1. Peter Barendse – Software Development and Technical Communication Excellence
128 Pond St.  Stoneham, MA 02180  Cell 617.571.1737  phbarendse@gmail.com
Summary
Enthusiastic and proven communicator of statistics and machine learning concepts with over a decade of experience
teaching and writing about a diverse set of technical subjects.
Results driven Software Developer, committed to writing high-quality maintainable code delivered on time.
Projects including: Hidden Markov models, fractal imaging, geographic computation, and educational demonstrations for
math, statistics, economics, physics, machine learning, reinforcement learning, neural networks, and genetic algorithms.
Skill Highlights
• 7 Years of Software Development
• Ph.D. in Mathematics
• Experience managing and working in teams
• 10 Years of Technical Communication
• Machine Learning Development + Application
• Matlab/Javascript/Python/C++/Mathematica
• Terabyte-size Datasets
• Sound/Image/Video Processing
• Large Software Project Management
• Data Visualization
• Cloud Computing
Accomplishments
Wrote the Top-level Geographic Visualization, Fractal Imaging functions in the Wolfram Language /
Mathematica
GeoRegionValuePlot and GeoListPlot take a variety of geographic entities and quantities/ratios and intelligently
construct informative maps. JuliaSetPlot, etc, allow users to create custom plots and explore the fractal universe.
Other Mathematica functions include Ask[ ], a simple way to interact with users in the cloud.
Also wrote documentation and examples for these functions.
Created much of WolframAlpha.com's mathematics and statistics abilities, and contributed to company
blog
Designed and coded features inlcuding: Arc lengths, Discontinuities, Control systems, Quaternions, Curvatures, Tangents
and Normals, Set theory predicates, Area between multiple curves, sets of numbers fitting complex sets of criteria, and
more.
Created Innovative natural language parsing and evaluation for math word problems
Designed and added to WolframAlpha.com the ability to parse and analyze typical elementary multi-sentence
word problems, capable of probabilistic pronoun resolution, and wrote a company blog post touting it.
Relevant Professional Experience
Wolfram Research, Inc. – Somerville, MA - July 2015 to Present
Wolfram|Alpha Math Content Supervisor
• Managed a team of 8-10 people responsible for new features, maintenance and improvement of the most popular
class of queries to the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine (math and statistics).
• Continued to do development, instruction, and technical writing related to all Wolfram technologies (see below)
Wolfram Research, Inc. – Somerville, MA - February 2011 to July 2015
Senior Wolfram|Alpha Developer
• Created new Math and Statistics capabilities and natural language parsing algorithms for Wolfram|Alpha
• Identified a need for and created a new testing framework for high-dimensional query types in Wolfram|Alpha
• Extended the Wolfram Language / Mathematica
• Wrote company blog posts featuring new functions and technologies
• Taught machine perception classes and mentored students at the Wolfram Science Summer Schools

2. Peter Barendse – Software Development and Technical Communication Excellence
128 Pond St.  Stoneham, MA 02180  Cell 617.571.1737  phbarendse@gmail.com
Relevant Professional Experience (continued)
Maxm Consulting – Barnstable, MA - June 2000 to December 2001
Developer/Customer Support
• Used Coldfusion, SQL, Javascript, and HTML to create and maintain custom e-commerce websites for clients.
• Communicated directly with clients around the country to resolve issues.
• built first-of-its-kind dynamic real estate web application that allows users to search a large database of properties
without reloading the page
Education
Boston University
Ph.D. in Mathematics (specialized in Mathematical Logic)
The University of Vermont
Bachelors of Science in Mathematics (with Honors)
Articles Published
"Linking myometrial physiology to intrauterine pressure; how tissue-level contractions create uterine
contractions of labor",
with Roger Young, PLoS Computational Biology 10 (10)
“Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a subtle cardinal",
Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan, Vol. 64 No. 2
"Nonlocal cellular automata: a first look", website
"2^n intervals in the attractor of the tent map", website
Selected Teaching Experience
Fall 2015 Lecturer, Boston University (Calculus I)
Summers 2011-2015 Lecturer and Mentor, Wolfram Science Summer Schools
Spring 2012 Lecturer, Tufts University (Mathematics of Social Choice)
Summer 2010 Instructor, Boston University (Applied Math, Abstract Algebra)
Fall 2009/Spring 2010 Lecturer, Boston University (Mathematical Logic/Set Theory)
Summer 2009 Instructor, Boston University Summer (Differential Equations)
Fall 2007 – Spring 2007 NSF GK-12 Fellow, Boston University and Newton North High School
(co-taught physics to high school freshmen and seniors)
Summer 2005 Instructor, Boston University Summer (Calculus II)
Summer 2005 Online Instructor, Metropolitan College, Boston University
(Calculus, Statistics, and Probability)

3. Peter Barendse – Software Development and Technical Communication Excellence
128 Pond St.  Stoneham, MA 02180  Cell 617.571.1737  phbarendse@gmail.com
2002-2003 Associate Instructor, Vermont Mathematics Initiative
(assisted in teaching a specialized math curriculum to public school teachers)