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EDUCATION

Appalachian State University - Degree Awarded - May 7, 2011
Master of Science in Physics and Laboratory Automation

  • Member of Sigma Pi Sigma
  • Research on GPGPU applications in astrophysics
  • Heavy instrumentation focus

Appalachian State University Degree Awarded - May 11, 2008
Bachelor of Science in Physics and Astronomy

  • Researched and collected data on binary asteroids
  • Publication in ICARUS as a research contributor

EXPERIENCE

Appalachian State University ITS - February 2010 - Present - Boone, NC
Operations and Systems Analyst

  • Performed system administration tasks on Linux based systems.
  • Applications administered include, but not limited to, nginx, Apache, MySQL, MailScanner, Sendmail, Postfix, Shibboleth and Jenkins.

Appalachian State University TSS - September 2003 - February 2010 - Boone, NC
PC and Mac Technician

  • Serviced PC and Macintosh hardware and software.
  • Provided end user support, including training.
  • Developed diagnostic and storage systems, managed back system running Linux.
  • Apple Customer Service Excellence awards.

Appalachian State University Physics and Astronomy - August 2007 - May 2008 - Boone, NC
System Administrator

  • Deployed and maintained a Mac (later moved to Linux) SSH and FTP server for computational physics.
  • Developed and maintained program that allowed students to submit their work for grading.

Appalachian State University Physics and Astronomy - May 2007 - May 2008 - Boone, NC
Research Intern

  • Used instrumentation available at Dark Sky Observatory and via SkyNet.
  • Gathered data on binary asteroids and reduced data to produce light curves.
  • Findings published in ICARUS. Presented data at SNURCS.

Appalachian State University Physics and Astronomy - September 2005 - May 2006 - Boone, NC
Astronomy Lab TA

  • Assisted professors with lab setup and take down.
  • Instructed students in their lab work including the use of Meade and Celestron SCT telescopes.
  • Answered student questions and provided understanding of basic astronomical concepts.

Apple, Inc - May 2005 - September 2006 - Durham, NC
Mac Specialist

  • Advised and setup customers with Apple products.
  • Developed and presented workshops on using and developing software for the Mac platform.

TECHNICAL ABILITIES

  • Programming: C, Python, Java, Objective-C, X86 and 8051 assembly, VB
  • Networking: ISC-DHCP, BIND DNS, SMTP, IMAP, HTTP, LDAP
  • Operating Systems: BSD, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
  • Databases and Data Storage: MySQL, PostgreSQL, redis
  • Network Storage: NFS, Samba, Netatalk, NetApp
  • Web Servers: nginx, Apache
  • Enterprise SSO: Shibboleth, Cosign
  • Content Management: Drupal, phpWebSite, MediaWiki
  • Virtualization: VMWare, Xen, KVM, VirtualBox
  • Development Tools: git, svn, vim, gcc, nasm, MASM, Visual Studio, Xcode, Eclipse
  • Science, Statistics, and Math: IRAF, Mira, Maple, MatLab, Octave, R, gnuplot
  • Imaging: Photoshop, Lightroom, GIMP, CaptureOne, RegiSTAX
  • Authoring and Publishing: LaTeX, Office
  • Astronomical Instrumentation: Meade, Celestron and DFM Engineering Telescopes
  • Control and Sensor Instrumentation: NiDAQ, Arduino, Intel 8051 family

PUBLICATIONS

New Insights on the Binary Asteroid 121 Hermione with P. Descamps, J. Pollock, J. Green et. al; research contributor; Published 09/2009; ICARUS.

INTERESTS AND INVOLVEMENT

  • ASU Gaming Club - Member and Club Advisor
  • ASU Linux Users Group - Member
  • ASU Mac Users Group - President and Member
  • Ashe Camera Club - Member and Presenter
  • Blue Ridge Photo Fest - Organizer and Workshop Leader
  • Dark Sky Observatory - Assisted with Monthly Outreach Programs
  • Triangle Macintosh Users Group - Attended Meetings

AWARDS

  • LaFayette Memorial Scholarship - 2003
  • Wrenn Memorial Scholarship - 2003-2005
  • Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honors Society - 2010
  • Appalachian Mountain Photography Contest - Finalist 2012

REFERENCES

Available upon request.