[Hidden-tech] introducing myself

[Gary King]

Hi Hidden Tech!

My name is Gary King. I've been lurking intermittently here for about  
a year
and thought that it was about time I introduced myself. I have a  
master's
degree in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and another  
one in
Computer Science from UMass. My recent focus has been in artificial
intelligence, planning, algorithmic analysis and the design and  
development
of complex computer simulations.

I am a consultant living in Amherst and I am looking to expand my  
network of
contacts so that I can find steadier work. There are three ways that  
I am
hoping people on Hidden Tech can help:

1. Suggestions on the better contract agencies & staff augmentation  
firms in
the area. Which are the good firms? What do different agencies  
specialize
in? are there people who have been proved particularly good at  
finding great
match-ups?

2. Are there any current jobs out there for which my skills and talents
would be a good match. I am an excellent problem solver, debugger,  
learner
of new things and handler of complexity. My forte and love is Common  
Lisp
programming but I can hack the web, deal with databases, understand  
Unix,
like Linux and even ponder Perl if the need arises.

3. Finally, the internet has spawned an inordinate number of  
specialized and
general job boards. I would love to get recommendations on which ones  
have
worked for people best and which ones seem best targeted at someone  
like me.

If anyone is curious, my CV can found at http://www.metabang.com/  
cv.html.

Thanks so much,

--
Gary Warren King
metabang.com
http://www.metabang.com/
(413) 210 7511
gwking on #lisp (occasionally)