Calvin B (Cal) Swart           

Cal Swart joined IBM Research in the fall of 1982. Since then he has worked on a variety of projects ranging from object-oriented toolkits, handheld applications, and nextgen web applications.
See profile at http://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/view.php?person=ibm-Calvin.Swart
Things I am proud of
•Object-oriented ClassC programming
•Object-oriented graphics classes
•PS2 video card
•OS2 anti-aliased fonts
•OS2 embedded browser control
•K12.net (NetVista)
bring internet applications to schools on a low-cost budget
•Palm Pilot Safeway home shopping application
•Palm Pilot insurance application
•Web Adaptation Technology (WAT)
developed an IE plugin to allow low-vision users to modify web pages dynamically
•accessibilityWorks
developed a Firefox plugin port of the WAT technology
•Productivity assessment for parallel computing
•Mobile application login with face, voice and gesture
•Visitor's/Applicant's web site
for people interviewing with IBM for scheduling their visit
•CogTool
prototyping tool that uses a human performance model to automatically evaluate how efficiently a skilled user can do a task on a design
•Chef Watson
create recipes using Watson technology that have never before been cooked
•Maintaining researcher
Maintain researcher infrastructure
developed routines to upload photos and files
helped develop and maintain interface to Google Scholar
developed LinkedIn interface to import profile
developed publications interface to Microsoft Academic
developed an deployed W3 login
maintained Watson Concept Insights (Piazza)
ported Piazza to new Red Hat VM
integrated Academy of Technology into researcher
troubleshoot and fix problems
deploy code
•Port Researcher to Bluemix
deployed SQL database to Bluemix
deployed application(s) to Bluemix and Kubernetes
used Object Storage for pictures and files
developed routines using PHP S3 to upload files and photos to Object Storage
ported researcher from PHP 5 to PHP 7
•Group Support
supported the groups that I was in by setting up, maintaining, troubleshooting team laptops
setup and maintained group infrastructure
group IT support
go to person for troubleshooting problems
•Systems
Macintosh
Windows
Linux
•Languages
html
javascript
python
php
some java
o some nodejs express
o docker

Current and Prior Positions

IBM Retiree Supplemental
2016 - present

IBM Research
Staff
1982 - 2016

Com/Energy
Programmer
1974-1982

Honeywell
Electronic tech
1972-1974

US Air Force
1970-1972

Air Force Reserves
1972-1976