Candidate #1199
						

PROFILE
Currently Lead Developer and Senior Progammer/Analyst at John Hopkins
University with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Science team. 
Independent and self-motivated with demonstrated knowledge and experience
in all aspects of data pipelining, data products delivery, customer support
and data management operations.  Strong interpersonal skills and good 
relations with the astronomical community.  Diverse experience includes:

	- Ten years Unix (solaris, linux, IRIX) systems programming
	- Development of automation software on data processing pipelines
	- long/short term scheduling of low earth orbit satellites
	  (HST, EUVE)
	- database/archive, data wharehousing operations
	
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

	- Unix operating systems and client/server architecture
	- Systems/CGI programming in Python, Perl, C, Fortran
	- Expertise in document markup w/ XML, HTML
	- Design and implementation of HTTP interfaces
	- Sybase, SQL, Websql, HTTP/database interaction
	- Mass data wharehousing, archiving
	- Telemetry extraction and data reduction
	- Mission planning and scheduling of NASA satellites


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Johns Hopkins University, 2000-Present
Baltimore, MD
Lead Developer
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Responsible for design, development and implementation of the data processing
and analysis software system, now called Apsis, for ACS science team data.
Benchmarked core processing modules on various platforms/configurations
in determination of hardware needs.
	ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
	- Production of 3 prototypes systems and release of Software
	- 11 productions releases of Software

RAYTHEON ITSS, 1996-2000
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
Task Leader
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Development and operations of the XTE Science Data Center data processing
pipeline. Responsible for maintaining data flow from the spacecraft operations
center to data archive for the Rossi XRay Timing Explorer. Developed award
winning autonomous pipeline driver.
	ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
	- Data pipeline driver/monitor automation in C/Perl w/ HTTP interface

CENTER FOR EUV ASTROPHYSICS, 1994-1996
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Staff Research Associate II
Headed CEA's Guest Investigator Program to promote use of EUVE data archive
by the scientific community.  Provided support and expertise in the reduction
and analysis of EUVE archived data.  Served as EUVE science planner and 
provided primary reports on weekly spacecraft operations.
	ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
	- streamlined and automated mission operations planning
	- Successfully supported scientific investigations
	- Successful presentation of CEA program at IAU Symposium #152

SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE, 1989-1994
Baltimore, MD
Program Coordinator/Science Planner
Developed specifications, generated requirements and tested software systems
supporting Space Telescope operations.  Consulted and supported GOs in
observation preparation, execution and data receipt.  Member of the GHRS
science instrument team.
	ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
	- Coordinated first generation scheduling and delivery procedures
	  for observations
	- Consulted and tested development of scheduling software systems
	- revised HST resource estimator software