Nikolay N. Somov
P.O. Box **** Pinedale WY *****;
cell phone: 562-***-**** e-mail: ******@*****.***
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EXPERIENCE:
Bolt Systems Inc. (Photonics training company)
As a Content and eLearning Developer Bozeman, MT
• Development of content, animations(2D,3D), simulations, viewers, August 2008 – Sep
2008
• interfaces, databases, SCORM, Troubleshooting eLearning Content San Jose, CA
• Administration of Learning Management System July 2007- July 2008
• Basic tools: Adobe CS3(Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator),
• Adobe Presenter, Captivate, Microsoft PowerPoint. Long Beach, CA
• Computer languages : ActionScript 3 and 2, HTML,XML, JavaScript, PHP April-July 2007
• Linux+Apache + MySQL + PHP
• Vista Home Premium
As an Instructor taught the courses and labs:
• Laser Safety basics
• Laser Theory Primer
• Electrostatic Discharge Prevention
• Inspection, Handling and Cleaning
• Optical Principles
• Optical Alignment
Astrocamp Idyllwild, CA
Astronomy and Physics Instructor August 2006 – April 2007
• Teach physics and astronomy classes
• Organize skywalks and conduct observations with different size telescopes.
• Work with children on laboratory experiments, mountain rope courses and rock climbing.
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL
Field researcher April - August, 2006
• Cultural Research Management, artifact excavations, laboratory research.
Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Science Nizhnij-Arkhyz, Russia
Senior Research Scientist
• Made observations on the 6-m optical telescope. 1973-2006
• Studied astronomical and astrophysical phenomena.
• Conducted scientific research, analyzed and interpreted results.
• Published findings in Russian and European Scientific journals.
• Prepared presentations for scientific meetings and conferences.
• Designed and developed technology, hardware, and software,
including, among others:
1. Digital hardware and software for multichannel photon-counting 1973-1982
systems, including 2x1024 (SCANNER) and 256x256 channel
systems, and special Digital hardware for speckle interferometry.
2. Developed computer language (SIPRAN), a special interpreter for 1982-1984
Reduction of astronomical data.
3. Made and analyzed observations and investigated variations 1984-2000
in optical spectra of magnetic cataclysmic variables.
4. Discovered monochromatic oscillations in the spectra of several 1996-2001
intermediate polars.
Centre of Energie Nuclear Saclay, France, 1993, 1995
Worked as a visitor astrophysicist in frame of international collaboration in scientific research.
Obervatoire de Meudon Paris, France, 1994
Shared scientific findings with French colleagues
Conducted research and analysis of the spectra of intermediate polars.
Fluent in Russian, French and English
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Computer Languages: Fortran, C/C++, Perl, IDL, Mathematica, ActionScript 2&3,
JavaScript,PHP, SQL,HTML, XML
Teaching experience: taught and worked with children from middle school age to adults.
EDUCATION:
• Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Science
Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Moscow Physical and Technical Institute
B.S. and M.S., Physics and Engineering