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Domagoj Podnar
Assistant Research Computer Scientist

EMPLOYMENT
01/2000 - present
Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV -- Research Assistant, Computer Technologist, Assistant Research Computer Scientist
Systems administrator and Webmaster for ADIM Program. Systems administrator for CEFA's CANSAC project. Performing atmospheric and dispersion modeling, data analysis, and model development. Providing application development and computer support for the Modeling Group in Windows and Unix networked environments. Developed Intranet-accessible Projects Database application using Java Server Pages and MS Access. Created Tracer Potential application for atmospheric modeling using Java. Maintaining Lagrangian Random Particle Model using FORTRAN and C. Created visualization application for the model using Java 3D. Currently working on a model parallelization and porting it to Java.

09/1999 - 01/2000
Dyntel, Research Triangle Park, NC -- Principal Systems Programmer
Prepared emissions inventories for air quality models. Ran Models3 emissions processing system. Developing computer programs to QC/QA emissions data and to analyze processor output using SAS programming language. Also preparing statistical and graphical representations of model outputs using PAVE and other GIS based packages.

01/1998 - 09/1999
Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV -- Research Assistant
Performed model development and atmospheric modeling using MM5 and RAMS state-of-the-art modeling systems. Provided expertise in air quality modeling using PTDIS, PTMAX, HIWAY, ISC3, CALPUFF, WyndValley, and LAP models. Used Matlab, IDL, and NCAR GRAPHICS for data processing and visualization.

08/1997 - 12/1997
University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV -- Teaching Assistant
Teaching Physics 204 Lab.

11/1995 - 08/1997
EKONERG - Energy Research and Environmental Protection Institute, Zagreb, Croatia -- Associate Engineer
Performed air dispersion modeling, emissions inventory preparation and industrial waste management. Using FORTRAN to prepare input files and QC/QA data. Using graphical packages such as Surfer and Excel to visualize and analyze output. Part of a team utilizing MS Access to develop Industrial database management systems for the city of Zagreb. Producing technical drawings for various studies using AutoCAD and Micrografix Designer. Helped in creating the Institute's Web presence.

EDUCATION
MS in Computer Science, University of Nevada at Reno, May 2001
MS in Atmospheric Physics, University of Nevada at Reno, May 1999
BS in Nuclear Energy Systems, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding, May 1995


COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
OS: DOS, Windows (3.11, 95/98/NT/2000), UNIX (Sun, Cray, SGI, PC)
Programming: Java (Core, 3D, JSP), SQL, FORTRAN, C, SAS, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, Perl
Applications: IBM VisualAge for Java, Macromedia Dreamweaver, NetObjects Fusion, Allaire Jrun, Apache/Tomcat, Matlab, MS Office Professional, MS Visual Studio, Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Acrobat & Photoshop, Micrografix Designer, AutoCAD, Surfer, ThinksPro

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