Mr. Simon has a double major in TIMARA (Technology In Music And Related Arts) and Percussion Performance at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Additionally, he pursues a concentration in Computer Science and graduates in May, 2000.
He studies advanced topics that involve Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and Object Oriented Design (OOD) with Dr. Stephen Wong, professor of Computer Science at Oberlin. Other research areas they address include Human Computer Interaction (HCI), System Modeling, Multi-Disciplinary Computer Application, and Software Engineering.
Currently, he is a research and teaching assistant for an interdisciplinary class combining Computer Science and TIMARA (funded by a grant from the NSF). In March, he presented his research and student works in the NSF Showcase at the annual meetings of the Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).
Mr. Simon possesses an extensive music technology background that includes digital and analog studio recording, sound reinforcement, equipment repair and maintenance, circuit design, digital circuit foundations, Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), and numerous audio and MIDI software suites on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Musically, his percussion training spans orchestral, African, and Klezmer musical genres. His classical studies occurred at the New World School of the Arts (Miami, Fl.) and Interlochen Arts Camp with Keith Aleo (Florida Philharmonic) and at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with Michael Rosen.
Mr. Simon presently seeks employment opportunities in software research and development for a range of applications that may involve music and modeling.
For more information, please contact jonathan.simon@oberlin.edu or JonSimon11@aol.com or by phone at 440.774.5147.