Daniel Zwillinger, PhD 84 Highland Street Newton, MA 02465 (617) 244-5267 zwillinger@alum.mit.edu Highlights ========== Applied mathematician experienced in large and small companies, government labs, consulting, and academia. Twenty years successful experience in applying mathematical modeling and analysis to problems in the engineering and physical sciences. Management experience, founded and ran a small business. + Proven technical expertise in the engineering and physical sciences. + Project and personnel management experience with fiscal responsibility. + Extensive experience in algorithm design/implementation, modeling, simulation, and numerical methods. + Excellent technical communication skills (both written and verbal). Wrote several reference books. + PhD in Applied Mathematics from Caltech. + College professor for 4 years at RPI. + Computer skills: UNIX, Matlab, Mathematica, perl, python, SQL, C++. + Proposal development and client contact experience. + Certified Six Sigma expert Education ========= PhD California Institute of Technology Applied Mathematics 1983 BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathematics 1978 Industrial Experience ===================== Raytheon (Lexington, MA) Senior Principal Systems Engineer (2001-present) + Critical Chain Program Management (CCPM) subject matter expert + Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) + Zumwalt (DDG 1000) $2M cost reduction in Verification, Validation & Accreditation (VV&A) + Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) requirements lead ("book boss") for Pre- and Post-Mission Software (PPS) + Updated Early Warning Radar (UEWR) requirements for cued search and testing lead for tracking + Led qualification testing for UEWR tracking + $1M financial benefit from Six Sigma projects on: multiple hypothesis tracking, radar calibration, data logging, and requirements writing. + Coached 18 other Six Sigma projects + Taught Six Sigma, Matlab, and Simulink courses + Numerous modeling and simulation activities IronBridge Networks (Lexington, MA) Principal Engineer (1999-2001) + Modeled internet traffic for queues inside terabit router + Designed packet routing strategies for the internet + Modeled and simulated hardware designs Also held consulting, technical staff, and senior scientist positions with: + Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. (BBN) 1992-1994 + The MITRE Corporation 1987-1990 + Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) 1987 + Exxon Research and Engineering 1981-1983 + Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 1980-1981 + Sandia Laboratories 1979 Solved numerous engineering problems using mathematical analysis, algorithm development, and computer implementation. Performed mathematical modeling using a variety of tools. Proposed research projects. Gave briefings to many levels of management. + Designed and created software for thin film optical interference filter design. + Designed software for wave propagation for transmission through layered media, led development team. + Developed new coding schemes for communicating over NASA's deep space net. + Performed cryptographic analysis. + Performed geothermal energy cost analysis. + Provided computer support to determine the earth's gravity field from satellite data. + Provided mathematical and computer support for an effective field theory in elasticity. + Taught a thirty contact-hour course on probability and statistics. + Worked in various aspects of signal processing, including: + filter design + neural networks + residue number systems + Markov chains + satellite identification + chaos + systolic arrays + linear algebra (including: algorithm design, pseudo-inverses, sensitivity analysis) + radar systems (including: modeling, clutter classification, directivity, "squinting") Entrepreneurial Experience ========================== Founded Aztec Corporation, an applied engineering consulting firm. Started in 1990, incorporated in 1995. + Responsible for business development, project management, proposal writing, client negotiations, staffing, and personnel management. + Won local IEEE Entrepreneur's Group business plan competition. Partial list of activities and clients: + Managed 4GL GUI development for Birkhauser's project database using Delphi and Crystal Reports. (2000) + Converted technical print books to web-based format (HTML, Javascript) for Academic Press. (1998, 2000) + Performed probabilistic modeling of random emitters for PinPoint Corporation (1997-2000) + Principal investigator for US Air Force SBIR contracts to develop a non-contact automated-test equipment (ATE) system. Phase I: Explored novel physical effects to allow visualization of circuit board electromagnetic fields. Phase II: Prototyped a visualization system using electro-optic sensors. (1994-1997) + Managed completion of SBIR contracts for SensAble Technologies. (1996) + Performed client negotiations, proposal development, and software construction for the world's largest management consulting firm specializing in aviation, SH&E. (1995-1996) + Managed US Department of Transportation SBIR contract that developed CAD tools to simulate images of packed luggage for X-ray detection systems. (1995) + Rewrote the Macsyma mathematical reference manual for Macsyma. (1992) + Constructed a statistical toolbox in Matlab for The MathWorks (1990) Academic Experience =================== Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1983-1987). Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in information theory, probability, statistics, differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, advanced calculus, and discrete mathematics. Published papers on wave theory, stochastics, information theory, materials engineering, and algorithmic design. + Selected as a visiting SIAM (Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics) lecturer. Lectured to undergraduates on applied mathematics. (http://www.siam.org/vlp/alpha.htm) (1992-1999) + Selected to judge annual undergraduate Math Modeling Competition (administered to more than 500 schools internationally). Created 4 of the 70 problems used in the history of the competition. (http://www.comap.com/mcm.cfm) (1992-2008) + Appointed to the Technology/Engineering Council for the Massachusetts Board of Education (2000-2003) Publications ============ Publications and presentations list at http://www.az-tec.com/zwillinger/publications.htm + Editor-in-chief of the 30th and 3ast editions of "Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae" (CRC, 1995), an extremely successful reference book with nearly two million copies in print (all editions). Assembled team of 2 associate editors, 13 advisory board editors, and 25 contributors. CD-ROM version with embedded Maple engine 1997. Chinese version 1998. + Authored the reference books: "Handbook of Differential Equations" (Academic Press, 1st-3rd editions, 1989-1997, CD-ROM 1997) and "Handbook of Integration" (Jones and Bartlett, 1992). Each was book of the month for the Library of Science book club. Co-authored "Standard Probability and Statistics Tables" (CRC, 2000) and "Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products" (Academic Press, 6th & 7th editions, 2000 & 2007). + On editorial advisory board for "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics" (CRC, 85th-88th editions, 2004--2007). Other ===== + Private pilot. + Have had numerous government security clearances (DoE, DoD, NSA). Active Secret clearance. + Home page at http://www.az-tec.com/zwillinger/ + Resume at http://www.az-tec.com/zwillinger/resume.pdf + References available upon request.