BRYAN GMYREK
1242 West Keuhne Court
Oro Valley, AZ 85755
doctorgmyrek@mac.com

Objective Ph.D. scientist with a passion for programming seeks to apply scientific, data analysis, and programming skills to solve interesting problems.

Education

• University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  

  PhD Physics, August 2007
  

• Boston University, Boston, MA
  MA Physics, January 2001
  

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  BS Physics, Mathematics Minor, With Honors, May 1999
  

Experience

• Graduate Research Associate, Fall 2002 - Present
  

  University of Arizona High Energy Physics Group, Tucson, AZ
  Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL
  

  • Devise and implement methods to analyze data from proton/anti-proton collisions recorded at the Fermilab D0 particle detector.
  • Use statistical methods and Monte Carlo simulations to discriminate signal from background and measure physical quantities.
  • Create visual representations of data using ROOT, a C++ Data Analysis Framework.
  • Communicate and collaborate with researchers at Arizona and Fermilab via presentations, meetings and emails.
  • Document research methods and findings in laboratory notebooks, internal papers, my PhD thesis, and international journals.
  • Present research findings via videoconference and in person at Fermilab and international conferences.

• Internet Programming, Fall 2001 - Present
  

  Independent Contractor, Tucson, AZ
  

  • Communicate directly with clients to design the optimal solution for their requirements.
  • Plan, manage, and conduct all phases of the project.
  • Design SQL databases and web based user interface programs using UML.
  • Program web based applications using Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, PHP and JavaScript (LAMP and AJAX).
  • Administer e-commerce web sites and Linux servers. Responsible for programming, maintenance, marketing, upgrades, backups and security.

• Laboratory Instructor, Fall 2001 - Spring 2002
  

  University of Arizona Physics Department, Tucson, AZ
  

  • Taught physics students how to:
    • Design and conduct an experiment to test a hypothesis.
    • Record data in a laboratory notebook.
    • Estimate and account for statistical and systematic errors.
    • Interpret and present laboratory data and come to scientific conclusions.

• Internet Researcher, Spring 2001 - Summer 2001
  

  Inceptor, Inc. , Maynard, MA
  

  • Wrote programs in Perl to analyze web site traffic.

• Graduate Research Assistant, Summer 2000
  

  Boston University Physics Department, Boston, MA
  

  • Wrote a statistical physics program in C to determine how to minimize the amount of a chemical that must be sprayed on a surface in order to neutralize a substance on the surface in a minimum amount of time.

• Laboratory Teaching Fellow, Fall 1999 - Fall 2000
  

  Boston University Physics Department, Boston, MA
  

  • Taught discussion section for Physics 105 (introductory physics for Pre-Medical students) in Fall 1999 and Summer 2000.
  • Taught discussion section for Physics 233 (environmental physics) in Spring 2000.
  • Taught laboratory and discussion section for Physics 313 (modern physics for engineers) in Fall 2000.

• Student / Researcher, Summer 1999
  

  University of Massachusetts "Computing Our Universe" summer school, Amherst, MA
  

  • Attended lectures on astrophysics and numerical simulation methods in C.
  • Wrote and used C code to study the early universe with numerical methods.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Summer 1998 - Fall 1999
  

  Medium Energy Nuclear Physics Group, Amherst, MA
  

  • Assisted in the construction of a particle detector used at the MIT Bates Linear Accelerator.
  • Designed a device to hold a charged particle detector in place using AutoCAD.
  • Wrote C code to program electronics.

Publications

• V. M. Abazov et al. [D0 Collaboration], ``Measurement of the $W$ boson helicity in top quark decay at D0,'' Phys. Rev. D 75, 031102(R) (2007). http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0609045

• V. M. Abazov et al. [D0 Collaboration], ``Search for Right-Handed $W$ Bosons in Top Quark Decays,'' Phys. Rev. D 72, 011104(R) (2005). http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/0505031

Public Speaking & Professional Associations

• American Physical Society, 1998 - Present
  

  • Presented research findings at the 2004, 2005 and 2006 April (and 2006 DPF) meetings.

• WebmasterWorld.com, 2001 - Present
  

  • Presented How to Become a PHP/Perl Programmer at the Vegas 2006 conference.
  • Attended the previous 4 conferences.
  • Moderator of Webmaster General and Databases forums.

• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, 2003 - Present
  

  • Earned a Private Pilot's License in Summer 2003.

Skills

• Programming Languages
  

  • C/C++, Perl, PHP, Python, JavaScript/AJAX, BASH Shell Scripting, HTML, CSS, XML, Java.

• Applications
  

  • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Analytics, LabVIEW, ROOT C++ Data Analysis Framework, Matlab, Mathematica, Apache, MySQL, CVS, SVN, SSH, SCP.

• Operating Systems
  

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, Mac OS X, Windows.

• Miscellaneous
  

  • French reading proficiency (studied for two years in college).
  • Independent studies:
    • Listened to all of the ``CS 162: Operating Systems and Systems Programming'' Berkeley course lectures.
    • Books: The Pragmatic Programmer, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Joel on Software, Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, UML for Mere Mortals.