Toby Martin
3945 N.W. Jameson Drive
Corvallis, OR  97330
(541) 619-0482

Experience

Sept 1997 - Current: Marine Data Systems Specialist
Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences,
Corvallis, OR

    Programmer, system administrator, and instrument technician for 
    the Marine Technician Group [1] supporting the College of Oceanic 
    and Atmospheric Sciences [2], and the Research Vessel Wecoma [3].

    Specification, configuration, and installation of sensors in the 
    ship's Data Aquisition System (DAS).  Aggregation, visualization,
    and dissemination of data in the Ships Underway Data Systems (SUDS)[4][5].
    Program and maintain the control and aquisition systems for a
    SeaSoar [6], an open ocean towed undulating data acquisition vehicle.

    Project lead, designer, national support, assembler, site
    installer for SWAP (Ship-to-Ship/Shore Wireless Access Protocol)[7]:
    a wireless roving mesh of the ships of the UNOLS fleet [8],
    instrument buoys, and shore relays.  Also providing high bandwidth 
    access to various remote monitoring sites on and near shore.

    Design, implement, maintain, and improve a ship-to-shore e-mail system 
    via: wired, cellular, radio, wireless mesh, and satellite connections[9].

    System administer of the OSU Ship Operations web site [10].  

    Network and systems administration in mixed linux, OS X, and windows 
    environment.  Document and upgrade software and hardware.  
    At sea approximately 60 days per year.

Jan 1996 - Aug 1997: Programmer
Alpha Omega Computer Systems, Corvallis, OR

    Programming: Windows based process control systems, data acquisition,
    embedded systems, and firmware using C and C++.
    Projects: A buoy-based satellite transmitting meteorological station, 
    a control system for a videotape tester, test firmware for a new IC.
    Write documentation for projects in HTML.
    Assistant system administrator, linux (UNIX) and Windows95.  
    
Feb 1993 - Feb 1996: Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR

    Programmer and system administrator for the marine mammal team.  
    Specify, configure, assemble, and test cetacean-based data-logger
    satellite transmitters.  Design, build, and use test equipment for 
    transmitters.  Design and implement data acquisition, telemetry,
    and error control schemes.  Automate data processing and analysis.
    Instruct grad students in the use of software and hardware.  
    Network administration in DOS and UNIX environments.  Document and 
    upgrade software and hardware.  Participate in field research and 
    cruises.

Sept 1988 - Jan 1993: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR

    Programmer and system administrator for the marine mammal team.  Network 
    administration.  Design data acquisition and telemetry of satellite 
    transmitters.  Participate in field research and cruises.

April 1988 - Current: Head Programmer / Owner
Figmental Magic, Corvallis, OR
    
    Consulting and custom software engineering for office automation, 
    process control, and database systems in single user and networked 
    environments.

July 1986 - April 1988: Support Technician
Comtek Information Systems, Inc., Corvallis, OR
    
    Troubleshoot hardware problems.  Configure and install DOS (stand alone 
    and networked) and UNIX systems.  System administration, customer 
    support, user training, peripheral interfacing, and database design.

Nov 1984 - July 1986: Head Programmer / Co-owner
Software & More, Portland, OR
    
    Custom Programming, retail sales of computer equipment and supplies.

Nov 1981 - Nov 1984: Electronics Technician / Inventory Manager
Alpha Omega Computer Systems, Inc., Corvallis, OR
    
    Assembly technician, testing, quality assurance, customer support, 
    inventory and shipping clerk, inventory manager.


Education

    Computer Science, B.S., Oregon State University, December 1992, GPA: 3.15


Special Qualifications

    21+ years as a participating member of a scientific research teams
    including field work, site installations, and research cruises.
    
    Experienced in: embedded systems, process control, databases, 
    object oriented programming, linux and windows programming,
    networking, error coding, telemetry, electrical component assembly.
    
    3+ decades of computer programming in: Perl, C++, C, PASCAL, HTML, PHP,
    shell scripting, and SQL.
    
    Proficient with Linux and OS X based operating systems and networks.

Sea-Time

    Hundreds of days at sea as a science, computer and marine technician
    on the research vessels: Wecoma [3], Thomas G Thompson[11], 
    Roger Revelle [12], Melville [13]
                                                                         days
      13 Aug 2010 - 22 Aug 2010  on R/V Wecoma, transit to Dutch Harbor  10
      21 May 2010 - 03 June 2010 on R/V Wecoma, Columbia River for CMOP  14
      01 Mar 2010 - 02 Apr 2010  on R/V Wecoma, Equator for NOAA TAO     33

      24 Oct 2009                on R/V Wecoma, MCR                       1
      ... 
      14 Jun 2007 - 30 June 2007 on R/V Wecoma. transit to Honolulu       9
      04 Apr 2007 - 07 Apr 2007  on R/V Wecoma.                           4
      20 Mar 2007 - 24 Mar 2007  on R/V Wecoma.                           5
      ....
      25 Apr 2005 - 04 Mar 2005  on R/V Wecoma, transit to Newport       10

      11 Feb 2004 - 19 Feb 2004  on R/V Wecoma, transit to Honolulu       9

      21 Jul 2003 - 12 Aug 2003  on R/V Wecoma, SeaSoaring for GLOBEC    23
      01 May 2003 - 22 May 2003  on R/V Wecoma, SeaSoaring for GLOBEC    23
      23 Apr 2003 - 29 Apr 2003  on R/V Wecoma, transit to Seward         7
      10 Feb 2003                on R/V Wecoma, ADCP test cruise          1
      19 Jan 2003 - 09 Feb 2003  on R/V Wecoma, SeaSoaring for COAST     22

      18 Nov 2002 - 26 Nov 2002  on R/V Wecoma, Cabling during transit    9
      31 Jul 2002 - 19 Aug 2002  on R/V Revelle, SeaSoaring for GLOBEC   20
      01 Jun 2002 - 17 June 2002 on R/V Thompson, SeaSoaring for GLOBEC  17
      26 Mar 2002                on R/V Wecoma, MCR                       1

      06 Aug 2001 - 25 Aug 2001  on R/V Wecoma, SeaSoaring for COAST     20
      23 May 2001 - 13 Jun 2001  on R/V Wecoma, SeaSoaring for COAST     21
      22 Jan 2001 - 24 Jan 2001  on R/V Wecoma                            2

    Aug & Sept 1992: 4 weeks in the Beaufort Sea, Prudhoe Bay to 
    Tuktoyuktuk, as a research technician attaching satellite tags
    to bowhead whales.

    Sept 1989: 2 weeks in the Gulf of Maine, out of Nova Scotia,
    as a research technician attaching satellite transmitters to 
    north atlantic right whales.  

Publications

    Geoff Davis, Val Schmidt, Toby Martin. Sea Technology, May 2005.
	SWAP: Ship-to-Ship/Shore-to-Shore Wireless Access Protocol.
	<http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5367/is_200505/ai_n21372354/>

    B. Mate, S. Nieukirk, R. Mesecar, and T. Martin.  1992.  
        Application of Remote Sensing Methods For Tracking Large 
	Cetaceans: North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis).
	Final report prepared for the U.S. Dept. Interior, Minerals
	Management Service, OCS Study MMS 91-0069.

Committees

    Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee [14]
      - SWAP Subcommittee
      - Radio Frequency Spectrum Subcommittee

    Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) [15]
      Cruise Data Directory Structure design contributor


Presentations

    RVTEC 2009: OSU Marine Technician Group, SUDS Upgrade
    <https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AZgYdzGvBQNvZGNra2NtZDVfMmhkc2tnc2M0&hl=en>

    RVTEC 2009: SWAP Status Report
    <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/martech/project/swap/present/rvtec2009report/>

    RVTEC 2008: SWAP Status Report
    <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/martech/project/swap/present/rvtec2008report/>

    INMARTECH 2004: SWAP - Wireless Mesh Networking in the UNOLS Fleet
    <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/martech/project/swap/present/inmartech2004/cover.html>

    RVTEC 2002: Ship-to-Ship Networking R/V Thompson to R/V Wecoma May-June 2002
    <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/martech/project/swap/present/rvtec2002/>

    Real-Time HTML-Based Data Displays
    <http://pigeon.shipops.orst.edu/~suds/suds/doc/>


Footnotes

    [1]  OSU Marine Technician group
         <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/ops/shipops/personnel/marine-tech-personnel.html>
    [2]  OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
         <http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu/>
    [3]  OSU Research vessel Wecoma
         <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/ops/wecoma/>
    [4]  SUDS 1.2
         <http://pigeon.shipops.orst.edu/~suds/>
    [5]  SUDS 2.0
         <https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AZgYdzGvBQNvZGNra2NtZDVfMmhkc2tnc2M0&hl=en>
    [6]  Chelsea Technologies Group <http://www.chelsea.co.uk/Vehicles%20SeaSoar.htm>
    [7]  SWAP (Ship-to-Ship/Shore Wireless Access Protocol)
         <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu/martech/project/swap/>
    [8]  University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
         <http://www.unols.org/>
    [9]  R/V Wecoma Data Transmission Services
         <http://pigeon.shipops.orst.edu/shipsmail/>
    [10] OSU Ship Operations
         <http://www.shipops.oregonstate.edu>
    [11] R/V Thomas G Thompson
	 <http://www.ocean.washington.edu/vessels/TGT/tgt.html>
    [12] R/V Roger Revelle
	 <http://shipsked.ucsd.edu/Ships/Roger_Revelle/>
    [13] R/V Melville
	 <http://shipsked.ucsd.edu/Ships/Melville/>
    [14] RVTEC - Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee
	 <http://www.unols.org/committees/rvtec/index.html>
    [15] Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) [15]
	 <http://www.rvdata.us/overview>