About Me

I hold a B.S. in Computer Science (1992), a M.S. in Computer Science (1994), a M.S. in Human Computer Interaction (2001), and a PhD in Computer Science (2005). I got the first two degrees at the University of Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, and last two at DePaul University in Chicago, IL.

In Colombia, I worked in the areas of Computer Graphics and Robotics. During my master’s program I was a teaching assistant and worked doing research for the DFAC group (Computer Aided Design and Manufacture), developing an off-line robot programming environment called MSIM. I also was a lecturer in C programming and data structures using C for five years (1992-1997) and worked as Director of the Computer Center at St. Martin University (1994-1997).

At DePaul, I was a member of the American Sign Language project (ASL project) at CTI. I worked in the creation of a more realistic graphical human hand to be used in the transcription of signs. My dissertation research had to do with the automated conjugation of agreement verbs in ASL using computer graphics. My main research interests were related with Computer Graphics, Human Computer Interaction (card sorting), and software engineering.

Currently, I work as a Simulation Software Engineer at MAK Technologies in Cambridge, MA. Here is a copy of my resume.

For fun, I like football (some people call it "soccer", go figure) bowling, archery, and squash. I am a loyal drinker of Colombian coffee (the -real- colombian coffee of course). I listen to music on a daily basis (80's, oldies, dance, trance, soft rock, new age), exercise at the gym (yes, keep it healthy!), watch TV (Science channel, Discovery channel, History channel, PBS, ESPN, among others), and read suspense, science, universal, and fiction literature. If I am not doing any of the above, I am probably doing something in my computer (or maybe the other way around!).

If there is anything else you'd like to know... just ask! :)