Bryan Gmyrek, Ph.D.

(623) 466-4694 - 1804 W Horsetail Trail, Phoenix, AZ 85085 - gmyrek@me.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/physics

Summary

Results-driven software developer with a passion for OO programming and ten years experience.  Expert at designing and programming ETL solutions with Perl, web based applications with LAMP and AJAX, and scientific programs with C/C++ on GNU/Linux.  Able to learn new skills and project details quickly and find creative solutions to challenging problems as a professional programmer and as a physics researcher. Excellent communication skills honed through speaking at conferences, writing articles, teaching, working with team members, and negotiating projects with clients.

Skills

Languages

§         Perl, C/C++, PHP, SQL (MySQL, MS SQL), JavaScript/AJAX, BASH, XML, HTML.

Operating Systems

Applications

Education

Ph.D., Physics, Aug. 2007 – Focus on particle physics data analysis with C++ & Perl.

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

M.A., Physics, Jan. 2001

Boston University, Boston, MA

B.S., Physics, Mathematics Minor, Cum Laude, May 1999

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Experience

Senior Content Software Engineer, Fall 2007 – Present

Lumension Security, Scottsdale, AZ

Internet Software Consulting, Fall 2001 – Spring 2009
President/Software Developer, Traffic Programming LLC, Tucson, AZ

§         Programmed web based applications using LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP) & AJAX.

§         Communicated directly with clients to design the optimal solutions to their problems.

§         Led and interacted with subcontractors to achieve project goals.

§         Designed and coded an “instant” PHP/MySQL based web application administration program.

§         Wrote an ad distribution system that served ads to multiple web sites from a central location.

§         Programmed a web site that draws content from emails and displays them online.

§         Implemented a cutting-edge multi-web site management platform.

§         Designed and coded an advanced web crawler using Perl & MySQL.

§         Wrote a PHP & AJAX (Dojo) based game where players tag different web sites.

§         Coded and drafted a UML sequence diagram for a custom PHP/MySQL survey system.

Graduate Research Associate, Fall 2002 – Summer 2007

University of Arizona High Energy Physics Group, Tucson, AZ

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL

Laboratory Instructor, Fall 2001 - Spring 2002

University of Arizona Physics Department, Tucson, AZ

Internet Researcher, Spring 2001 - Summer 2001

Inceptor, Inc., Maynard, MA

Graduate Research Assistant, Summer 2000

Boston University Physics Department, Boston, MA

Laboratory Teaching Fellow, Fall 1999 - Fall 2000

Boston University Physics Department, Boston, MA

Student / Researcher, Summer 1999

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

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Summer 1998 - Fall 1999

Medium Energy Nuclear Physics Group, Amherst, MA

Publications

Public Speaking & Professional Associations

American Physical Society, 1998 - Present

WebmasterWorld.com, 2001 - Present