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Name:      Dr. Richard M. Clark PhD Bsc (hons) MBCS
Address:  Luton, Bedfordshire
    Current Occupation
 
University of London
HR Division, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN
IT and Web Support Trainer.
- Development and delivery of IT training programme for UoL staff.
- Bespoke IT development, brainstorming and research.
- E-learning Administrator for Staff Development Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
- Design and development of e-learning courses and materials.
- Co-ordination, Administration and Invigilation of ECDL/ICDL (European/International Computer Driving Licence).
- Design and Development of UoL web pages/content.
    Special Skills
  PhD Research in Machine Vision & Artificial Intelligence:
 

- Digital Image Processing, Gabor Wavelets, Feature Extraction, Object Recognition, Artificial Neural Networks, Incremental Learning, Search & Control, Heuristics, Fuzzy Systems.
  Software Engineering Skills:
 

- C/C++ (Unix, Borland, Microsoft Visual C++, Win32, MFC, COM, OOP, ActiveX, DirectX, OpenGL), C--, Visual Basic (ActiveX, COM Automation), Java, Javascript, Pascal, Prolog (PDA, AMZI), SQL, ADA, Miranda, Assembly, Basic.

- Currently self-studying .NET framework: C#.NET, Visual Basic.NET, "Managed" Visual C++.NET
  Teaching (Undergraduate level) and Presentation Skills:
  - Formal lectures (at the University of Luton),
  tutorials, research papers (including international conferences),
  seminars, poster presentations, chairing presentations etc.

- Private tuition (Programming in C/C++ - DOS/Console/Win32/MFC).
  Internet / Web-Development Skills:
 

- Macromedia Dreamweaver, MS Frontpage, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript.
- Teaching of Internet Applications and Web-Development (University of Luton).

- Development of web-sites:
 
Luton East Tae Kwon-Do (TAGB)
Leighton Buzzard Tae Kwon-Do (TAGB)
BEC Enterprises / MaxiTronic Music
Miraco Copper Bangles
Signature Safety Equipment Ltd (including e-commerce facility)
  Game and Graphics Development:
- Design, storyboarding, scripting and development of game/entertainment-based systems.
- 2D and 3D computational graphics (including tutoring at the University of Luton).
- Development skills in DirectX and OpenGL (Win32 Visual C++).
- Animation, 3D modelling, development of tools (world creators, editors, compilers etc).
- Personal projects developed: 3D virtual worlds, adventure, arcade, platform, RPG.
  Further Knowledge / Experience of:
 

- Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, UNIX and Linux (including construction, loading and administration of servers in research lab).
- Object Oriented Programming, A.I. Systems, Machine Vision, Internet Programming & Applications, HCI, Computational Graphics, VRML, Multimedia.
- Software / I.T. skills:

 

Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Access, Excel), Macromedia Director, Macromedia DreamWeaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Microsoft Image Composer, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Microsoft Visual Studio (C++, VB), Matlab, Milkshape 3D, EditPlus etc.
    Experience
  University of London
HR Division, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN
  IT and Web Support Trainer.
Training staff in all aspects of IT + ECDL/ECDL at UoL and supported institutions.
  Visiting Lecturer (Teaching) Contracts
University of Luton, Department of Computing and Information Systems,
Park Square, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3JU
 

- February 2003 – June 2003
Practical's for 3D Computer Graphics (VRML, OpenGL) , Operating Systems (C--) and Interactive Animation (OpenGL).
Examination invigilation for special needs students (Operating Systems module).

- October 2001 – February 2002
Practical's for Object Oriented Programming (Java).
Tutorials, workshops and practical's for Further Object Oriented Programming (C++).

- February 2001 – July 2001
Practical sessions for Internet Applications (Dreamweaver) and Multimedia Tools & Techniques (Macromedia Director, Dreamweaver & Microsoft Image Composer, HTML, XHTML & CSS).

- October 2000 – February 2001
Tutorials & practical sessions for Object Oriented Programming (Borland C++).

- February 2000 – July 2000
Practical sessions for Further Object Oriented Programming (C++ UNIX).

- October 1999 – February 2000
Practical sessions for Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (C++ UNIX).

- February 1999 - July 1999
Module co-ordinator for COS58-2 (Search & Control in AI).
Full development & deliverance of lecture, practical & tutorial materials.
Construction / marking assignments and examination papers.

- October 1998 - February 1999
Practical sessions for Computational Graphics (Borland C++) and Artificial Intelligence (Prolog).

- February 1998 - July 1998 (f/t 13+ contract hours a week)
Tutorials for Introduction to Logic (Prolog) and practical sessions for Further Object Oriented Programming (C++), Graphical Programming Environments (C++), Introduction to Logic (Prolog) and Internet Programming (HTML, Java and JavaScript).

- October 1997 - February 1998
Practical sessions for Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (C++) and Object Oriented Programming (C++).
  Whitbread Plc
 Technical Centre, Research & Development Department, Luton, Bedfordshire
 

- July 1996–August 1996 Pilot Brewery assistant within the Technical Centre (R&D).
    Training and Qualifications
  2004-current date: University of London
  European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) - Syllabus 4 (2004)
Advanced ECDL - Word Processing (2006)
Advanced ECDL - Presentations (2006)
Advanced ECDL - Databases (2006)
Advanced ECDL - Spreadsheets (2006)
ECDL Expert (2006)

Training: 1997-2000
 

- Teacher training & presentation skills (Graduate School - University of Luton).
- Research documentation/procedures (Research Methods - University of Luton).
- Software/Hardware co-design (University of Luton + Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona).


1997-2003 The University of Luton

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science)
 Generic Machine Vision driven by Gabor Filters for the Identificaiton of Textural Objects

1994-1997 The University of Luton

(Bachelor of Science with Honours) Computer Science - 2.1

1991-1994 Luton 6th Form College
 

(A-Level) Computing, Design & Technology, Electronics.
(G.C.S.E.) Photography (Art), English (Syll. A), Mathematics.
(City and Guilds) Computer Aided Draughting & Design Using AUTOCAD.
(PITMAN) Typewriting (Keyboard Skills), Word Processing.
(RSA) Typewriting Skills (Stage 1)


1986-1991 Stopsley High School
 

(G.C.S.E) CDT: Design and Realisation, Computer Studies, Science (Double award), English Language, English Literature, Geography, Mathematics, French
    Refereed Publications
 
June 2000, Machine Classification of Textures Using Incremental Learning Based on the Mean and Variance of the Multi-Dimensional Feature Space, M&R 2000 - First International Conference on Mechatronics and Robotics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Vol. 1, pp. 27-33.
July 2001, Machine Vision: An incremental learning system based on features derived using fast Gabor transforms for the identification of textural objects, SPIE Vision Geometry X, International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, San Diego - California, USA, Vol. 4476, pp. 109-119.
January 2003, Chemical Machine Vision: Automated Extraction of Chemical Metadata from Raster Images, Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 1342-1355.
[ PhD Thesis ]
2003, Generic Machine Vision driven by Gabor filters for the identificaiton of textural objects.
    Presentations
  - Graduate School, University of Luton, January 1998, Intelligent Machine Vision for Texture Identification.
  - Graduate School Residential, University of Leicester, September 1998, Object Recognition Using the Incremental Learning Algorithm.
  - Graduate School Residential, University of Leicester, September 1999, Texture Classification Using Gabor Wavelets and Euclidean Distance Measures.
  - University of Luton, November 1999, Object Recognition Using the Incremental Learning Algorithm - PhD Transfer Presentation.
  - Research Day '99, University of Luton, December 1999, Object Recognition Using the Incremental Learning Algorithm.
  - Graduate School, University of Luton, February 2000, Using software in research: hints, tips and tricks.
  - First International Conference on Mechatronics and Robotics, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, M&R 2000, May 2000, Machine Classification of Textures using Incremental Learning based on the Mean and Variance of the Multi-Dimensional Feature Space (International Conference Paper).
  - Research Day '00, University of Luton, December 2000, Intelligent Machine Vision.
  - SPIE Vision Geometry X, International Symposium on Optical Science & Technology, San Diego, California, USA, July 2001, Machine Vision: An incremental learning system based on features derived using fast Gabor transforms for the identification of textural objects (International Conference Paper).
  (Weekly 2004-current date) IT Training courses, workshops and seminars - University of London
    Academic Responsibilities (additional to standard teaching duties)
 

- February 2003: Examination invigilation of special needs students (Operating Systems, C--).
- October 2001 - February 2002: Development of tutorial + workshop material (OOP: C++).
- October 2000 – February 2001: Development of tutorial material (OOP: C++).
- October 1999 – July 2000: Organiser of the Graduate School Seminar Programme.
- February 1999 – July 1999: Module coordinator for COS58-2 – University of Luton.
- February 1998 – July 1998: Development of tutorial material (Introduction to Logic).
    Interests
 

- Computing (I have a keen interest in Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence, 3D-Graphical Programming, Game Development Programming and Web-Development).

- Constructing Computers (I have built many systems for myself, friends + the University research lab).

- Computer Game Development (DOS and Win32 - using Direct-X and OpenGL).

- Photography (Colour and B&W work - including dark-room printing).

- Reading (Computing, Programming, Science Fiction).

- Music (All kinds including Dance/Trance/Club music etc...)

- Sports (Martial-Arts, Golf, Badminton, Gym, Snooker etc).

- Martial Arts:
- Tai-Chi (Yang Style, Cheng Man Ching, Short Form)
- Tae Kwon Do
 

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