RESUME
Certificates: Web Programming, Java Programming, Programming
Education: PhD in MCDB,
UCSC, CA
BS / MS in Biochemistry, Dnipropetrovsk
National University, Ukraine
AS in Computer Science, Cabrillo College, CA
Languages: OOP, Java,
C++, C; Perl, Python; PHP, JavaScript, SQL; MIPS Assembly;
HTML, XHTML, CSS; UNIX and DOS shell scripting.
Operating
Systems: Windows,
UNIX/Linux; SUN Apache and Windows servers;
Applications: Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, TexPad, emacs,
vi, MS-Word, Reference Manager; 3D graphical programs: ChemDraw, ONO, Ribbons, RasMol, CHIME,
WebLab ViewerPro; Mathematics, SigmaPlot, Excel; Bioinformatics
software.
Projects
Web Design: Designed dynamic web pages “101 Places to Visit”;
an online store “Stones and Minerals” (PHP and MySQL on the Apache server)
Application/Game
Design: Designed Linux games “Hangman” and “Tic-tac-toe” (shell scripting); a
card game “Russian Fool” (Java); a 3D game “Underwater Caverns” (C++)
Modeling: Developed
a kinetic model of fibril formation (protein aggregation); a 3D model of tRNA
and mRNA positioning on ribosome; a 2D model of RNA folding; a model of protein
domain boundaries; a model of 3D shapes of protein folding
Computer
Science and Relevant Courses
Discrete Math Computer Architecture Operating Systems
UNIX/Linux Networking/Routing Computer Security
Java PHP
and SQL Perl
JavaScript UNIX shell
scripting DOS shell
scripting
Programming Data Structures Computer Algorithms
Computer Graphics Bioinformatics
FORTRAN
Calculus Statistics
Linear
Algebra
Theory of Probability Differential
Equations Physics/Chemistry/Biology
Work
Experience:
PhD Researcher,
UCSC, Santa Cruz, current
- Working in NLP, NLDS areas
of research, developing applications for IVAs
Researcher/Scientist, UCSC, Santa
Cruz, CA, June 2005 – August 2008
- Performed research on DNA
sequencing and protein misfolding
- Managed laboratory computers
(software installation, networking, backup)
- Developed a kinetic model of
protein aggregation
Researcher/Scientist, Genopsys
Inc., Aptos, CA, August 2004 – April 2005
- Developed a protein sensor
assay
Researcher, UCSC, Santa
Cruz, CA, September 1998 – June 2004
- Performed research on
protein aggregation and ribosome functioning
- Developed 3D models of
ribosome complexes
Research
Assistant, University of Chicago, July 1992 – May 1998
- Performed research on
ribozymes
Junior
Researcher, Institute of Protein Research, Puschino, Russia, August 1988 – 1992
- Performed research on Q-beta
RNAs
- Developed a 2D model of Q-beta
RNA structure