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Valentine Kouznetsov
Email: vkuznet@fnal.gov
Objective: A consulting position in areas of complex heterogeneous computing environments.
Background: Eight years of experience in UNIX, Windows and low-level networking environments. Performed administration, installation, configuration, programming and troubleshooting.
Technical skills:
   Computer Hardware:
IBM PC, DEC/Alpha, SUN, SGI workstations, X-terminals, Exabyte backup systems.
   OS/Environment:
Linux: RedHat 4.x-7.x, Slackware
FreeBSD: v3.5
SGI: IRIX 6.5
DEC/Alpha: OSF/1
SUN: SunOS v4.1.4.1, Solaris v5.5.1
CDE 1.1, FWMN, KDE/GNOME-desktops.
   Network hardware and protocols:
Ethernet, PPP over Dialup, TCP/IP, NFS, FTP, DNS, NIS.
   Software:
languages: C/C++, Python, Fortran, basic knowledge of Java.
scripting: Born and C shells (sh, csh, tcsh), awk, sed, Tcl/Tk.
security: tripwire, SSH, logwatch, Nmap, Nessus, port filtering firewalls.
miscellaneous: GNU development software, RPM software packaging, CVS revision control system, debuggers (gdb, dbx, DDD, TotalView), GUI (Motif, OnX), VMware, Office Suites (Microsoft, Star Office, Applix).
   Tasks and procedures:
system and maintenance planning, installation and documentation;
kernel installation and tuning;
building, installing and remotely deploying software;
planing and implementing system security;
shell programming;
backup planning and management;

Certificates: Unix administrator certificate Linux administrator certificate

issued by www.brainbench.com
Experience:
1993-1998 1998-1999 June 1999-till present time
JINR, Russia and CERN, Switzerland CERN, Switzerland Fermilab, USA
NOMAD project
C, Fortran programming, sys. administration, shell programming.
NOMAD-STAR project
Leader of software group, C programming, sys. administration.
D0 project
Co-leader of global tracking group, C++/Python programming, sys. administration.
Linux, SunOS, Solaris, OSF/1 Linux, SunOS, Solaris, OSF/1 Linux, IRIX
Time table
 

June 1999 -- present time: Employed by Univ. of California at Riverside for D0 project at Fermilab, USA.

   Project description:
Development of the off-line software (tracking system).
   Environment:
C++/Python languages, SGI IRIX 6.5 and Linux/RedHat 5.x/6.x clusters.
   Responsibility:
Co-leader of software development group (D0 global tracking group).
C++ software developer and system administrator/manager for UCR group.
UNIX administration/management: support/management of D0 software, installation and support of D0 software on Linux/RedHat 6.x/7.x, system backup and management for UCR group.
System administrator of ClueD0 cluster.

Feb. 1998 -- Feb. 1999: Employed by CERN, Geneva, Switzerland for NOMAD-STAR project.

   Project description:
Development of the reconstruction software and data management for NOMAD-STAR project.
   Environment:
C language, DEC/Alpha OSF/1 cluster, Linux/RedHat 4.x farm, GNU software.
   Responsibility:
Leader of software development group.
UNIX administration/management: data backup and transfer (DLT, Exabytes), user account management, data management (using csh, sh, TCL/Tk, awk/sed), support and transfer of NOMAD software from DEC OSF/1 to Linux.
Support of NOMAD-STAR web-pages as a web master.
Miscellaneous activities: software consultant (designing and managing of NOMAD-STAR software, CVS management, on/off-line support, GUI Motif based interface development), troubleshooting (debugging problems using gdb, dbx).

May 1995 -- Feb. 1998: Employed by JINR, Dubna Russia and CERN (part-time), Geneva Switzerland for NOMAD project.

   Project description:
Development of the reconstruction software, data analyse and software management for NOMAD project.
   Environment:
C language, DEC/Alpha OSF/1, SunOS (v4.1.4.1), Solaris (SunOS v5.5.1) clusters, Linux/Slackware, GNU software.
   Responsibility:
NOMAD tracking software development.
UNIX administration/management: CVS management, data management (csh, sh, Tcl/Tk, awk/sed programming), troubleshooting (debugging problems using gdb, dbx), auto transfer of NOMAD software between CERN and JINR, system backup and user account management.

Dec. 1993 -- May 1998: Employed by JINR, Dubna, Russia.

   Project description:
Scientific research for Joint Institue of Nuclear Research (JINR).
   Environment:
C/Fortran languages, SunOS, Linux/Slackware, Windows 3.1/95.
   Responsibility:
Scientific calculations and Monte Carlo simulations (C/Fortran).
UNIX administrator (part-time) for Linux/Slackware cluster of JINR group. Network installation and configuration using NFS and Samba [SunOS, Linux, Windows].
Education:

August 1999: Object-Oriented Design and Programming in C++, by Glenn P. Downing Univ. Texas at Austin, Fermilab training, IL, USA.

July 1999: Fast Track to Objects, by ISS Inc. Schaumburg, Fermilab training, IL. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design using UML, by Objective Engineering Inc., Fermilab training, IL, USA.

May 1999: Ph.D. in Physics, Dubna, JINR, Russia.

June 1993: M. Sc. in Physics, Irkutsk State Univ., Russia.

References:
Juan Jose Gomez Cadenas Eduardo Do Couto E Silva Vlad Didenko
European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN),
EP Division, CH-1211 Geneve 23, Switzerland.
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
P.O. Box 4349, MS 98, Stanford, CA, 94309, USA
Hewlett-Packard Company
gomez@axnd02.cern.ch eduardo@SLAC.Stanford.EDU

Administration, management:
Skillful organizer with experience in long-term research projects.
Experience of work as a member of large (over 500 people), small (3-10 people) and international teams.
Day-by-day advice and leadership of students.
Personal:
Languages: Russian, English, French (basic).
Familiar with handling of research grants and purchasing of equipment.
Self-motivating with good communication and interpersonal skills.
Fast learner in programming languages.
26 publications in physics journals and 2 software publications. A complete list is available upon request.
 
I am currently employed under the condition of J-1 visa.
Contact: By mail:
MS-352, P.O.Box 500,
Fermilab, Batavia, IL, 60540, USA.
Tel: (630)-428-9872
Fax: (630)-840-8886

By email  vkuznet@fnal.gov
URL  http://www-d0.fnal.gov/~vkuznet/