Andy Schmeder received the B.A. in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 2002, and has also studied topics in computer science, new media, music and statistics. He has worked in IT consulting for several years, and as a programmer at the Hafter Auditory Perception Lab. In Fall 2006 he joined the CNMAT team as full-time staff.

Known Abilities:

• All sorts of mathematical modeling and analysis — statistics, discrete math, 3d geometry, dsp, wave equations, sensor conditioning and fusion, optimization and visualization
• Realtime programming and online numerical simulations
• Embedded OSC, PIC firmware coding, C programming
• Drupal hacking, web services, linux server administration

Software Tools:

• Mathematica
• MaxMSP/Jitter
• MATLAB
• Java, Eclipse
• Ptolemy II (soon)
• Xcode/GCC (C/C++)
• Microchip MPLAB
• Subversion
• Python, plus numerical/scientific extensions
• SketchUp, POVRay, Jitter OpenGL objects
• Ubutu LTS Server, Apache 2, PHP 5, Drupal
• Word / EndNote / LaTeX / etc
• Mac OS, Camino, Firefox, VirtueDesktop, Google Apps

Hardware Tools:

• MacBook Pro
• Sennheiser HD650 audiometric headphones
• Wacom Intuos 2 tablet, Logitech Cordless Optical Trackman, SpaceNavigator
• Various hand tools for electronics prototyping