Curriculum Vitae
Nathan Wilson
43 Cameron Rd.
North Falmouth, MA 02556
Cell: (818)919-5947
Home: (508)563-5012
E-mail: nathan at collectivesource.com
Professional resume: http://collectivesource.com/nathan/resume.html
Current Professional Position
Director of Biodiversity Informatics for the Encyclopedia of Life (as of Jan 2010)
Associate Research Scientist
Marine Biological Laboratory
Film Credits
Shrek Forever After, 2010
How to Train Your Dragon, 2010
Monsters vs. Aliens, 2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, 2008
Kung Fu Panda, 2008
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
Kuo, M., Methven, A.. 2010. "100 Cool Mushrooms"
Bessette, A.E., Harris, D.B., Bessette, A.R.. 2009. "Milk Mushrooms of North America"
Bessette, A.E., Roody, W., Bessette, A.R. 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., Hollinger, J. 2006-2010. Mushroom Observer. http://mushroomobserver.org
Palahnuk, S., Wilson. N. et al. 2009. Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church. http://uuneighborhood.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
R&D Manager, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Glendale, CA, Apr 2006 - Dec 2009
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, XML, XHTML/CSS, RDF, RDFa, Javascript/AJAX, PHP/Drupal
Preferred Databases: Postgresql, MySQL, Oracle, Sesame
Higher Level Software Experience: Open Source Project Management, Distributed Software Delivery, Service Oriented Architecture, Language Design, Computer Graphics: 2D, 3D and Animation, Database Design, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence.
Education
M.S. (computer science), University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994. Thesis: "Identifying Organisms with Computers"
M.A. (experimental psychology), University of Pennsylvania, 1987. Thesis: "Perception of Biological Motion"
B.S. (experimental psychology), Reed College, 1986. Thesis: "Standards for Deviation: Tools for Reinforcing Variability"
Current Volunteer Positions
Liaison with Amateur Mycological Clubs and Societies Committee, Mycological Society of America, 2010
President, Consortium of Digital Mycology Resources (http://digitalmycology.org)
Webmaster, MushroomObserver.org
Previous Volunteer Positions
Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, TDWG Conference 2010
EOL Learning and Education Advisory Committee 2008-2009
President, Los Angeles Mycological Society
2002 Foray Team, North American Mycological Association
Science Advisor, Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
EOL Related Talks
State of Global Biodiversity Data, TDWG. 2010
A General Model for Biodiversity Data, Wolfram Data Summit. 2010
The EOL for Teachers, Wolbachia: Discover the Microbes Within. 2010
EOL and Mushroom Observer: A Model for Symbiosis, Bioneers. 2008
Mycology Talks and Classes
2 Years of the Mushroom Observer, Sonoma Mycology Association Camp. 2009
Harnessing User Generated Content, Mycology Society of America. 2008
The Mushroom Observer, various amateur mycology societies. 2008
Introduction to Mushrooms, Briceland, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Cruz, CA 1992-2008
Affiliations
Mycological Society of America
North American Mycological Association
Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Sierra Club