John L. Taylor
johnnylogic@gmail.com
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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I have a strong background in philosophy, psychology,
and computer science. I am experienced in instruction in both business and
academic settings. I have a B.A. in Philosophy, a B.A. in Psychology, and a
minor in Computer Information Systems. Additionally, I have a wide array of
applicable experience, ranging from co-teaching a course, lecturing, and
presenting papers at professional meetings, to research, analysis, and training
personnel.
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EDUCATION
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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M.S. in Logic and Computation (incomplete)
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2005
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Thesis: “Truth, Simplicity and Ockham’s Razor”
Areas of Specialization: Philosophy of Science, Formal Epistemology,
and Philosophy of Mind
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Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
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B.A. in Philosophy
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2003
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Areas of Concentration: Philosophy of Science, Logic, and
Epistemology.
Minor: Computer Information Systems (AOC: mathematical models of computation)
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Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
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B.A. in Psychology
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2003
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Areas of Concentration: Cognitive, Social, and
Biological Psychology.
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College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
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A.A. in Liberal Arts
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1999
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HONORS AND AWARDS
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Fellowship, CMU Philosophy Department, Logic
and Computation
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2004 – 2005
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Travel Award, Humboldt State University
Philosophy Department
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2003
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Member of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor
Society
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2002 – 2003
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Student Member of Psy Chi: National Honor
Society in Psychology
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2002 – 2003
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TEACHING AND ASSISTING
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Teaching Assistant– “Introduction
to Ethics.”
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2005
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I created and moderated class forums, maintained grade
spreadsheets, graded exams and papers, and advised students on effective
writing, critical analysis and class subject matter. I held open office hours
and met with students upon request.
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Teaching Assistant– “What Philosophy Is.”
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2004
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I taught recitations held in the form of Socratic
dialogue for two sections of approximately 30 students each, maintained online
records, graded homework and papers, while providing extensive written
comments. Furthermore, I advised students on effective writing, critical
analysis, and class subject matter. I held open office hours and met with
students upon request.
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Columbia Community
College, Columbia, CA
Tutor
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2003
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As a tutor in Columbia College’s Academic Achievement
Center, I aided students in relevant subjects in which I had received a B or
better (approx. 20). The wonderfully diverse students ranged from learning
disabled to gifted and from 17 years old to senior citizens.
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Humboldt State
University, Arcata, CA
Teaching Assistant – “Biological Basis of Behavior.”
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2003
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Graded exams, developed course web page, notes and
glossary.
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Research Assistant – “Modeling Unsupervised
Category Learning.”
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2002
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Aided in original research for the modeling of
unsupervised category learning with Bayesian methods, especially in
translating a computer model from Fortran to C++.
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Co-Instructor (with Professor John Powell) – “How the Mind Works.”
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2001
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Developed syllabus and overall course structure and co-led
the class.
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
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Condor Earth Technologies, Columbia, CA
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IT & Business Systems Analyst
I provide comprehensive information systems analysis, support, network
administration, and junior project management for a geotechnical and
engineering consulting company. Additionally, I perform risk and reliability
analysis using probabilistic methods (especially Monte Carlo Simulation). My Quality
Process Analyst (QPA) certification is in progress.
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2006 - Present
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Carnegie Mellon University, Durham, NC
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Computer Lab Administrator
As lab assistant, I maintained four servers running
Apache and Microsoft Server, sent out mailings, and administrated software in
development (http://caae.phil.cmu.edu/picola/). Additionally, I provided
support for faculty and had to troubleshoot server problems. As a website
designer, I developed and maintained five different sites (e.g. http://www.hss.cmu.edu/philosophy/).
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1995 - Present
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Condor Earth Technologies, Columbia, CA
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GIS/GPS Surveyor
My duties included driving to new locations every
day—and sometimes many locations in one day—at a precise time to set up a GPS
receiver, taking detailed notes and coordinating with five co-workers at
separate locations.
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2004
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Self-Employed, Sonora, CA
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Web Designer
I designed, developed content for and maintained sites. For example:
http://www.kleenslate.com/
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2004
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Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
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Logic Grader
As a logic grader, for a year and a half, I evaluated
student proofs, proctored tests, and graded final exams.
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2001- 2002
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PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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- Taylor,
J.L. and Burgess, S.A. (2004). “Steve Austin Versus the Symbol Grounding
Problem”. In Proc. Selected Papers from the Computers and Philosophy
Conference (CAP2003), Canberra, Australia. Conferences in Research and
Practice in Information Technology, 37. Weckert, J. and Al-Saggaf, Y., Eds.,
ACS. 21-25.
- Taylor, J. L. "The Computational
Stance" at CAP North America 2004, Pittsburgh, PA
- Taylor, J. L. "Experimentally Informed
Tutoring" in a session on Defining Tutor Pedagogy; 2004 NCWCA Conference,
Stanford CA
- Taylor, J. L. & Scott Burgess "Steve
Austin Versus the Symbol Grounding Problem" at CAP Australia 2003
Conference, Canberra, AU
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PROFFESIONAL SERVICE
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- Referee, Journal of Philosophical Logic
(Summer 2005)
- Student Track Referee, North American-Computing
and Philosophy 2005 Conference
- Student Representative, Philosophy Department,
Humboldt State University (Fall 2002- Spring 2003; Fall 1999- Spring 2000).
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OTHER ACTIVITIES (PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, VOLUNTEER WORK, ETC.)
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- ·Student Member of American Philosophical
Association (2001-2004)
- Member, HSU Philosophy Club (Fall 2002- Fall
2003)
- Founding President, HSU Philosophy Club (Fall
2001- Spring 2002)
- Art Instructor, Children’s Art Program,
Strawberry Music Festival (1998-2002).
- Webmaster: http://www.crumpled.com/cp/
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SKILLS
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Operating Systems
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Windows
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Macintosh
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Linux
Productivity
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MS Office Applications®
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Windows® SharePoint
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MS Exchange
Media/Production
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Dreamweaver
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Adobe Photoshop
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Paintshop Pro
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Acid Pro
Utilities
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Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition
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Norton Ghost
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Programming
Languages
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Visual C++/Visual Studio
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Visual Basic/Studio
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Scheme (LISP Variant)
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Prolog
Mark-up/Scripting
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HTML
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XML
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PHP
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VBScript
Modeling/Mathematical Software
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DecisionTools Suite
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Mathematica
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R (Statistical Software)
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Weka/RapidMiner
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