BORIS NIKOLAYEVICH KAZAK
115583, Moscow-583, Russian Federation
Tel: +7-903-***-**** (cell1)
+7-985-***-****(cell2)
+7-495-***-**** (home)
Skype ID: dr.cobalt-60
E-Mail < **********@*****.***>,
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LEGAL STATUS:
USA citizen since Aug. 1996 --- USA passport # 531066316
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
Extensive teaching, research and consulting experience, fluent in foreign languages.
More than 8 years experience in teaching Math, Physics and IT in Russia, USA, Indonesia and China.
More than 20 years experience in areas of geophysical instrumentation, field research and deployment, equipment installation and training of local personnel.
6 years experience with Moscow Bureau of Scientific Translations, two books translated from English into Russian published by "Mir" and "Energia" publishers in Moscow.
EDUCATION:
M.S. in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia.
Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from The Institute of Physics of the Earth, Academy of Sciences of USSR, Moscow, Russia.
Teaching Credential in Math and Physical Science from State of California, USA.
Web Server Administrator certification from San Diego State University.
LANGUAGES:
Bilingual in - ENGLISH, RUSSIAN.
Fluent in - FRENCH, GERMAN.
Able to read and communicate in - SPANISH.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND PUBLICATIONS LIST:
Evaluated by Educational Records Evaluation Service in Sacramento, California.
Available upon request.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
Tutoring company “Vash repetitor” (“Your Tutor”).
< http://repetitors.info > Moscow, Russian Federation.
10/2008 - now
Tutoring Math and Physics, using English and Russian as instruction languages, training for SAT, ACT and EGE tests.
Extensively using Internet and SKYPE for distance learning
in video conference mode.
Cornerstone Training Center, GAC-ACT Project.
Wen-Hua-Lu, No 60, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
02/2008 – 08/2008
Taught Mathematics in English, developed curriculum for students who were going to apply into the universities of USA, Canada and Australia.
International Principal, Sekolah Unggulan Bangsa,
Jalan Kapten Muslim, No 92
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
04/2007 – 01/2008
Taught Mathematics in English, developed curriculum. Administrative responsibility for activities of foreign teachers in the English-speaking school.
California Institute for Human Science, Encinitas, CA
Adjunct Faculty Lecturer
09/1996-2003 (part time)
Lectured courses within curriculum for Health and Psychology Professionals
Maxwell Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA
Radiation Engineer/Analyst
05/2000-10/2003 (Retired, returned to Moscow)
Performed various modalities of Radiation testing on electronic components manufactured by the company. Operated and maintained Co-60 Gamma-radiation equipment, performed latchup testing on LINAC electronic accelerator and SEE/SEL testing on heavy ion accelerators at Berkeley and Brookhaven. Wrote embedded systems programs for digital and analog IC testing equipment. Wrote reports, trained technicians, translated foreign documentation.
Hughes-JVC Technology Corporation, Carlsbad, CA
Systems Support Engineer - International Desk
05/1996-12/1999 (Company went out of business)
Provided technical support and warranty administration to the users of large-screen video projectors, produced by HJT. Support area included Europe (5 countries), Australia, Japan, China, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Argentine. Frequently communicated with customers in their own language.
Advanced Power Technologies, Inc. Washington, DC
Senior Experimental Physicist
01/1998-02/1999
Provided instrumentation part of the electromagnetic impedance measurements in field, data storage, transfer and preliminary processing. Provided field experimental setup, calibration, troubleshooting. Conducted field experiments in Nevada and Alaska.
Hughes-JVC Technology Corporation, Carlsbad, CA
Systems Support Engineer (International Desk)
05/1996-12/1997
Provided technical support and warranty administration to the users of large-screen video projectors, produced by HJT. Support area included Europe (5 countries), Australia, Japan, China, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Argentine. Frequently communicated with customers in their own language.
PMD Scientific, INC. Bloomfield, CT
Development Engineer
12/1993-05/1995
Developed and built a tilting calibration platform for seismometers, wrote its software. Developed a plug-in ultra-low frequency generator. Assisted in development of ion- dynamic seismic and rotational sensors based on research conducted in Acad. Sci. of Russia.
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA.
Development Engineer
07/1990-03/1993
Participated in lab testing and field deployment of seismic instruments and data acquisition systems. Transferred and verified data obtained in the observatories. Participated in GSETT-2, received an award after successful completion of the test. Installed and operated a set of Russian-made shaketables for seismometer calibration. Translated into Russian manuals and equipment descriptions.
Immigrated into USA in 10/1989
Before 10/1989 - Senior staff scientist at Department of Seismology, Institute of the Physics of the Earth, Academy of Sciences of USSR, Moscow, Russia.
Verified and updated 11 July 2017 Boris N. Kazak