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Name |
John Patrick McLaughlin | |
Date of birth |
May 21, 1975 | |
Address |
51/14 Boolee St Reid 2612 ACT Australia | |
Telephone |
+61 6 216 7081 (W) +61 6 257 1600 (H) | |
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History |
Australian National University (Canberra), 1993-95 Copland College (Canberra), 1992 Casuarina Secondary College (Darwin), 1991 O'Loughlin Catholic College (Darwin), 1988-90 St Paul's Primary (Darwin), 1982-87 | ||||||||||
Status |
BSc in computer science from the Australian National University.
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Certificates |
Bachelor of Science degree, the Australian National University. A.C.T. Tertiary Entrance Statement (ranking = 98.95%)
A.C.T. Year 12 Certificate
Entrant in the 1995 ACS programming competition (platform was a 486 with Borland C++). A.C.T. Driver's Licence Junior Secondary Studies Certificate Completion - 1990 N.T.G.A. Junior Golf Coaching Camp. Member of the 1988 O'Loughlin college inter-school swimming team. | ||||||||||
Awards |
Winner of the Australian Computer Society prize
for the top computer science graduate of the Australian National
University in 1995. Selection for the Golden Key Honours Society, 1995 (by virtue of being in the top 15% of undergraduates). Copland college 1992 (year 12) award for outstanding performance in physics. O'Loughlin College 1990 (year 10) top science student award. 1990 Engineering prize for the overall highest achievement in maths, science and english. 1989 Certificate of distinction - Australian Mathematics Competition. 1988 Certificate of distinction - Australian Mathematics Competition. |
Work |
Current position is as computer scientist/engineer for the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Reasearch Organisation (CSIRO) division of
Mathematical and Information Sciences (CMIS). Employment commenced in
March 1996. Work consists primarily of R&D into 3D graphics and
visualisation, image compression/transmission, virtual environments,
haptic force-feedback devices and other visualisation projects. 2 months employment at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) campus of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as a computer programmer in early 1996. HTML editing of the ``Complexity International'' electronic journal at the ANU (1994). 2 weeks writing a PC software installation script at ``WP Software'' (1992). 1 month brick paving (1993).
2 years repairing and refurbishing golf clubs (1990-1991, Darwin). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareware |
(Macintosh publications)
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P (pass) | = | 50 - 59% |
CR (credit) | = | 60 - 69% |
D (distinction) | = | 70 - 79% |
HD (high distinction) | = | 80 - 100% |
Unit | Points | % | Mark |
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Mathematics A21 H | 1.0 | - | D |
Mathematics A22 H | 1.0 | - | D |
Chemistry A11 | 2.0 | - | CR |
Computer Science A11 | 1.0 | - | D |
Computer Science A13 | 1.0 | - | CR |
Physics A01 | 2.0 | - | D |
Computer Science B31 | 0.5 | 78 | D |
Computer Science B33 | 0.5 | 83 | HD |
Mathematics B11 | 0.5 | 82 | HD |
Mathematics B13 | 0.5 | 68 | CR |
Physics B01 | 1.0 | 63 | CR |
Computer Science B32 | 0.5 | 95 | HD |
Computer Science B34 | 0.5 | 85 | HD |
Mathematics B06 | 0.5 | 94 | HD |
Mathematics B12 | 0.5 | 96 | HD |
Mathematics B16 | 0.5 | 92 | HD |
Computer Science C31 | 0.5 | 90 | HD |
Computer Science C36 | 0.5 | 81 | HD |
Computer Science C37 | 0.5 | 78 | D |
Computer Science C43 | 0.5 | 71 | D |
Mathematics B01 | 0.5 | 98 | HD |
Mathematics C01 | 0.5 | 100 | HD |
Mathematics C09 | 0.5 | 66 | CR |
Computer Science C18 | 1.0 | 83 | HD |
Computer Science C34 | 0.5 | 85 | HD |
Computer Science C38 | 0.5 | 81 | HD |
Mathematics C06 | 0.5 | 83 | HD |
Mathematics C08 | 0.5 | 86 | HD |
Average | - | 85 | HD |