Jesse A. Tov 11 Queensberry St, Apt 17 Boston, MA 02215 +1 857 205 7646 http://www.ccs.neu.edu/~tov/ RESEARCH INTERESTS Programming languages, especially functional programming and type systems. EDUCATION Ph.D. student in computer science, fall 2005 to present, Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science - concentration in programming languages and compilers - M.S., spring 2007 Advisor: Riccardo Pucella A.B. cum laude in computer science, 2003, Harvard University - coursework in programming languages, operating systems, databases, and physics Advisor: Norman Ramsey High school diploma, 1999, Ramona High School, Ramona, CA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Compilers (Northeastern University, spring 2008) - Instructor for a graduate course Principles of Programming Languages (Prof. Karl Lieberherr, Northeastern University, fall 2007) - Teaching Assistant for a graduate course Introduction to Computer Science II (Prof. Radhika Nagpal, Harvard University, spring 2007) - Teaching Fellow for an undergraduate course Introduction to Computer Science II (Profs. Margo Seltzer and Radhika Nagpal, Harvard University, spring 2005) - Head Teaching Fellow for an undergraduate course of 51 students - Helped redesign and refocus the course, including rewriting the homework assignments and selecting new course textbooks Great Ideas in Computer Science (Dr. Henry Leitner, Harvard University, spring 2005) - Course Development Assistant for an undergraduate course - Helped to develop a new introductory course in computer science Introduction to Computer Science II (Dr. Henry Leitner, Harvard University, spring 2004) - Head Teaching Fellow for an undergraduate course of 77 students - Aided the professor in managing the six-member teaching staff OTHER EXPERIENCE Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (Monterey, CA, May 2006 to August 2006) - Summer intern at a U.S. Navy computing facility - Implemented a request-reply and subscription system for distributing weather information; see specification at http://www.metnet.navy.mil/Metcast/ References: - Oleg Kiselyov - Chuck Skupniewicz Simmery Axe (Cambridge, MA, May 2005 to August 2005) - Founder for a web startup funded by Paul Graham's Summer Founders Program - Conceived, designed, developed, tested, deployed, and promoted several hosted web applications References: - Ariel Shwayder - Ben Krutzinna NexPlan (Redwood City, CA, April 2004 to November 2004) - Software Engineer for a software startup - Built business management application components: - A prototype VoiceXML-based system allowing employees to retrieve and fill out timecards over the phone - Interactive plotting of Earned Value Management data extracted from Microsoft Project Server and rendered in SVG - Presented technology to potential customers and investors References: - Christopher Thorpe - Andrew Pimlott ActBlue (Cambridge, MA, January 2004 to May 2004) - Junior Developer for a federal PAC (political action committee) - Built web-based campaign tools for volunteer management, marketing, and donation processing - ActBlue has since raised almost $40 million for candidates since 2004 References: - Benjamin Rahn - Matt DeBergalis Let's Go Publications (Cambridge, MA, November 2001 to January 2004) - New Media Manager for a travel guide publisher - Led a long term project to renovate the company's online presence - Managed a team of five programmers - Designed a workflow for converting a book series typeset in legacy FrameMaker to XML, and from there into a variety of applications - Built an online job application and interview scheduling system which was used to schedule more than 600 interviews over nine days Harvard University EECS (Cambridge, MA, March 2001 to September 2001) - Junior System Administrator in an academic computing environment Harvard University Freshman Dean's Office (Cambridge, MA, summer 2000, 2001, and 2002) - Summer Intern for the Dorm History Project EMUmail (Cambridge, MA, March 2000 to September 2000) - Technical Support for web-based email software LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Harvard College Noteables (a singing group) - Music Director, 2001 to 2003 - Selected, arranged, taught, and conducted songs Harvard University Band - Prop Crew Manager, 1999 to 2000 - Prepared and delivered on-field props for the marching band OTHER INTERESTS Composing and arranging music, playing banjo and singing, reading and writing about politics, and cooking.