Objective

Challenging position utilizing my problem solving and analytical background, creativity, and interest in exploring new areas.

Professional Experience

Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY

ASSOCIATE . Historical Market Data Specialist. Responsible for design, implementation, and database population for historical timeseries data of Fixed Income securities. Maintain data integrity and develop automated routines to check the validity of data. Assess external data needs, and evaluate completeness and correctness of new external data sources. NASD Registered Representative as of April 1997 (Series 7 exam passed with 92%).

CONSULTANT. Telecommuting from Idaho to New York. Work in the same area as described above.

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL

FINANCIAL AND TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT. Perform financial analysis for all clients of the branch (asset allocation models, retirement cash flow analysis, estate planning). Develop and maintain the web page of the branch.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

RESEARCH ASSISTANT. Developed method to evaluate reliability of divertor plate for tokamak reactor. Designed methodology to evaluate functional requirements for radiological confinement barriers for tokamak reactor. Proposed approach and performed rigorous derivation for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor releases limit line, which improved introduction of parameter uncertainties in the risk model.

Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Garching bei Muenchen, Germany

INVITED RESEARCH ASSISTANT. Developed system accident sequences for tokamak reactors. Interacted with ITER safety experts to estimate appropriate frequency and consequence values for accidents.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. Responsible for defect analysis, repair, and quality control of electric motors.

RELIABILITY ENGINEER. Performed Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Nuclear Power Plant Cernavoda, Romania, work supervised by International Atomic Energy Agency. Compiled list of system failures leading to catastrophic accidents. Pointed out design errors.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

PH.D. DEGREE IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, JUNE, 1996. Thesis concentrates on designing probabilistic method to assess the functional requirements of confinement barriers for nuclear fusion reactor, performing sensitivity and uncertainty analyses for design parameters, using Monte Carlo simulation and Response Surface Method. Curriculum includes risk assessment and management, statistics, decision theory, optimization methods, waste management. Awarded IEEE 16th Symposium on Fusion Engineering 1995 Student Travel Grant. GPA: 4.8/5.0.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, JUNE, 1994. Thesis: "Probabilistic Analysis of Divertor Plate Lifetime in Tokamak Reactors." Expanded the application of probabilistic methods and statistical simulations to fusion research.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Perl, Expect, Sybase SQL, UNIX shell programming, LOTUS spreadsheets, Risk and Decision Analysis programs, Heat Transfer programs, MATHCAD, SPLUS (statistics), EXCEL, C. Knowledgeable in FORTRAN, C++.

Graduate Resident Tutor, appointed by MIT Residence and Campus Activities office, 1994 to 1996. Member Coordinator of MIT International Students Welcome Receptions, 1992 to 1996. Co-founder of Society of Romanian Students at MIT.

Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, JUNE, 1988. Thesis: "Thermohydraulic Analysis for Canadian Deuterium Uranium Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor." Graduated first in class of 40 of Nuclear Engineering Section, third in class of 220 of Energy Department. GPA: 4.8/5.0. Class Chairman, Nuclear Engineering Section, Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, elected from 1983 to 1988.

Extracurricular Activities

Treasurer of The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Investing in Equity Securities (fundamental and technical analysis). Translator and Interpreter, United States Energy Association, 1993 to 1996. Mathematics and Physics Tutor, 1985 to 1990. Mentored high-school students in preparation for college admission examinations. Interests include traveling, sports (aerobics, swimming, ski, hiking, volleyball), photography.

Publications/ Awards

Ruxandra P. Golinescu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Award for paper presentation and participation in the 16-th IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Physics Society's Symposium on Fusion Engineering, "Seeking a New Energy Era", Champaign, IL, October 1-5, 1995.

Societies Memberships

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Alfa Nu Sigma, American Nuclear Society, Society for Risk Analysis, American Society for Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, MIT Alumni/ae Club of New York.

Skills

Languages: Fluent in Romanian and English. Proficient in German and French (written and verbal).