I am seeking a professional position in the area of computer programming. I possess a very strong formal and applied background in software development, programming, data analysis and numerical computation. These skills are complemented by well developed analytical and problem solving capabilities polished by years of training as a professional physicist, excellent inter-personal and communication skills; the ability to learn new techniques, languages, and computing environments quickly and efficiently; the ability to teach effectively, the ability to work well both alone and within a team setting, and the capability to understand challenging problems and to find efficient solutions within practical limitations set by the application and the client.

Programming Skills:

Extensive creative programming experience in: C/C++, UNIX shell scripts (Bourne, C and K shells), Perl, HTML, Latex, Pascal and Fortran. Operating Systems: UNIX - Sun OS 4.1.x, Solaris OS 2.5 and 2.6, UNIX-HP platforms, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, MSDOS. Software tools: WordPerfect 7, Word, Excel, Generic Mapping Tools (GMT), GNUPLOT, IDL, Mathematica 3.0, MATLAB, IslandOffice, VI, EMACS, extensive experience with relational databases.

Education:

Ph.D.(Physics), University of Colorado, Boulder, May 1999. B.S./M.S., (Physics), Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia, 1992 (GPA 4.0).

additional courses: UNIX/C/C++ and High Performance Computing (Computer Science Department, University of Colorado at Boulder)

Ph.D. thesis: Surface wave tomography of South America and Antarctica.

Professional Experience

1994 - present  Research Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder.
1993 - 1994, 1999  Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Four years of high level numerical and data analysis software development.

• Developed innovative software for data processing and analysis of large volumes of scientific data contained within heterogeneous relational data bases.
• Developed and applied advanced numerical techniques for data analysis, inference, and visualization.
• Performed statistical analysis and computer simulation on large data sets
• Developed visualization software to extract salient information from spatial data.
• Developed and maintained WWW pages with the current research results.
• Performed computer modeling of diode laser emitting modes using C++.

• Supervised several undergraduate physics courses, continuously received highly positive feedback from my students, was an efficient and successful instructor in laboratory and recitation sections.

Fellowship from the Graduate School, University of Colorado, (1993 and 1997), Travel grants from Coherent Inc. (1995) and NSF (1999).

Personal

Fluent in Russian; enjoy sport and ballroom dancing; enjoy working with people.

Publications:

Vdovin O.Y., Levshin A.L., Rial J.A. and Ritzwoller M.H., Group velocity tomography of South America and the surrounding oceans, Geophys. J. Int., 136, 324-340, 1999.

Ritzwoller M.H., Levshin A.L., Barmin M.P., and Vdovin O.Y. Surface-wave dispersion across Antarctica: A first look, Antarctic J. of the U.S., 1998 Semiannual issue (1).

Vdovin O.Y., Rial J.A., Ritzwoller M.H., and Levshin A.L., Surface-wave inversion of the South American Lithosphere (SISAL) A first look, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., December 1996.

Vdovin O.Y., Rial J.A., Ritzwoller M.H., and Levshin A.L., Surface-wave tomographic inversion of the South American Lithosphere, The 29th General Assembly of the IASPEI, 51, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 18-28, 1997.

Vdovin O.Y., Ritzwoller M.H., Levshin A.L. and Rial J.A., Surface wave tomography of South America and Antarctica, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., December 1997.

Renn M.J. Mongomery D., Vdovin O.Y., Anderson D.Z., Wieman C., Cornel E., Laser guided atoms in hollow-core optical fibers, Physical Review Letters, 75, 3253-3256, 1995.