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CV Summary

Skills

• Maintenance and development of large Software packages for international scientific collaborations
• Computer System Management
• Application of statistical methods to data analysis
• Presentations, of scientific results and software developments

Systems

• Vax-VMS, Unix ( VAX, Silicon Graphics, HP ), Windows ( NT, '95, 3.11 ), CMS ( IBM mainframes )
• Fortran, Visual Basic, some Assembler

Current Responsibilities

1. OPAL Physics activities

• Analysis of W-boson production, and support for associated software
• Luminosity measurements

1. HEP computing

• Provide advice for permanent staff, Research Assistants and postgraduate students.
• Assist with management and operation of HEP computing systems ( Digital Unix, PC/NT4, VMS )
• Evaluation of Windows NT for HEP applications
• Deputise as head of software group
• Assist in preparation of grant applications
• Assist in computer staff appointments

1. UCL Software commitments to the OPAL experiment ( at the CERN laboratory, Geneva)

• Offline reconstruction and calibration
• Detector simulation

History

1995-97 LEP 2 energy doubling

The LEP ( Large Electron Positron ) accelerator energy increased from 90 to 180 GeV

• Code and calibration developments for higher energy
• Implemented FD analysis jobs on SHIFT ( SGI computer farm )
• Wrote and maintained W boson analysis package ( with UCL group ) for OPAL

1994 CERN Associateship

Awarded six month Scientific Associateship at the CERN laboratory.

• Rationalisation of all FD reconstruction code
• Analysis of radiative Bhabha scattering

1991-93 OPAL luminosity

The OPAL luminosity measurements for 1991-93 were undertaken by the UCL group

• Helped co-ordinate the Luminosity working group ( of Physicists and students from UCL and Brunel university )
• Implemented event weighting for Luminosity Monte-Carlo, saving ~70% of CPU time.
• Rewrote offline reconstruction for forward tube chambers.

1989 - 90 OPAL commissioning

Joined the OPAL ( Omni Purpose Apparatus for LEP ) experiment. The UCL group is responsible ( with others ) for the construction, operation and analysis of the OPAL 'Forward detector' (FD)

• Rewrote Monte-Carlo simulation of the FD
• Developed online Luminosity measurement ( OS9 / VME )
• General online development and debugging, during detector commissioning and pilot run

1986-88 Experiment WA78

HEP analysis migrated from IBM mainframes to local VAXcluster ; MicroVax II, Vaxstation 2000, 3000.. )

• Wrote management utilities for HEP VAX cluster ( startup, shutdown, backup etc )
• Set up data analysis chain on IBM Mainframe at Rutherford Laboratory
• Designed and implemented program to produce 'Data Summary' tapes

1977-82 ( Bubble chamber ) Film analysis

Appointed Senior programmer with UCL HEP group

• Completed thesis and paper ( J.Phys G )
• Wrote & maintained code for driving ( manual ) measuring machines on Honeywell and PDP-11 systems
• Wrote system to automate off-line data analysis on IBM mainframes
• Developed code for 'Sweepnik' semi-automatic measuring machine
• Instrumental in acquiring VAX 750 for HEP group

1974-77 PhD student with UCL HEP group

1972-74 Freelance Theatre carpenter / Electrician

Education

For the benefit of hardcopy readers -

CERN

is the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva

LEP

is the Large Electron-Positron Collider, CERN It is the world's largest particle accelerator (26.7 km in circumference some 100 metres underground)

OPAL

The Omni-Purpose Apparatus at LEP, is one of the four experiments running on the LEP ring

FD

Is the Forward (sub)Detector, part of OPAL, used to detect particles in the region close to the beam pipe.