and documented these in a technical specification
- Led initial development of an award winning iPad financial visualization application, StockTouch, including hiring development team and rapid prototyping of server code
- Prepared an expert report including audio forensic analysis for a high profile court case involving copyright infringement
- Designed and developed data search and capture software and text processing applications
- Technology-focused strategic and performance improvement consultancy
Chief Technical Officer & Founder
EYEMENU
San Jose, California
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Startup company developing a mobile application and conversational agent to help the visually impaired community order food in restaurants
- Cofounded the company and participated in management meetings, fund raising, and all executive decision making
- As the only software developer, I developed all software, website, application demo code, conversational agent, backend database and code
- The software included voice recognition and a conversational agent that could explain menus
- The app used the phone camera and augmented reality software to recognize places in addition to the normal geolocation capabilities
- Startup company developing a mobile application and conversational agent to help the visually impaired community order food in restaurants
Editor & Webmaster
HUMANITY+
San Francisco, California
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Not for profit organization promoting optimistic futurism and application of science and technology to improving the human condition
- Edited submitted articles, solicited authors, and created content as well as managing a Wordpress site, IT, and security for the organization's online publication, social media service, and organization website
- See http://humanityplus.org and http://hplusmagazine.com
- Not for profit organization promoting optimistic futurism and application of science and technology to improving the human condition
Founder & Chief Scientist
NEWCO
San Jose, California
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Independently developed CLIO software, a meta-search based text analysis and machine learning application to aid the process of finding new topics, articles and links of interest and applying these to computational predictions about novel developments in science and technology
Chief Scientist
DRAGNET SOLUTIONS, INC.
Novato, California
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Company Overview: Fraud prevention solutions startup with a focus on face-to-face business transactions
- Directed the company's mission-critical research operations and personnel in support of company's product and service offerings
- Developed and implemented programs to maximize innovation and R&D effectiveness as well as ensuring alignment with business and software development goals
- Conducted research and transmitted findings to senior management and the product development team
- Worked with colleagues from multiple functional areas on strategy, product architectures, research and analysis, and user experiences / interfaces
- Designed system, including 'human in the loop' concept and algorithms, to deliver a 100% fraud detection rate (while fraud still in progress at bank) with zero false positives at 5 Wells Fargo branches during a joint trial of the company's real-time surveillance platform and face recognition system
- Played a key role in minimizing opportunities for fraud by contributing to the Prototype Identity Document Validation and Verification System; solution leveraged scanners to acquire copies of identity documents and provide facial images in support of real-time fraud prevention
- Wrote a patent application related to privacy protecting surveillance platforms
- Improved SSN Validation System; advised on IS (hashing and cryptographic key management)
- Enabled detection of false alarms while preventing an increase in false negatives by analyzing state-of-the-art clustering algorithms and generating a novel solution, including a 66% decrease in necessary volume of retrieved images (from search queries)
- Achieved 100% success during testing after facilitating improvements in observation / review of poor quality and low-resolution barcode images using image re-synthesis technique
- Fraud prevention solutions startup with a focus on face-to-face business transactions
Consultant
VARIOUS CLIENT COMPANIES
San Francisco, California
01.2001 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: Technology-focused strategic and performance improvement consultancy
- Enhanced C-NET/CBS online music service offering with social networking and collaborative filtering based recommendation engine
- Wrote detailed technical specification for proposed feature set and high-level product plan
- For start up clients, provided expertise on real-time 3D graphics and counseled on possible use of certain graphics solutions in real-time military simulation and online advertising graphics production
- Technology-focused strategic and performance improvement consultancy
Chief Technology Officer
LIVE365.COM
Foster City, California
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Company Overview: Pioneering Internet radio, podcast / broadcast, and social media services provider
- Managed engineering operations and all technical employees; formed software department and the hired original development team
- Created and deployed strategies to optimize technologies across product / services suite
- Directed the SDLC, QA, network operations, online content production, and user experience functions; supervised the functional heads
- Spearheaded the creation of a fully functional, customer-facing solution with global user base in the millions after managing evolution from concept and business plan to launch
- Oversaw delivery of 1st operational service (concept to rollout) in less than 90 days
- Enhanced offerings by managing the development and implementation of multiple upgrades and improvements, including proprietary MP3 streaming server, client side player, and wireless receiver
- Pioneering Internet radio, podcast / broadcast, and social media services provider
Director of Research & Development
METATOOLS / METACREATIONS
Carpinteria, California
01.1996 - 01.1998
- Company Overview: Award-winning graphics software firm (primarily channel distribution) with $65M in annual revenues
- Working with graphics visionary Kai Krause, my group shipped innovative graphics software products of the 1990s such as Kai's Power Tools, Bryce, Poser, and Kai's Power Goo
- Oversaw software development / engineering operations, a $5M+ budget, and 30 team members in generating products in 7 languages
- Led the development of prototype visualization systems for visualization of news, web site architecture and financial data
- Award-winning graphics software firm (primarily channel distribution) with $65M in annual revenues
President, Chief Technology Officer & Founder
DIVE LABS/AVATAR PARTNERS
Santa Cruz, California
01.1993 - 01.1996
- Company Overview: 3D graphics software solutions firm with 6 employees and ~ $1M in annual revenues
- Directed all operations and 5 team members after establishing firm
- Spearheaded product development and generated algorithms / software for distributed virtual reality and virtual reality data visualization systems
- The company earned extensive coverage from the media including appearing on CNN FutureWatch and won an SBIR quality award from U.S
- Army for its innovative research with virtual reality technology
- 3D graphics software solutions firm with 6 employees and ~ $1M in annual revenues
Manager, Intelligent Systems
TAU CORPORATION
Santa Cruz, California
01.1986 - 01.1992
- Company Overview: DoD Research and Development 70 employees and ~ $6M in annual revenues
- I performed and led AI, simulation, sensor fusion, and related government R&D for DoD and other customers
- Designed and developed pilot aids such as sensor management systems (intelligent computer based control systems for managing sensor onboard tactical aircraft)
- Other projects included simulation tools for aircraft concept and tactics design, UAV mission management software and related algorithms, UI/UX development, an electronic neural computer, artificial intelligence based training systems, radar target tracking and management of electronically scanned arrays, artificial intelligence and pattern recognition software for chemical and biological weapons detection, and various tools for image processing and enhancement
- DoD Research and Development 70 employees and ~ $6M in annual revenues
Member of the Technical Staff II, Radar Systems Group
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY
El Segundo, California
01.1984 - 01.1986
- Radar software development for airborne radar systems including F/A-18 and B-2 Spirit radar systems
Education
Master of Science - Engineering with Concentration in Computer Engineering
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CaliforniaBachelor of Arts - Mathematics
University of California
Santa Cruz, CaliforniaAdditional Development
- Jerry Weissman's Power Presentations
- Hyman Silver Technical Proposal Preparation
- Radar Target Tracking
- Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition (Online & Post Graduate Courses)
Accomplishments
- SBIR Quality Award for research in Virtual Reality
- National Merit Scholarship Finalist
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Tutor
ROTHMAN AND SON
01.2016 - Current
Lecturer, Computational Futurology
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ
01.2016 - Current
Chief Technical Officer & Founder
EYEMENU
01.2016 - 01.2018
Editor & Webmaster
HUMANITY+
01.2012 - 01.2016
Founder & Chief Scientist
NEWCO
01.2012 - 01.2016
Consultant
VARIOUS CLIENT COMPANIES
01.2009 - Current
Chief Scientist
DRAGNET SOLUTIONS, INC.
01.2005 - 01.2009
Consultant
VARIOUS CLIENT COMPANIES
01.2001 - 01.2005
Chief Technology Officer
LIVE365.COM
01.1998 - 01.2001
Director of Research & Development
METATOOLS / METACREATIONS
01.1996 - 01.1998
President, Chief Technology Officer & Founder
DIVE LABS/AVATAR PARTNERS
01.1993 - 01.1996
Manager, Intelligent Systems
TAU CORPORATION
01.1986 - 01.1992
Member of the Technical Staff II, Radar Systems Group
HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY
01.1984 - 01.1986
Master of Science - Engineering with Concentration in Computer Engineering
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
University of California