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Igor Pesenson

Headline: Engineer
Skills: C/C++, Engineering, Java, Languages and Platforms, Perl, Software Engineering, System Administration, Unix
Interested in: Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services
Schools: University of California System - Berkeley

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: UC Berkeley Lightweight Crew
Position: Fundraiser
Time period: January 2002 - Present
Description: o As president of the alumni association, organize annual events and publications as well as maintain records.
o Organized three annual fundraising events for a total of over $25,000 in donations.

Employer: Salesforce.com, CA
Position: Software Quality Assurance Intern
Time period: June 2007 - August 2007
Description: API Quality Assurance Group
o Integrate a JSUnit framework into a JUnit and Selenium test harness (~1000 lines)
o Execute and validate tests using Perforce and an internal bug tracking system.
o Analyze WSDL file changes and impact during API upgrades.
o Participate in team strategy and planning discussions.

Employer: Sigma Phi Educational Foundation
Position: Board Member
Time period: January 2005 - December 2007
Description: o Secretary of non-profit national foundation that stewards over $450,000 in educational funds.

Employer: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NY
Position: Scientific Programmer
Time period: June 2004 - August 2006
Description: International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP)
Data Integration for Model Evaluation, GEWEX Cloud System Study (GCSS-DIME)
o Design and execute a software system to create a global surface temperature data set.
o Analyze, quality control and gap fill produced and satellite data.
o Statistically inter-compare data from atmospheric models, satellite, and radar.
o Design a new 18Tb data archival system to replace aging technology.
o Migrate legacy Fortran and C code from AIX to OSX.
o Design systems with ~10,000 lines of code, work with systems >40,000 lines.

Employer: UC Berkeley Lightweight Crew
Position: Rowing Coach
Time period: August 2002 - December 2003
Description: o Recruit, train, and lead squad of 20 college men in intercollegiate competition.
o Maintain and transport the team boats, oars, motors, etc.
o US Rowing level II certified.

Employer: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA
Position: Senior Research Associate
Time period: February 2002 - May 2004
Description: Earth Sciences Division, Climate Change and Carbon Management Program
o Design a collection, processing, and archival system for streaming atmospheric data.
o Write software for automated data quality control.
o Statistically manipulate the data to create custom data sets for scientific projects.

Employer: Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM
Position: Student Researcher
Time period: July 2000 - August 2000
Description: Computer and Computational Sciences Division
Modeling, Algorithms, and Informatics Group, CCS-3

Employer: Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Position: Data Analyst
Time period: June 1997 - August 1997
Description: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
NASA/IPAC Extra-galactic Database Group (NED)

EDUCATION

University: University of California System - Berkeley
Time period: 2001
Degree: Physics, BA

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: Corwin H.G., I. Pesenson, M. Schmitz, et al. “Accurate Positions for MCG Galaxies,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 110:779-783, 1998 July.

INFORMATION

Awards: Dean’s Notation for outstanding achievement at Exeter University, UK, Department of Physics during year of study abroad.

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