John M. Cox
john@johnmcox.org
http://johnmcox.org

Interests

  Database-driven web applications, statistical natural language
  processing.

Education

  MFA Poetry, University of Michigan, MI, USA, 2004.

  BA English Literature, University of Michigan, MI, USA, 2002.

Experience

  Webmaster, University of Michigan SNRE08/2003 - 06/2004

    *  Authored web file transfer utility              04/2004 - 06/2004

       +  Designed and implemented a web-based program for transferring
          files up to 800MB in size.
       +  Developed attractive, easy to use, standards compliant
          interface.

    *  Website redeployment                            01/2004 - 06/2004

       +  Moved contents of organizational website off of legacy system
          and into a modern production environment.
       +  Worked with diverse stakeholders to transition a heterogeneous
          web environment with no downtime.
       +  Integrated internal services with external technologies such
          as LDAP and CoSign.

    *  Legacy code port                                01/2004 - 06/2004
       
       +  Updated mission-critical legacy software for use in a modern
          production environment (PHP/PEAR/MySQL).
       +  Handled programming tasks on an extremely aggressive 
          timetable, often without access to documentation.
       +  Redesigned applications which could not be ported.

    *  Maintained http://www.snre.umich.edu            08/2003 - 06/2004

       +  Authored templating and form generation software to 
          standardize development sitewide.  Dramatically reduced time
          requirements for application authoring and updates as well as
          deployment of sitewide changes.
       +  Performed maintenance and code updates for a large 
          institutional website praised both for its design and its
          positive effect on student recruitment.

  Instructor, University of Michigan English Dept.     08/2002 - 05/2004

    *  Graduate Student Instructor: Rhetoric           08/2003 - 05/2004

       +  Designed and implemented writing curriculum for incoming
          students.
       +  Teaching subjects included textual analysis, argumentation,
          and logic.

    *  Graduate Student Instructor: Assistant          08/2002 - 05/2003

       +  Assisted in the teaching and evaluation of over 100 advanced
          undergraduate students.
       +  Taught early British novels and medieval drama.

  Web Programmer, University of Michigan SNRE          01/2001 - 08/2003

    *  Developed moderated events calendar             04/2003 - 06/2003

       +  Designed and implemented a web-based events calendar which
          allowed users to submit information while still allowing
          editorial review.
       +  Dramatically increased organizational information flow.
       +  Automated email notification of updates and information
          digests.
       +  Site available at http://www.snre.umich.edu/news/.

    *  Developed asset tracking system                 01/2004 - 08/2004

       +  Authored software which manages hundreds of thousands of
          dollars' worth of technical equipment.
       +  Implemented check-in/check-out system.
       +  Designed clean, standards-compliant interface.

Research

  Statistical natural language processing              01/2004 - present

    *  Designed and implemented Bayesian classifier capable of
       determining textual authorship.
    *  Applied natural language processing to the works of Shakespeare,
       Jonson, Middleton, and contemporaries.
    *  Determined statistical probability for the authorship status of
       disputed Elizabethan plays.

Selected Publications and Articles

  "Determining Authorship of 1 Henry VI: Bayesian Analysis of the Works
  of Shakespeare."  University of Michigan, 2004.
  http://johnmcox.org/bayes_shakespeare.

  "Special Collection."  MFA Thesis, University of Michigan, 2004.

  "On the Necessity of Technologically Fluent Criticism."  University
  of Michigan, 2002.
  http://johnmcox.org/necessity.

Honors

  Colby Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2002-2004.

  Meijer Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2003.

  Meader Family Award, University of Michigan, 2003.