Address

Moshe Vilenski 3/3

Tel Aviv

69623

Current email

Evan Jones < Liat_and_Evan@yahoo.com >

Telephone

03 644 3185

Born

6 December 1971, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA

Nationality

Australian

Marital status

Married

Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University

My PhD research topic was the design of new numerical methods and algorithms for solving direct search optimisation problems. My thesis, "The Use of Quadratic Interpolation in Direct Search Optimisation", has been passed pending typographical corrections.

October 1994 to February 1999

Mathematics Part III, Cambridge University

Completed the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mathematics (Part III). Subjects taken were Operations Research, Numerical Optimisation, Numerical Differential Equations, Combinatorics and Functional Analysis. My dissertation was on Pseudo Random Graphs.

October 1993 to June 1994

Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland

Awarded Bachelor of Science with honors in Mathematics, 1st class and University Medal. Major areas of study were in Functional Analysis and Numerical Methods. Also took other Mathematical subjects as well as courses in Physics and Computer Science.

Grade Point Average *: Honors Year: 7.0 - Overall: 6.5

1989-1992

Senior school, St Peters Lutheran College

Completed senior school, matriculating with a tertiary entrance score of 985 **, St.Peters Lutheran College. Matriculation subjects were Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Art.

finished 1991

Henry Thirkill Travel Bursary

Awarded for outstanding contributions to college life.

awarded 1997

Overseas Research Studentship

Awarded to overseas postgraduate students of outstanding merit and research potential.

1994-1998

Queensland University Traveling Scholar

1993-1997

Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society

elected 1993

Scholar of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust

elected 1993

Queensland University Medal

For outstanding scholarship.

awarded 1992

Java Developer

Working as a Java Developer for Historical Engineering - Online Games writing a multi-user, play by web, strategy game. Work involves design, Java Applet/Application development, HTML/JavaScript developing and Client/Server programming in Java/C++.

October 1998-December 1999

Research Assistant

Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology. Project consisted of research and development of school time tabling algorithms.

1993

Volunteer Teacher

Volunteer teacher, Oxley State High School (half day a week). Work involved tutoring remedial and exceptional students.

1993

Mathematics Tutor

Casual tutor, Department of Mathematics, The University of Queensland. Mainly teaching functional analysis.

1991-1992

Private Tutor

Private mathematics tutoring.

1988-1992

Languages

Have programmed in: BASIC, Fortran, C, MasPar C (Massively parallel C), C++, Java, JavaScript, Pascal and Matlab (A numerical mathematics package). I have also used HTML and XML (including DTDs, SAX, CSS and XSL).

Methods

Numerical Methods: I have a wide knowledge of numerical mathematical techniques including Linear, Quadratic and Dynamic Programming, Non-linear optimisation methods, Discrete and Combinatiorial optimisation, Operations Research methods and Critical path analysis.

Artificial Intellegences: I have coded and researched Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search algorithms.

Internet Programming: I have written various Applets and Dynamic Web Pages as well as data based backed Client/Server code using both socket and Servlet technologies. I have also been working on a data base backed XML project for automated web site design.

President, Middle Common Room, Clare College

The Middle Common Room (MCR) is the College Graduate society. The MCR is responsible for organising graduate events (academic and social) and maintaining the Common rooms furnishing and equipment. As president I was the chairman for the 6 member committee as well as delegate to various other officials. I also had a seat on the College Governing Body, College Council, Finance Committee and various other college and university committees.

1997

Bar Manager, MCR bar, Clare College

The MCR bar is open on Friday evenings after college dinners. While I was bar manager the bar typically served 100-200 drinks each Friday.

1996

Camp Manager, Brisbane Intervarsity Choral Festival

The Australian Intervarsity Choral Festivals occur annually and last for a period of two weeks. As camp manager I was responsible for organising accommodation and social events for 150 choristers and musicians for the first week of the Brisbane festival.

1993

President, Queensland University Musical Society (QUMS)

QUMS main roll in the University was to run all aspect of the society choir. The society typically staged two or three large concerts a year, as well as a number of smaller performances. The main concerts which QUMS undertook while I was president each had ticket sales in excess of $AUS 10,000.

1992

Secretary, QUMS

1991

Treasurer, QUMS

1990

President, Community Service

President, Community Service, St. Peters Lutheran College. The school community service raised money and organised volunteer work for charities.

1988

Councillor, Brisbane City Schools Council.

1988

Queensland University Union Art Exhibition

Exhibited life and architectural drawings in the Queensland University Union Art Exhibition. Awarded first prize.

1998

Solo Exhibition

Solo exhibition, hosted by Kings College.

1997

May Week Exhibition, Clare MCR

Organised and exhibited in the Clare MCR `May Week Exhibition'.

1997

Cambridge Student Art Exhibition

Exhibited life drawing/collage in the Cambridge Student Art Exhibition.

1997

Spark

Exhibited life drawings in `Speaking Pictures', Kings College. Published sketches and poetry in `Spark', the Cambridge Arts Magazine.

1997

Queens College Chapel Choir

Sang with the Queens College chapel choir. Elected as a Queens College choral scholar and toured Rome with the Queens Consort 1996.

1996-1997

Phoenix Singers

Invited singer for the Cambridge Phoenix Singers.

1996

Sidney-Sussex Chapel Choir

Sang with the Sidney Sussex chapel choir. Toured Edinburgh 1995.

1995-1996

Queensland University Musical Society Choir

Sang with the Queensland University Musical Society choir.

1988-1993,1997

vOiCeArT

Sang with vOiCeArT, a modern vocal ensemble using modern vocal techniques and improvisational performances.

1988-1992

St Peters Chorale

Festival of Music winners, school choir category 1997, toured Tasmania 1988.

1987-1998

St Peters Madrigal

Festival of Music winners, school choir category 1988.

1998

Clare Graduates 1st Mens VIII

Clare Graduates 1st VIII rowing squad, stroked in 1997.

1995-1997

Cambridge University Gaelic football squad

1996

Cambridge University Australian Rules football squad

Swan Lager Cup and Fosters Cup winners 1996.

1994,1996

Queensland Youth Bridge Team

Played for the Queensland Youth team 1993, silver medallists at the national championships.

1993

Martial Arts

Various martial arts. Mostly training in Aiki Ten-jitsu (including jo and bokto) with Ten Shen Sho Kai, also Karate with Renbukan.

1985-1997

Referees