objective

To obtain a challenging career in technical consulting with the opportunity to u

tilize my mathematics, statistics, software, communication, and leadership skill
s from my background in experimental particle physics.
expertise
Data, Numerical, and Statistical Analysis
Project coordination, communication and presentation
Mathematical Modeling
Software Development
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison - Ph.D. in physics, scheduled November 2010 GP
A: 3.77
University of Wisconsin - Madison - M.A. in physics, May 2005 GPA: 3.77
Florida International University, Miami, FL - B.S. in physics, May 2003. Graduat
ed Magna Cum Laude GPA: 3.89
awards
Van Vleck Graduate Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - Madison -September 2003
College of Arts & Sciences Academic Excellence Award, Florida International Univ
ersity; Miami, FL - April 2003
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Inductee, Florida International University; Miami,
FL - April 2003
Experience
Graduate research assistant, Icecube neutrino observatory; university of wisconS
in, madison - 2005 - present
Developed a new Maximum Likelihood technique to analyze data taken by IceCube
Generated a large amount of Monte Carlo simulation with a grid distributed compu
ting platform.
Developed software for the IceCube collaboration which processes the raw data of
the experiment
Experienced with working in large international collaborations as well as being
a group team leader
Presented original research and represented the collaboration at international c
onferences
Performed the final hardware acceptance testing of the fundamental IceCube detec
tor components
Deployed IceCube optical sensors in the Antarctic ice during the 2007-2008 summe
r season at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
Graduate research assistant, The CERN High Energy physics group; university of
wisconsin - madison- 2003-2005
Collaborated with many other physicists in the ATLAS collaboration at CERN to de
velop data processing software for the experiment.
research assistant, the jefferson lab nuclear physics group - Florida internatio
nal university; miami, fl- 2003
Worked on data quality assurance for one of the major experiments at Jefferson L
ab.
Characterized the optical properties of aerogels used in some of the detectors a
t the laboratory.
research assistant, argonne national laboratory - Physics division ; argonne, i
L- Summer 2002
Generated Monte Carlo simulation to model the behavior of light passing through
detector components in the experiment.
computer support specialist, university technology services of florida internat
ional university; miami, fl- 1999-2002
Solved technical problems for the campus community at the university's Informati
on Technology support division.
 Drafted technical support solutions for the division's online knowledge databas
e.
COMMUNICATION Skills
Fluent in English and Spanish
Traveled frequently to international conferences to give invited oral presentati
ons.
Extended visits at international laboratories & universities to collaborate with
scientists.
COmputer & software skills
Programming: C/C++, Python, Java, and shell scripting.
3D Programming: Nvidia CUDA computing engine
Data, Statistical and Numerical Analysis: ROOT, R, Matlab, Mathematica,
Operating Systems: Mac OS, Linux, and Windows XP/Vista.
Data Mining: Support Vector Machines (SVMs)
Distributed Computing: PBS Works, Condor
Office Productivity: Microsoft Office, iWork, Open Office
Volunteer activities
Volunteer for the Wisconsin Science Olympiad.
Member of the diversity committee in the University of Wisconsin - Madison physi
cs department and represented the department during the National Society of Blac
k and Hispanic Physicists joint diversity summit.
Coordinate and help manage a local meditation center in the Madison area.
Regular outreach volunteer for the physics department
Represented the IceCube experiment in the community with regular outreach activi
ties at local museums, schools, and outreach events.