Dr Wawrzyniec NiewodniczańskiDownload:



Education Ph.D. in Chemistry (Quantum Chemistry), June 2008
Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry

M.Sc. in Materials Science Engineering (Molecular Engineering), July 2002
Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology


Experience

Booking.com part of Priceline.com System Administrator
Cambridge, UK November 2008 - present

Prepare servers for web-facing and internal roles; Keeping documentation updated; Maintenance existing infrastructure; Improve performance of key systems.
Tools: Linux (CentOS, RedHat), Apache, Puppet, F5 BigIP & LVS loadbalancers, BIND, shell (bash, awk, sed), Python, MySQL, Mantis, JIRA, SVN, git, Sun & HP ILOM, RH Satellite Server, iSCSI, MacOSX, emacs, vi.

CCDC (affiliated to Cambridge University) Product Support Engineer
Cambridge, UK January 2007 - October 2008

Front-line support and generate the documentation for technical aspects of the CCDC products; Generating scheduled releases; Carry out testing and quality control; Prepare and help maintenance software build environment.
Tools: Windows, MacOSX, Linux (Debian, SuSE, RedHat), IRIX, Solaris, Wise Installer, Bash, Python, RT, Bugzilla, CVS.

Wroclaw University of Technology PhD student duties
Wroclaw, Poland October 2002 - November 2006

Research Assistant (CCMSI at Jackson State University, MS, USA, 2003, Institute of Macromolecules Chemistry, Prague, Czech Rep. 2004); Teching Assistent (Computer Science II (Python), Chemistry); Linux Administrator (desktop & computational systems).

IT-Zone Open Source Specialist
Wroclaw, Poland October 2004 - June 2006

Consultation and traning of various Open Source products.
Tools: Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, PLD), Python, shell, desktop programs (i.e. Gnome OpenOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox), server programs (i.e. Apache, Exim).


Other work experience
Additional Courses Computer Science courses (Algorithms, Numerical Methods, Matlab, Unix, SQL, C/C++), 2001-2003
Wroclaw University of Technology, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology

School of Multiconfiguration Methods, September 2002
Nicolaus Copernicus University

``Elements of enterprise and management'', 1994-1995
Salesians High School in Lubin


Skills

Languages: Polish (native), very good English, some experience with Russian and Italian.
Operating System: expert in Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat, CRUX, Debian, SuSE), confident with MacOSX and Windows, experience with Solaris, IRIX and other UNIX environments.
Programing Languages: expert in shell scripts, very good in Python and LaTeX good in HTML/CSS, experience with Matlab, C++, C, Fortran, SQL.
Computer Tools: Vim, Emacs, GNUMake, GCC, RCS, CVS, SVN, git, Puppet, Nagios, Cactai, Wise Installer, FLEXlm, Bugzilla, Mantis, JIRA, RT, HP & Sun ILOM, F5 BigIP and LVS loadbalancers, RH Satellite Server.
Other Computer Skills: Open Source desktop environments (i.e. Firefox) & server applications (i.e. Apache, MySQL), queueing system, knowledge about Grid computing, distributing algorithms, numerical methods & data mining, DNS, DHCP.


Awards Rector's Award, Wroclaw University of Technology, 2002;
Dean's Award, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Technology, 2002;
Primus Inter Pares Award, Wroclaw University of Technology, 2002;
Minister of Education Scholarship, Wroclaw University of Technology, 2001-2002.
Articles in scientific journals: Molecular Physics, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Chemical Physics Letters, Journal of Molecular Modeling


Interests and Activities

Computers: Linux and Open Source, scalability, GRID computing;
Science: Astronomy, High-Tech, Quantum Chemistry, History, Geography;
Traveling: Chicago-San Diego by bus, from Poland to Scotland via Hungary and France by hitchhiking;
Science-Fiction; Politics; Photography; Sport: Cycling, Hiking, Basketball, Handball, Aikido.


Academic Papers

W. Niewodniczański, W. Bartkowiak;
Theoretical study of geometrical and nonlinear optical properties of pyridinium N-phenolate betaine dyes.
Journal of Molecular Modeling, 13 (6-7) 793-800 (2007) DOI

B. Skwara, W. Bartkowiak, R. W. Gora, W. Niewodniczański, S. Roszak;
On the weak intermolecular interactions and their influence on the optical properties of unsaturatef hydrocarbons. Part I - two body interactions.
Molecular Physics 104, (13-14), 2263-2271 (2006) DOI

B. Skwara, W. Bartkowiak, R. W. Gora, W. Niewodniczański;
Theoretical investigations of the intermolecular interactions between unsaturated hydrocarbons: n-cojugated and n-cumulated oligomers.
Annals of Polish Chemical Society, 4 662-666 (2005)

W. Bartkowiak, W. Niewodniczański, T. Misiaszek, R. Zaleśny;
First-order hyperpolarizabilty of piridinium N-phenolate betaine dye: Ab inito study.
Chemical Physics Letters, 411 (1-3), 8-13 (2005) DOI

W. Niewodniczański, W. Bartkowiak, J. Leszczynski;
Reinvestigation of molecular structure and barrier to internal rotation of pyridinuim N-phenolate.
Journal of Molecular Modeling, 11 (4-5), 392-397 (2005) DOI

W. Niewodniczański, W. Bartkowiak, J. Leszczynski;
Betaine dyes: molecular structure and barriers to internal rotations.
Annals of Polish Chemical Society, 2 894-898 (2003)

W. Bartkowiak, R. Zaleśny, W. Niewodniczański, J. Leszczynski;
Quantum chemical calculations of the first- and second-order hyperpolarizabilieties of molecules in solutions.
Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105 (47), 10702-10710 (2001) DOI


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