Michelle Nesbit Hill


P.O. Box 601                                       michelle@alumni.cse.ucsc.edu
Laytonville, CA 95454 USA                  http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~michelle
(707)984-8111


Objective    Independent contractor developing animation and motion 
             capture applications.

Education    University of California, Santa Cruz, CA            September 1996
             MS in Computer Science
             o Thesis research in motion capture for skeleton animation with 
               Dr. Jane Wilhelms.
             o Extensive research in computer choreography and dance 
               documentation.
             o Course work in Computer Graphics, Animation, and Object Oriented
               Programming.
             o Student volunteer for SIGGRAPH 1995.     

             University of California, Santa Cruz, CA                 June 1994
             Graduate Certificate in Theater Arts
             o Course work in Choreography, Improvisation, and Production 
               Management.
             o Teaching Assistant for three quarters of Theater Arts History.
             o Volunteer intern at San Francisco Performing Arts Museum.

             University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL              May 1989
             BS in Computer Science
             o Emphasis in Software Engineering and Management Information 
               Systems.
             o Participation in Cooperative Education program.

Skills       Languages:  C, C++, Java, Pascal, SQL, HTML, LaTeX
             Platforms:  Silicon Graphics, Sun, Macintosh, IBM
             Graphics Libraries:   OpenGL, IrisGL, Xforms, Forms, GKS
             Multimedia Software:  Alias, Director, Photoshop, Premiere, 
                                   LifeForms, Max, SoundEdit

Experience   University of California, Santa Cruz      September 1994-June 1996
             o Master Teaching Assistant for Computer Science graduate students.
             o TA for Computer Graphics teaching OpenGL and Xforms on SGIs. 
             o TA for Computer Art and Graphics teaching Alias and Macintosh
               software.
             o TA for Introduction to C Programming for UNIX,MacOS and Windows.


             Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC                   July 1995
             o Participated in Computed Art Intensive.
             o Designed MAX interfaces for sensors and MIDI.
             o Created and performed solo and collaborative projects.


             IBM, Santa Teresa Laboratory, San Jose, CA September 1989-May 1992
             o Programmer for DB2 relational database product.
             o Designed, developed, and tested security code in PL/AS for 2.3 
               and 3.1 releases.
             o Supported customers and publications for security and data 
               definition language.


             IBM, Federal Systems Division, Manassas, VA   Spring 1987 and 1988
             o Programmer for two full-time Department of Defense internships.
             o Developed regression tests and Pascal utilities for testing 
               and integration.
             o Developed data display emulator using C and GKS.