Anatoly Fabrikant

http://anatoly.fabrikant.us

(510) 353-1495; (510) 284-9798 (cell)

Computational Scientist / Software Engineer

Scientific computing, modeling and analytical skills • Numerical simulations • Data analysis • Rapid prototyping
Software design and development for complex applications • Debugging and troubleshooting skills • Distributed computing
Innovative problem solver • Critical thinker • Able to work independently or in a team • Efficient in global teams
Experienced in technical writing • Flexible, rapidly adaptable to new projects
Solid background in applied mathematics and physics

Experienced R&D and software professional with proven record of generating new ideas in scientific computing, complex system simulations, numerical modeling, and data analysis. Served as a team leader as well as an individual contributor in a variety of projects, involving all stages of software development from concept to product release. Experienced in writing system requirements, software documentation, reports, proposals, and technical presentations. 100+ publications, including books, patents, papers in refereed journals. 15+ years of research and industrial experience, including:

Innovations in high-precision measurements, tool calibration and diagnostics.
Waves propagation, diffraction, and scattering.
Optics, acoustics, electromagnetic waves, fluid dynamics, oceanography.

Inverse problem solving, optimization techniques (nonlinear regression, least square fit, tomography, Kalman filter).
Data analysis (interpolation, filtering, correlation)
Representation and modeling of uncertainty, error budgeting

Major recent accomplishments:

Developed new methods of high-precision measurements and tool calibrations (14 patents).
Eliminated a need for lengthy hardware experimentation by developing user-friendly system simulation software, which supports development of the next generation technology.
Implemented new methods and managed software development for tools calibration, diagnostics, and performance control, which is being used by system engineering and manufacturing.
Designed and built a system for distributing and load-balancing intensive modeling computations over heterogeneous commodity machines, which utilized desktop computers throughout the company to accelerate computations vital to the R&D cycle from weeks to hours.
Proposed, tested, and prototyped a 5000x speed-up in a major software component of the company division's flagship $1M product.

Software development and programming skills:

Matlab, ANSI C, MS Visual C++, C#, MFC, Win32 API, Fortran 77, Python, perl, shell scripting, Rational Clear Case, MS Source Safe 6.0, PVCS, MS Office (Access, Excel), LaTeX, ZEMAX
Operating systems: Windows XP/2000 / NT, UNIX (SunOS/Solaris).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

KLA-Tencor (2000 - Current) Research Scientist / System Engineer / Software engineer

Designed and developed efficient and flexible engineering prototype of company advanced software for modeling diffraction on complicated structures and computationally intensive data analysis. This advanced prototype has been in use by both external and internal customers for 8+ years.
Proposed and prototyped improvements in speed, accuracy, and stability of the product software, based on optimal parameterization, memory caching, integer arithmetic, interpolation and data filtering techniques.
Developed new algorithms and software for tools calibration, diagnostics and performance control, which are being used by system engineering and manufacturing (11 patents).
Provided theoretical foundation and numerical simulations for instant system analysis and error budgeting of optical measurement tools: spectral ellipsometer, reflectometer, spectral overlay, and AFM.
Managed tool diagnostics development project, which included gathering, writing, and formal approval of system requirements, software prototyping, detailed software requirements, outsourced code writing, testing, troubleshooting, formal release process, and general software maintenance.
Performed system engineering tasks, including calibrations, troubleshooting, escalations of customer-related issues.

Therma-Wave, Inc (1997 - 2000) Software Engineer.

Significantly improved 1-million line code-base of $1-M thin-film measurement instruments.
Multiple tasks of software specification, design, development, debugging, testing, and general maintenance.
Initialized and implemented global system analysis, major re-design, and optimization of legacy code.
Was responsible for development, maintenance, and synchronization of several software tracks.
Routinely resolved high-priority customer-related software issues.

Normandy Assets Management . (1997-1998) Consultant.

Performed technical analysis of the stock market. Designed and developed prototype programs in Matlab and C for specialized analysis of large volumes of partially corrupted data.

Pennsylvania State University (1994-1997) Senior Research Associate.

Team leader for data analysis software development: ocean tomography, data extraction, statistical analysis, numerical modeling.
Converted obsolete Fortran codes into structured and efficient C and C++ codes in UNIX environment.
Implemented up-to-date algorithms for statistical data analysis and numerical simulation.
Was responsible for scientific and technical management of a long-term climate research project.
Lead through all stages of algorithm and software development: system analysis, algorithm selection and adjustment, specifications, object-oriented software design, interface control definitions, coding, debugging, optimization, documentation, troubleshooting.
Also performed research in applied mathematics and physics leading to development of new algorithms and measurement methods. Published papers in refereed journals.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CALTECH/ NASA (1993-1994) Senior Resident Research Associate.

Participated in the TOPEX project, using scattering radio waves for remote measurement of oceanic patterns.
Designed, developed and implemented data analysis algorithms and software for satellite oceanography.
Developed tools and utilities for satellite data processing, numerical analysis, and visualization.
Designed, coded, and run packages for sophisticated numerical data simulation.

Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences (1977-1992) Senior Research Scientist.

Performed multiple theoretical, experimental, and numerical investigations in electromagnetic waves, optics, fluid mechanics, and aero-acoustics ( see research accomplishments in CV).
Designed and implemented a unique radio-acoustical system for remote atmospheric measurements (3 patents issued).
Developed analytical and numerical methods to analyze basic linear and nonlinear wave interaction mechanisms, including wave propagation and scattering in non-uniform layered media, fluid flows, strong magnetic field, wave modulation, and solitons.
Externsive research in nonlinear dynamics, including the theory of chaos (see, for example, about the Rabinovich-Fabrikant equations at http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Rabinovich-FabrikantEquation.html).

Education:

D.Sc. (highest level doctoral degree in the USSR) in Applied Physics. Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Dynamics, N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (UNN).
Recent training:

Rational Clear Case
Python intermediate
.NET developer training, C#
Visual C++
Win32 System Programming
MS Windows Development Using MFC
Patent search and intellectual property