e-mail: william@moo.uoregon.edu

Education



B.S., Physics
          University of Oregon, June 1995


Professional Experience


CUSP Science Technician - Winter Over, South Pole
Antarctic Support Associates, Englewood, Colorado 80112

August 1995-Present

   - Served as a technical monitor of CUSP scientific projects.
   - Calibrated and serviced USGS seismic instruments.
   - Maintained & serviced lab data acquisition units & computers.
   - Diagnosed & fixed failed scientific equipment.
   - Calibrated & serviced recording equipment as scheduled.
   - Conducted tours & briefings of CUSP lab, seismic sites and 
       general science projects.
   - Maintained Unix computer & WWW server.


Physics Demonstration Assistant
University of Oregon Physics Department, Eugene, Oregon 97403

June 1993-August 1995
    
   - Promoted, explained and facilitated the demonstration of 
       physical phenomena.
   - Coordinated and supervised others in the assembly and disassembly 
       of demonstration apparatus.
   - Maintained, prepared and restored demonstration apparatus.
   - Maintained & administered AppleTalk network, X-terminals and PCs.
   - Organized and promoted physics related activities such as lab tours 
       and classes on UNIX, TeX and LaTeX, & informal physics discussions.


Electro-Optical Technician
Biospherical Instruments, 5340 Riley Street, San Diego, 
California 92110-2621

June 1989-June 1991

   - Assembled and calibrated personal computer-driven underwater 
       scientific instruments.
   - Trained and supervised others on calibration procedures.
   - Assisted in prototype development (field testing team); set up 
       and deployed various undrwater instruments; co-developed a  
       Natural Fluorescence Photometer using a modified video camera 
       (used in Micronesia to examine coral depletion).
   - Maintained lab testing facilities by rewiring optical benches, 
       re-calibrating light sources and monochrometers. Serviced facility 
       test equipment and instrument packages, regreased and cleaned pressure 
       testing vessels. 
   - Performed full spectrum and specific wavelength optical testing, 
       pressure testing of instrument housing and full environmental 
       temperature range testing (-40C to +40C).
   - Provided customer support by answering calibration data & setup 
       procedure questions.
   - Supervised packing and shipping of finished products.


Computer Skills 

- UNIX: X-windows, Expect, TCL/TK, Perl, HTML, and TeX.
- Macintosh: Various word processors, MSExcel, Mathmatica, general utilities.
- DOS: Various word processors, Q-Basic, Quattro Pro, MSExcel, MathCad.
- OS-9: Real-time operating system, Operator skill-level.
- VMS: Operator skill-level.


Area of Experience

Creation and Development:
    - Designed and machined components for the 21 inch & 32 inch telescopes 
        at Pine mountan (The University of Oregon's observatory).
    - Fabricated parts and machined changes in the 21 inch telescope's photometer 
        for use in solar flare prediction project.
    - Modified PAL video camera to be used as a Natural Fluorescence Photometer.
    - Assistant researcher in solar flare prediction project.


Specialized Training

- Fire Brigade Training (Denver Fire Academy).
- Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM): Class, 30 hours of beam time.
- Certified Electronic Assembler.
- Electronic Fuel Injection: weekend seminar, Mechanical, Electrical, 
    and Motronic fuel injection systems.