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Phone: (412)-268-3158

Florin B Manolache

(Green Card Holder)

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Physics, University "Al. I. Cuza" Iasi, Romania, 1996

M.Sc. in Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, 1993

COMPUTER SKILLS:

  • Languages: FORTRAN, C/C++, shell, awk, BASIC, perl, Tcl/Tk, Postscript, and more
  • Operating systems: Unix/X-windows (Linux, Solaris, AIX, Digital Unix, Irix), DOS, Windows 9x/NT, MacOS
  • Platforms:
  • Unix (PC, SGI, DEC, Sun, RS-6000), PC, Macintosh,
  • LAN/WAN equipment (Lantronix, IBM, Intel, Wellfleet, Cisco),
  • Modems (US Robotics, MultiTech, Hayes, 3Com, and more),
  • Cluster of computers (pvm, mpi, MOSIX)
  • Communications: TCP/IP, SLIP/PPP, Appletalk, IPX
  • LAN/WAN servers: smtp, www, ftp, nntp, DNS, talk, firewall, NFS, NIS, POP, IMAP, proxies, lpd, ssh, ntp
  • Software: Latex, Office, Frontpage, gnuplot, Matlab, Maple, Mathematica, and many more

ELECTRONICS AND MICROWAVE SKILLS:

  • Circuits: AF/RF analog, digital, Microwave passive, Microwave active
  • Measurements: Circuits, Components, Properties of materials, Microwave networks

OTHER SKILLS:

  • Leadership: Team, Department
  • Technical Management: Department
  • Foreign Languages: Romanian, French

EMPLOYMENT:

Principal Research Programmer/Systems Manager1996 - Present

Math Sci. Dept, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Established the development strategy of the computing environment for the Department;

Participated to the development strategy of the computing environment at CMU as part of the Tactical Advisory Committee;

  • Provided technical support and resource management for the users;
  • Taught graduate course in scientific and parallel computing;
  • Developed algorithms and numerical simulations used for research projects, as a member of the Center for Nonlinear Analysis;
  • Decided the policies and performed the hardware/software purchases;
  • Administrated the software and the hardware of a large heterogeneous network;
  • Established and applied the computer/network security policies;
  • Designed and built a parallel computing cluster;
  • Designed and maintained the web pages of the Department.
Head of the Data Communication Department1993 - 1996

University "Al. I. Cuza" Iasi, Romania.

  • Recruited to launch the start-up of a complete Data Communication Department governing the first LAN/WAN structures from Eastern Romania;
  • Involved at all levels in establishing policies and procedures, defining staffing and management requirement, and building the entire infrastructure;
  • Designed a LAN containing around 100 computers for over 800 users at the University "Al. I. Cuza";
  • Led a heterogeneous team who built the WAN linking the computers of 11 Universities and Academic Institutions from Eastern Romania, and their connection to Internet;
  • Led the team that built the LAN infrastructure at the University "Al. I. Cuza";
  • Consulted for the development and design of four other LANs;
  • Recruited and led the team that provided technical support on computer networking for most of the academic institutions in Eastern Romania;
  • Implemented and administrated LAN/WAN servers.

Assistant Professor at the Physics Faculty1990-1996

University "Al. I. Cuza" Iasi, Romania.

  • Performed scientific research and taught in the fields of Electronic Physics and Microwave Techniques;
  • Designed new devices and measurement methods used in Microwave Engineering;
  • Performed numerical simulations (FORTRAN, C, C++, BASIC) for problems in Fluid Dynamics, Theoretical Physics, Computer Graphics, Image Recognition, Shape Generation, and imaging for Artificial Intelligence;
  • Performed imaging analysis of data from the particle detectors of CERN;
  • Developed new efficient numerical methods and algorithms;
  • Built hardware/software for data acquisition systems;
  • Designed, optimized and built Electronics and Microwave circuits;
  • Published theoretical and experimental results as patents (USA and Israel), papers (Physical Review A, IEEE-MTT, Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers), and in proceedings of major conferences in Europe;
  • Participated in a team project to develop an Electronics Laboratory.
High School Teacher1987-1990
  • Taught Physics to High School students;
  • Participated to the training of the National Team for the Physics International Olympic Competition, 1989.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • Awarded by NATO with a $220,000 personal grant (maximum amount) to direct a networking infrastructure project for the Eastern part of Romania, (2000).
  • Rookie Award, Carnegie Mellon University, (1997).
  • Promotion Chief at the graduation of the Physics Faculty - G.P.A. 9.98 out of 10.00, i.e. 3.99 out of 4.00, (1987).
  • Member of the Extended National Team for the Physics International Olympic Competition, (1982).

MAIN PAPERS AND PATENTS

  1. F.B. Manolache, D.D. Sandu, "Quantum effects modeled by electric circuits", Ph. Rev. A 49-4, pp. 2318, (1994).
  2. S. Costiner, F.B. Manolache, S. Ta'asan, "Multilevel Methods Applied to the Design of Resonant Cavities", IEEE-MTT 43-1, pp. 48, (1995).
  3. F.B. Manolache, S. Costiner, "Microwave Selective Devices Using Localized Modes in Weakly Asymmetric Resonant Cavities", USA Patent 5481233, (1996).
  4. F.B. Manolache, D.D. Sandu, "Improved Microwave Selective Devices Using Weakly Asymmetric Resonant Cavities", Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers 6-1, pp. 59, (1996).
  5. F.B. Manolache, S. Costiner, S. Ta'asan, D.D. Sandu, "Simultaneous Multigrid Techniques for the Computation of Close Frequency Eigenmodes in Resonant Cavities", Proc. 25-th European Microwave Conference, Bologna, Italy, (1995).
  6. F.B. Manolache, D.D. Sandu, S. Costiner, O. Rusu, A. Ioachim, "New Microwave Selective Devices Using Localized Modes in Resonant Cavities", Proc. 13-th Colloquium Hertzian Optics and Dielectrics, Zaragoza, Spain, pp. 49, (1995).
  7. F.B. Manolache, S. Costiner, D.D. Sandu, "Multigrid Subspace Techniques for the Computation of Close Frequency Eigenmodes in Complex-Shaped Resonant Cavities", Proc. 13-th Colloquium Hertzian Optics and Dielectrics, Zaragoza, Spain, pp. 97, (1995).
  8. D. Kinderlehrer, C. Liu, F.B. Manolache, S. Ta'asan, "Remarks About Analysis and Simulation of Grain Boundary Systems", Proc. 3-rd International Conference on Grain Growth, Pittsburgh, PA, (1998).
  9. David Kinderlehrer, Irene Livshits, Florin Manolache and Shlomo Ta'asan, "An Approach to the Mesoscale Simulation of Grain Growth", CNA Scientific Report 01-CNA-001, (2001).
  10. M.G. Serban, D.D. Sandu, F.B. Manolache, O. Rusu, "A Free Space Method for the Measurement of the Complex Permitivity in the Microwave Range", Proc. 13-th Colloquium Hertzian Optics and Dielectrics, Zaragoza, Spain, pp. 204, (1995).
  11. G. Banciu, A. Ioachim, D.D. Sandu, F.B. Manolache, "Identification of Resonating Modes of a DR Using a Computer Aided Measurement System", Proc. 13-th Colloquium Hertzian Optics and Dielectrics, Zaragoza, Spain, pp. 294, (1995).
  12. F.B. Manolache, S. Costiner, "Methods Based on Bifurcation Gap and Shape Exchange Principles, for Measurement of Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Materials", Israel Patent 106241, (1993).
  13. D.D. Sandu, F.B. Manolache, M.G. Serban, "Generalized Lumped Circuit Model for Resonant Cavities", Third International Conference on Differential Geometry and its Applications, Athens, Greece, (1994).
  14. M.G. Serban, D.D. Sandu, F.B. Manolache, O. Rusu, "A Free Space Method for the Measurement of the Complex Permitivity at Microwave Frequencies", Third International Conference on Differential Geometry and its Applications, Athens, Greece, (1994).
  15. S. Costiner, F.B. Manolache, "Multigrid Bifurcation and Optimization Techniques for Design Problems in Electromagnetics", Fourth Conference on Nonlinear Analysis, Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Constanta, Romania, (1995).
  16. F.B. Manolache, S. Edelman, "Generation of natural-looking (3D) shapes by simulated evolution", Tech. Rep. CS-TR 93-13, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, (1993).