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Objective:

Work History:

Syncra Systems, Waltham, MA

Technical Consultant, Implementation Consulting / Internet Operations: From September 2000 to September 2001

MIT Center for Space Research, Cambridge, MA

Physicist, Rossi X-Ray Timing Experiment: From October 1996 to August 2000

New England Electric System, Westboro, MA

Analyst, Information Systems: From August 1996 to October 1996
Data Analyst, Integrated Resource Planning: From August 1995 to August 1996

National Science Foundation ENG/CGS Division, Arlington, VA

Interactive Qualifying Project through WPI, 1994

Computer City Corporation (now CompUSA), Framingham, MA

Sales Associate: From December 1993 to October 1994

Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA

Engineering Intern: From March 1992 to June 1992

Freelance Consultant (Periodic professional troubleshooting assistance)

Product analysis, GTE Corporation, Waltham, MA: 1998
Network upgrade, Karger & Silverstein Law Firm, Boston, MA: 1996
Product testing, Specular Dreams, Framingham, MA: 1996
Network installation, Wildcard Consulting, North Grafton, MA: 1995

Skills & Experience:

Technical:

Data mining, warehousing, and reporting (4+ years)

• Created real-time production EDI and XML data translation for Syncra.
• Delivered weekly activity reports on 325 Cosmic X-Ray Sources to an international audience of astronomers in HTML and FITS formats.
• Helped design and program bottom-up database for compact and efficient storage and retrieval of 4 year's worth of ASM instrument data.
• Responsible for realtime analysis and mathematical modeling of over 600 megabytes per day of satellite data.

Unix System Administration (7+ years)

• Experience integrating various platforms (Solaris/SunOS, Linux, Digital Unix, others).
• Extensive scripting (bash, tcsh, csh, sed, awk, perl, python), automation, maintenance, upgrades, and support for 30+ users.
• Security testing of firewalls and hosted systems.

Webmaster (6 years)

• Developed scripts, pages and proceduresfor Syncra's Extranet pages
• Use of various servers (Apache, NCSA, Netscape) and platforms (Linux, Solaris, Windows 9x/NT, Mac OS 8, others).
• Performed complete installation and configuration (including security, logging, scripting) for several 20+ users 500+ hits/day sites, including the XTE server at the MIT Center for Space Research.
• Personally written over 100 content-rich web pages integrating HTML with CGI forms and other scripting (perl, javascript), imagemaps and multimedia aspects, CSS, SSI, PHP, Active Server Pages, as well as various security features.

Network setup, integration, and maintenance (6+ years)

• Assisted in 24/7 operation of Syncra's ASP offerings.
• Range of systems, including Novell Netware (IPX), TCP/IP, Microsoft (SMB), and Lantastic.
• Experience with DNS, NIS/YP, NFS, DHCP, SLIP/PPP, SSH, VNC, VPN, routing, configuration and maintenance on Unix, NT, and Mac.
• Start to finish design and implementation of ISDN and cable modem based networking, firewalling, and IP Masquerading for Wildcard Consulting.
• Helped set up, configure, and troubleshoot LAN of 100+ workstations at 6th International WWW Conference.

Programming (7+ years)

• Wrote several many-thousand-lined C programs for the MIT Center for Space Research and Syncra Systems.
• Sun trained in Java. Object-oriented experience with C++ and Perl. Some exposure to J2EE.
• Applied formal coursework training in Algorithms, Numerical Analysis, Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interface, and other disciplines.
• Also familiar with Pascal, Basic, Prolog, and many scripting languages.

PC maintenance, support, repair and troubleshooting (10+ years)

• All major PC Operating Systems including Dos/Windows, Windows9x/NT, OS/2, and Linux.
• Common issues include software and hardware compatibility, IRQ conflicts, OS migration, file system configuration and maintenance, device drivers & peripheral installation, memory management, and application-specific items.
• Solid knowledge of all major office packages and most major graphics utilities, as well as many other applications.

Scientific & Academic:

Astrophysics research on orbiting NASA satellite (3+ years)

• Helped discover new x-ray emittions from cosmic sources such as XTEJ1859+226, 3a1942+274 and XTEJ2012+381
• Quickly localized x-ray counterparts of Gamma Ray Bursts such as GRB970815, GRB970828, and GRB971214.
• Aided in the calibration and expanding the detection capabilities of the ASM instrument.

Data analysis (5+ years)

• Routinely perform signal-to-noise, Poisson, and instrumental error analysis on ASM data.
• Regularly cross-correlate data from RXTE with other instruments, such as GOES, ACE, and the BATSE experiment on-board GRO.
• Have used regression, Fourier, and linear programming analysis techniques.

Scientific tools

• Possess working knowledge of SAS, IDL, Maple, Mathematica, and other mathematical and scientific packages.
• Have used Cathode-Ray Oscilloscopes, Differential Grating Spectrometers, MAG lasers, and various measuring devices.
• Experienced researching journals, conference proceedings, and the internet for various projects.

Business:

Resource allocation assistance for multi billion dollar power company

• Completely revamped, resulting in a 20-fold speed increase and substantially lower overhead, New England Power's multi-variate forecasting of the total fuel cost of running over 100 power plants for the next twenty years.
• Performed competitive market research, contract analysis, and forecasting for regional electric power industry.
• Created Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets, formulas and macros.

Presentation and Organization

• Conducted extensive review and use-case for Syncra's messaging functionality.
• Helped plan and conduct over 100 interviews in two month period for the National Science Foundation as part of a report to the Director of Construction/Geotechnology/Structures analyzing the effectiveness of NSF-sponsored Conferences.
• Designed and created storyboards, hypertext, and other graphical presentations for various clients.
• Taught high school students as part of MIT's Educational Studies Program.

Retail sales

• Designed and created marketing displays and point-of-purchase advertising and information (using CorelDraw and other tools) for Computer City.
• Completed Tandy's basic sales training program.
• Assisted in managing merchandising operations at Computer City's Framingham store.

Product testing and quality assurance

• Performed software quality assurance and product usability tests for GTE and Specular Dreams.
• Helped design and conducted QA experiments and tests on hundreds of acoustic devices for Bose.

Other:

• Fluent in Portuguese
• 3 years in MIT's Parliamentary Debate Club.
• Youth delegate to 1996 Republican National Convention
• Developed curriculum for course on techniques & strategies for competitive poker play.
• Delegate to the 1996 Harvard National Model UN

Education:

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA.

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. Minor in Computer Science.

Graduated in three years, May 1996.

Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science at Worcester.

First graduating class, 1993.

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