Austin, Texas, United States
While I am no expert in any particular domain, I do bring a great deal of experience in a wide range of subjects. My background in physics is helpful in eliminating the impossible, anything else can probably be attained through determination. This is where I excel.
Responsible for technical aspects of Measurements Laboratory (300 level) and Modern Physics Laboratory (400 and honors 300 level), including experiment design and setup, documentation, preparing teaching materials and short presentations on use of resources, mentorship of students working on projects, evaluation and purchasing of new lab equipment. Responsible for Linux network, including software development and mentoring students in programming. Member of Undergraduate Laboratory Committee tasked with development and implementing of new experiments and hardware platforms. Migrated of laboratory teaching environment to Python. Provided a uniform API for a variety of instruments, including DMMs, oscilloscopes and function generators communicating with PC via serial/RS-232, USBTMC and GPIB/IEEE-488 interfaces. Implemented a variety of microcontroller based experiments, including a system for studying the eigenstates of a clamped aluminum plate and monochromator control system.
Responsible for construction, software installation, testing and repair of custom Intel/AMD/Cyrix based personal computers, parts inventory and resolving RMA issues with suppliers. On-site service calls for business clients. Consulting with clients to determine best solution for their needs. I lived through the nightmare that was the VESA Local Bus! The silicon parts worked admirably, but the the mechanics of having the fast bus down at the unfastened end of the card meant way too many clients got their machine home to discover the results of partially seated cards.
Getting up at 4h30 to carry pianos, Italian marble tables up third floor walk-ups in the middle on Montreal's hot humid summer. It is good to do an honest day's work for a bit. This was a summer job with a few weekend gigs.
Summer job. Hay baling. Great fun; grab hay bales as they come out the back of the baler, stack them on the wagon as high as possible. Bonus points for not falling off the cart and getting run over. Did I mention I used to suffer from hayfever. If you are lucky you get a ride back to the barn to unload, otherwise a new empty wagon appears and repeat. My introduction to real work. Also fixed the hayfever, and that perhaps was the most useful lesson.