From: shaun@isr.recruit.co.jp (Shaun Lawson)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.resumes
Subject: *** Japanese/English Bilingual Seeks Software Position in TOKYO
Date: 9 Apr 92 05:55:14 GMT
Organization: Institute for Supercomputing Research, Recruit Co. Ltd., Tokyo.
Originator: shaun@axon

Dear Prospective Employer:

I am a Japanese/English bilingual seeking employment in a software
related position in the Tokyo area.

I have been active in every aspect of software development (research,
systems analysis, system design, programming, debugging, user support,
evaluation, and project management) over a diversity of languages,
platforms, and operating systems.  With a strong collection of
software, organizational, and communication skills, I am confident
that I would make a vital contribution to your company's operations in
Japan.

Please find attached an ASCII version of my resume.  A Japanese resume
("rirekisho") and work history ("keirekisho") are available on
request.

Thank you for your kind consideration.  Or as we say in Japan,
"yoroshiku onegai shimasu".

Sincerely yours,

Shaun Lawson

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			 Shaun Michael Lawson
				   
			 3-4-4-417  Nakamachi
			 Musashino-shi, Tokyo
			      Japan, 180

			Home: +[81]422-51-8648
		   E-mail: shaun@isr.recruit.co.jp

OBJECTIVE	Software related position requiring Japanese/English
		bilingual in the Tokyo area.

COMPUTER SKILLS

  Languages:	APL, assembly (Z80, 6502, 80286, IBM 370), BASIC, C, 
		Easytrieve, Forth, FORTRAN (IV, 77), JCL, Pascal, PL/1
  Platforms:	Sony SMC 777, IBM PC, Sun Sparcstation, DEC PDP-11, 
                Alliant FX, Titan 1500, IBM 370, Cray Y-MP, Fujitsu VP-2200, 
                NEC SX-2
  OS:		VM/CMS, MS-DOS, MUSIC, RSX-11, SXOS, UNIX (SunOS, UNICOS)

WORK EXPERIENCE

3/88-Present	Recruit Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
		Researcher, Institute for Supercomputing Research (10/90-)
		Active in basic research in neural network learning
		algorithms, high performance neurocomputer evaluation, 
		and automatic code generation for neural network simulation 
		on supercomputers.  Involves use of FORTRAN 77 on the NEC 
		SX-2 Supercomputer and of C under UNIX and X-Windows on the 
		Sun Sparcstation.  Publications listed below.

		Assistant Manager, Technical Planning Section (3/88-9/90)
		(Assigned to subsidiary: Recruit International VAN)
		Responsible for development of a multi-currency budget and
		asset management system using DBase and C, for an X.25
		network project.  Participated in product development of
		an international securities settlement support Value Added
		Network (VAN), involving network design, business projection,
		project planning, international negotiations, and contract 
		review.

10/83-8/87	Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
		English Instructor (part time)

3/80-8/83	Coastline Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA
		Programmer/Analyst Assistant
		Responsible for analysis, design, programming, testing, 
		documentation, and maintenance of online and batch assembly 
		language applications utilizing an in-house hierarchical 
		data base on IBM 370 under VM/CMS.  Acted as project leader 
		for system conversion and online command development projects.

1/79-3/80	Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
		Computer Laboratory Assistant
		Aided students in basic computer usage, program design, and
		debugging, gaining familiarity with IBM 370 assembly language,
		APL/SV, BASIC, CAI, COBOL, FORTRAN, JCL, timesharing, and batch
		systems.
		
EDUCATION

9/84-6/87	International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan
		B.A. Social Science - with a concentration in Business 
		Administration and Economics.  Senior thesis on heuristic
		graph search algorithms.  GPA 2.99 of 4.0.

9/83-6/84	Tokyo School of the Japanese Language, Tokyo, Japan
		Intermediate Japanese study in preparation for ICU.

9/79-6/83	Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
		Majored in Business Information Systems.  Included study
		of systems analysis and design, and a variety of languages.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

	Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
	Japanese Software Engineers Association (SEA)
	Japanese Neural Network Society (JNNS)

PUBLICATIONS

	Generation of Highly Vectorizable Code for Neural Network Simulation,
	TR91-05, Institute for Supercomputing Research.

	An Overview of the State of Neural Computing in Japan, Vector
	Register, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 1991.

	A Preliminary View of Japanese High Performance Neurocomputers,
	Neurocomputing, (to appear) Vol. 4, No. 3, March 1992.

PERSONAL

30 years old, excellent health, married, U.S. citizen, with residence
and employment rights in Japan.

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