Assistant High School

Ryan Patrick Murphy

Email: **********.****@*****.*** Tel: 802-***-**** 153 Foster Street Apartment 2, Brighton, MA 02135

Education

M.S. Physics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Presented metamaterial research in group meeting talks (expected May 2011)

Sc.B. Physics with Honors, Brown University, Providence, RI Senior Thesis on nanopore thin film superconductors (May 2008)

Accelerated Student Program, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 9 courses in math and physics while in high school (May 2002)

Valedictorian, Mount Anthony Union High School, Bennington, VT (Jun. 2002)

Physics, Biophysics, Cosmology, Experimental Techniques 21 semesters Management 2 semesters

Mathematics 12 semesters Healthcare Policy 1 semester

Relevant Experience

aPeak Inc. (Feb. 2011 Present)

Staff Scientist Using technical skills in a small company innovating single photon detection.

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory (Jun. 2006 Jan. 2007)

Research Assistant - Attended lab meetings, learned LANL policies and procedures, assisted projects involving optics, lasers, and magnets.

X-Ray Optical Systems, East Greenbush, NY (Jul. 2005 Jan. 2006)

Student Intern under direction of Founder & CEO David Gibson and CTO Dr. Walter Gibson

Assisted in accounting, administration, manufacturing, and R&D of the rapidly growing engineering company.

Assisted in production, quality control and testing of x-ray spectroscopy analyzers. Employed problem solving and analytical

skills in testing, diagnosing and fixing technical and highly sensitive measurement apparatus.

Understanding of Profit and Nonprofit Managerial Decision-making (Sept. 2002 May. 2003)

o Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organizations, Brown University

o Managerial Decision Making, Brown University

Studied, discussed, and analyzed Harvard Business School case study reports in section.

Learned financial analysis tools, negotiation strategies, marketing models, and business plans.

Wrote and defended a full business plan for a non-profit computer recycling company.

Other Related Experience

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (Sept. 2008 present)

Teaching Assistant, Introductory Physics Lab Teach, mentor and evaluate students in lab, office hours, and reports.

Boston College, Department of Physics, Lab of Professor Padilla (Jun. 2008 May 2010)

Research Assistant & Group Member Consultant, bimonthly talks, design, simulation, metamaterials, THz spectroscopy.

Brown University, Department of Physics (2003 2008)

Research Assistant & Senior Thesis Project in the Valles Lab Fabricated, optimized electron tunneling in nano-holed thin films.

Research Assistant in the Dell Antonio Lab Analyzed raw observational data.

Awards and Honors

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Recipient (2002, 2005-2007)

Brown University Research Experience for Undergraduates Recipient (2007)

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Research Experience for Undergraduates Recipient (2006)

Eagle Scout (2000)

Community Service

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Clerk, Executive Secretary to Bishopric, Cambridge, MA (Jan. 2008 May. 2010) Managed administrative affairs of a ~300 young adult

congregation including confidential membership & financial records and assistant clerks. Flawless audits.

Spanish-speaking missionary, Riverside, California (Jun. 2003 Jun. 2005) Worked with individuals to increase happiness in spiritual and

temporal endeavors. Taught English to native Spanish speakers. Branch President of a Spanish-speaking congregation.

Skills and Qualifications

Quickly gain thorough Familiar with technical equipment Collaborative and synergetic

understanding of complex systems and experimental techniques Fluent in Spanish

Analytical and inquisitive mind Capable in MATLAB, Word, Excel, Tenacious, hard working

PowerPoint, some C

Finite element modeling A love of discovering

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