Work History

Madison, Wisconsin

2005–Present: University of Wisconsin — Madison
Assistant Researcher

  • Running production calculations of the BUCKY 1D radiation hydrodynamics simulation software
  • Running existing equation of state (EOS) and opacity codes and developing new software for
    performing these calculations
  • Performing project support for the Fusion Neutronics Group, including developing Condor tools for
    high throughput computing

2004–2005: University of Wisconsin — Madison
Research Intern

  • Running production calculations of the DRACO 2D radiation hydrodynamics simulation software
  • Running production calculations of the BUCKY 1D radiation hydrodynamics simulation software
  • Verifying numerical results of computer code by comparing output to data from external computer codes, such as LASNEX and SRIM

2001–2004: University of Wisconsin — Madison
Graduate Research Assistant

  • Code development and debugging of DRACO 2D radiation hydrodynamics simulation software
  • Participate as an engineering consultant in the Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) fusion research group
  • Verifying physical results of computer code by comparing output to experimental data

2003–2004: University of Wisconsin — Madison
Instructional Specialist

  • Conduct tutoring sessions for the Algebra based introductory physics courses
  • Meet with other tutors in the physics and chemistry departments to plan session content
  • Conduct exam review sessions and meet with students individually for help with assignments

2002–2003: University of Wisconsin — Madison
Assistant System Administrator

  • Ported shell scripts to Perl
  • Created html forms and cgi scripts to view diagnostic data and system logs
  • Maintained Solaris and Linux file servers in the Space Science & Engineering Center

Fargo, North Dakota

2001: Sundog Interactive
Support Development Team Lead

  • Developed fixes and enhancements for commercial web sites utilizing Perl scripts and modules
  • Designed new web sites using HTML and embPerl
  • Managed labor and resources for the Support Development team

1996–2001: SEI Information Technology
Product Support Specialist

  • Provided Level 3 (Database Administration) and Level 4 (Software Development) support for clients
  • Conducted operations consultation and created project plans for prospective clients
  • Developed internal software applications to automate business operations