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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