Curriculum Vitae
Nathan Wilson
1037 N. Rose St.
Burbank, CA 91505
Cell: (818)919-5947
Home: (818)848-4643
E-mail: nathan at collectivesource.com
Professional resume: http://collectivesource.com/nathan/resume.html
Current Professional Position
Manager of R&D, DreamWorks Animation SKG (as of March 2006)
Film Credits
Kung Fu Panda, 2008
The Bee Movie, 2007
Shrek the Third, 2007
Flushed Away, 2006
Madagascar, 2005
Shark Tale, 2004
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, 2002
The Road to El Dorado, 2000
The Prince of Egypt, 1998
TV Credits
Howser, H. 2003. Visiting... with Huell Howser, show 1032 "Mushrooms".
Commercial Software
Barbie Fashion Designer, 1996
MechWarrior II, 1995
Iconicode, 1992
Contributions to Biodiversity Research
Collection of Amanita phalloides from LA County to support Pringle, A., E.C. Vellinga. 2006. Last chance to know? Using literature to explore the biogeography and invasion biology of the death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides (Vaill. Ex Fr. :Fr.) Link. Biological Invasions 8:1131-1144.
Paratype collection of Russula avellaneiceps Fatto from Copper Mountain, CO to support Fatto, R. 1999. Three New Species of Russula. Mycotaxon 70: 167-175
Tricholoma collections establishing the presence of several species previously not recorded in California used in Shanks, K. 1997. "The Agaricales of California, Tricholoma"
Published Photographs
A.E. Bessette, W. Roody, A.R. Bessette. 2000. "North American Boletes"
Shanks, K. 1997. "The Agaricales of California, Tricholoma"
Commercial Website Development
Networks in Motion, http://www.networksinmotion.com
Coastal Helicopters, http://www.coastalcopters.com
Smudge Design, http://smudgedesignco.com
Digital Domain,http://d2.com
(circa 1996: http://web.archive.org/web/19961218230012/http://d2.com/)
Noncommercial Website Development
Wilson, N. 2006-2007. Mushroom Observer. http://mushroomobserver.org
Schaechter, M., Wilson, N. 2001. A Mycological Voice From The Past.
http://www.collectivesource.com/hadrianus/
Wilson, N. 2000. Margaret McKenny Tribute Page.
http://www.collectivesource.com/fungi/mckenny.html
Open Source Lectures
Keynote Address, II Encontro Nordestino de Software Livre, Aracaju, Brazil
"Open Source, Creative Commons, and Citizen Science", II Encontro Nordestino de Software Livre, Aracaju, Brazil
Keynote Address, Open Source Symposium 2006, Seoul, South Korea
Keynote Address, RedHat Summit 2006, Nashville, TN, USA
Keynote Address, LatinoWare Mercosul 2005, Curitiba, Brazil
Keynote Address, GUADEC 2005, Stuttgart, Germany
Previous Professional Positions
Member of Technical Staff, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Glendale, CA,
Apr 1997 - Mar 2006
Manager of R&D, Digital Domain, Los Angeles, CA, Mar 1996 - Mar 1997
Senior Software Developer, Digital Domain, Los Angeles, CA Oct 1994 - Feb 1996
Consultant, Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA, July 1994 - Dec 1994
Associate Teacher, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, Sep 1993 - Dec 1993
Computer Scientist, Teleos Research, Palo Alto, CA, July 1988 (founding) - Aug 1992
Software Engineer, Iconicon, Palo Alto, CA, July 1991 - August 1992
Computer Scientist, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, June 1987 - June 1988
Computer Skills
Preferred Languages: Python, Ruby, C++, Common Lisp
Preferred Operating Systems: RedHat Linux, Ubuntu Linux, MacOSX
Preferred Hardware: HP Intel or AMD, Apple Intel, Cisco
Web Technologies: Ruby on Rails, mod python, DreamWeaver, XML, HTML, RDF
Preferred Databases: Postgresql, MySQL, Oracle
Higher Level Software Experience: Open Source Project Management, Distributed Software Delivery, Language Design, Computer Graphics: 2D, 3D and Animation, Database Design, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence.
Education
B.S. (experimental psychology), Reed College, 1986. Thesis: "Standards for Deviation: Tools for Reinforcing Variability"
M.A. (experimental psychology), University of Pennsylvania, 1987. Thesis: "Perception of Biological Motion"
M.S. (computer science), University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994. Thesis: "Identifying Organisms with Computers"
Current Volunteer Positions
Webmaster, MushroomObserver.org
Previous Volunteer Positions
President, Los Angeles Mycological Society
2002 Foray Team, North American Mycological Association
Science Advisor, Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Mycology Talks and Classes
Mushroom Observer: The First Year, Los Angeles Mycological Society, Santa Cruz Fungus Fair, Sonoma Mycological Association Camp, Mycological Society of San Francisco, Bay Area Mycological Society. 2008
Becoming a Mushroom Observer, Sonoma Mycological Association Camp. 2007
Introduction to Mushrooms, Briceland, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Cruz, CA 1992-2007
Computers and Fungi. Los Angeles Mycological Society. 2001
Affiliations
Encyclopedia of Life: Member of Education and Outreach Committee
Mycological Society of America
North American Mycological Association
Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Sierra Club