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CH R I S T O P H E R WO L F 712SOUTHGATE DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE,PA, 16803.717-620-9280. WOLFC.86@GMAIL.COM

O B J E C T I V E

To work for an organization utilizing my skills to solve complex challenges.

E X P E R I E N C E

Missions Operations Center for the Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer (State College, PA) Aug. 10 Presen

Prepared spacecraft maneuvers to observe astronomical targets, balancing scientific goals against operational constraints. Member of the on-call rapid response team, making real-time decisions about transient astronomical discoveries

Distributed urgent notifications to a global-network of observatories, allowing prompt follow-up observations.

Developed tools within a team environment to automate scheduling of observations and make mission operations moreefficient. Engineered tools to improve spacecraft longevity. Designing a website for use by international collaborators.

Responsible for calibrating components of Swifts X-ray Telescope, producing a mask to block overly-active pixelsresulting in optimized spacecraft-to-ground communications and instrument stability.

Analyzing galaxy data from Swifts UV Telescope to explore the evolution of UV light over the history of the universe.Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (University Park, PA) May 09 July 10

Analyzed data collected by a multi-wavelength survey, searching for distant predecessors of spiral galaxies. Leveragedseveral standard Astronomy packages, as well as custom code, to produce a catalog for studying changes in galaxy

luminosity, dust content, and morphology over the history of the universe.

Identified a defect of the Departments 24-inch educational telescope, determined a solution, and implemented repairsreturning the telescope to operational condition for the first time in several years.

Modernized webpages used by the Departments online introductory Astronomy course.Cumberland Technologies Incorporated [CTI] (Mechanicsburg, PA) Aug. 04 May 09

Created and maintained websites for CTI and their commercial clients. Provided technical support for Internet subscribers, troubleshooting hardware and software connectivity issues.

E D U C A T I O N

Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) Aug. 07 May 10

Bachelors of Science in Physics (Minor inMathematics) Bachelors of Science inAstronomy & Astrophysics (Minor inAstrobiology) Extra-curricular Activities: Secretary of the Astronomy Club, oversaw the clubs transition to a more dynamic and

interactive environment. Created a public interface for coordination and social interaction, spawning continued growth.

Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA) Aug. 04 July 07

Associates of Arts in Web DevelopmentC O M P U T E R S K I L L S

Development: Python, IDL, C++, AWK, HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL. Software: Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, DOS, Microsoft Office, the Adobe Creative Suite, and many others

Hardware: Experienced building and maintaining personal computers and server machines capable of running multipleservices including web pages, email, file transfer and secure remote management.

P U B L I C A T I O N S & C I R C U L A R S

The Evolution of Ly Emitting Galaxies Between z=2.1 and 3.1, Robin Ciardullo et al. 2012. The Astrophysical Journal. 744 110doi:10.1088/0004-637X/744/2/110

Luminosity Functions and Photometric Properties of Lyman-alpha Emitters at 2