- John Hammink
John Hammink (born
May 1 ,1970 ) is an Americanengineer ,musician ,writer and linguist fromOhio .Hammink was born in
Cleveland ,Ohio , and graduated fromEastern Michigan University in 1993 with aB.A. inLinguistics . He emigrated toFinland in 1996 to lecture atJyväskylä Polytechnic, and toEstonia in 2003. As of 2007, he teaches topics related to Product Realisation and testing for software and consumer electronics atUniversidad Técnica Federico Santa María inValparaiso ,Chile , and advises startup companies worldwide. [http://www.mite.dospuntocero.cl] .Hammink established a certification program for
Voice over IP providerSkype , which aims to measure the quality of the user experience for all facets ofhardware andsoftware products that integrate with Skype's openAPI . [ [http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2006/01/skype_channel_power_leg_1_certification.php Skype Journal: Skype Channel Power - Leg 1 - Certification ] ] The Skype Certification program merges practical application of theMetaphysics of Quality as proposed byRobert M. Pirsig and principles ofSoftware inspection as proposed byTom Gilb . [http://www.gilb.com]He also tours and records extensively as a solo
acoustic guitarist as well as avocalist with the Russian pop duo Coon and synth-pop outfit D a z z - S y n t h on their debut album New Synth. [http://www.soundclick.com/johnhammink]References
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 onLast.fm - [http://www.last.fm/music/John+Hammink]
* John Hammink onSoundclick - [http://www.soundclick.com/johnhammink]
* John Hammink onUnited Global Artists - [http://www.u-g-a.com/JHammink/main.htm]
* John Hammink onLinguist List [http://linguistlist.org/people/personal/get-personal-page2.cfm?PersonID=7867]
* johnhammink.com - [http://johnhammink.com]
* John Hammink atUniversidad Técnica Federico Santa María - [http://www.mite.usm.cl/index.php?id=43]
* *.* Samples from the Collection onLast.fm - [http://www.last.fm/music/John+Hammink/%2A.%2A+++Samples+from+the+Collection]
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