John Hammink
Encyclopedia
John Hammink is an American
engineer
, musician
, writer
and linguist
from Ohio
.
Hammink was born in Cleveland, Ohio
, and graduated from Eastern Michigan University
in 1993 with a B.A.
in Linguistics
. He emigrated to Finland
in 1996 to lecture at Jyväskylä
Polytechnic, and to Estonia
in 2003. As of 2007, he teaches topics related to Product Realization and testing for software and consumer electronics at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
in Valparaiso
, Chile
, and advises startup companies worldwide.http://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=43.
In 2008, after a long campaign, he found a company willing to support his work on a managed care system for diabetic patients.http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/news/economy/resume_gap/index.htmhttp://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=96
Hammink established a certification program for Voice over IP
provider Skype
, which aims to measure the quality of the user experience for all facets of hardware
and software products that integrate with Skype's open API. The Skype Certification program merges practical application of the Metaphysics of Quality as proposed by Robert M. Pirsig
and principles of Software inspection
as proposed by Tom Gilb
.http://www.gilb.com
He has also toured and recorded extensively as a solo
acoustic guitarist, bassist
and vocalist with Russian music producer Peter Coon and others. http://www.soundclick.com/johnhamminkhttp://www.the-cyanide.com/about.html In November 2010, he performed with Vepsian
language lineup Jousnen Jarved at Liet
minority-language music festival in Lorient
, France
. http://www.jousne.com, http://www.liet.nl/en/internationaal/programma/line-up/.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Hammink was born in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, and graduated from Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
in 1993 with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
. He emigrated to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in 1996 to lecture at Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
Polytechnic, and to Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
in 2003. As of 2007, he teaches topics related to Product Realization and testing for software and consumer electronics at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
thumbnail|right|276px|University frontisThe Federico Santa María Technical University , is a Chilean university situated in Valparaíso, Chile...
in Valparaiso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, and advises startup companies worldwide.http://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=43.
In 2008, after a long campaign, he found a company willing to support his work on a managed care system for diabetic patients.http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/news/economy/resume_gap/index.htmhttp://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=96
Hammink established a certification program for Voice over IP
Voice over IP
Voice over Internet Protocol is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol networks, such as the Internet...
provider Skype
Skype
Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
, which aims to measure the quality of the user experience for all facets of hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
and software products that integrate with Skype's open API. The Skype Certification program merges practical application of the Metaphysics of Quality as proposed by Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig
Robert Maynard Pirsig is an American writer and philosopher, and author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals .-Background:...
and principles of Software inspection
Software inspection
Inspection in software engineering, refers to peer review of any work product by trained individuals who look for defects using a well defined process...
as proposed by Tom Gilb
Tom Gilb
Tom Gilb is an American systems engineer, consultant, and author, known for the development of software metric, software inspection, and evolutionary processes.- Biography :...
.http://www.gilb.com
He has also toured and recorded extensively as a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
acoustic guitarist, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and vocalist with Russian music producer Peter Coon and others. http://www.soundclick.com/johnhamminkhttp://www.the-cyanide.com/about.html In November 2010, he performed with Vepsian
Veps language
The Veps language , spoken by the Vepsians , belongs to the Finnic group of the Uralic languages...
language lineup Jousnen Jarved at Liet
Liet-Lavlut
Liet-Lávlut or Liet Ynternasjonaal is an annual festival for musicians who speak any of Europe's minority languages that was held the first time in Friesland in 2002...
minority-language music festival in Lorient
Lorient
Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. http://www.jousne.com, http://www.liet.nl/en/internationaal/programma/line-up/.
External links
- Skype Developer Zone (link to Video) on Skype Certification - http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=396714, http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2005/10/understanding_s.php
- John Hammink on CNN Money http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/news/economy/resume_gap/index.htm?section=money_mostpopular&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_mostpopular+%28Most+Popular%29
- Link to Video: Jousnen Jarved at Liet-LavlutLiet-LavlutLiet-Lávlut or Liet Ynternasjonaal is an annual festival for musicians who speak any of Europe's minority languages that was held the first time in Friesland in 2002...
International Song Festival, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1-9JE2fwwA - John Hammink on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- http://www.last.fm/music/John+Hammink - John Hammink on SoundclickSoundClickSoundClick is a music-based social community. It offers bands, artists, and music labels a platform for self-promotion. Songs can be streamed, downloaded in MP3 format, sold through the store, or licensed to others. SoundClick compiles daily charts for various genres, based on how many times a...
- http://www.soundclick.com/johnhammink - John Hammink on United Global Artists - http://www.u-g-a.com/JHammink/main.htm
- John Hammink on Linguist ListLinguist ListThe LINGUIST List is a major online resource for the academic field of linguistics. It was founded by Anthony Aristar in early 1990 at the University of Western Australia, and is used as a reference by the National Science Foundation in the United States...
http://linguistlist.org/people/personal/get-personal-page2.cfm?PersonID=7867 - johnhammink.com - http://johnhammink.com
- John Hammink at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MaríaUniversidad Técnica Federico Santa Maríathumbnail|right|276px|University frontisThe Federico Santa María Technical University , is a Chilean university situated in Valparaíso, Chile...
- http://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=70, http://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=43 - *.* Samples from the Collection on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- http://www.last.fm/music/John+Hammink/%2A.%2A+++Samples+from+the+Collection