Scott Little Primary Careers and Education CV

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PRIMARY CAREERS

SUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES May 2008-Present

Operations Analyst, Applications Administrator Analyst November 2008-Present

Business Intelligence, Operations Research, Analytics, Development and Management  

• Languages: Apex, Java, SOQL, SQL, VBA, Visualforce, AJAX, Javascript, SPSS, Excel, Access, Ruby'Heroku
• Salesforce.com Architect/Administrator-Developer/Analyst
• Hyperoffice and Quotewerks Administrator/Developer, Sunwizeconnect DBA
  • Development, updates, upgrades, security
  • New applications, controls, objects, and programs
  • Mathematical and statistical reports and dashboards
  • Apex application formula classes, program triggers, SOQL database queries
• Formulates and applies mathematical simulation modeling and optimizing methods
  
• Creates and modifies algorithms and optimization processes to integrate and manage systems
• Data analytics: VBA macros and SQL queries for flash physics data Access database
• Data mining, migration, and cleaning
• Operations and industrial research projects
  • Assist with improving order entry processes
  • Assist with improving production and manufacturing procedures
  • Design RMA storage system
  • Design shipping area assembly line system
  • Product development team member for renewable energy systems
  • Create bills of material, inventory lists, and part numbers for system assemblies
  • Products: solar kits, solar thermal, pumps, solar refrigeration, and wind turbines
• Creates AUTOCAD shop drawings and prototype detail drawings
• Manage and set up vendor accounts
• Performs testing, quality control, manual writing, cost benefit analysis reports
• Creates, modifies, and analyzes Crystal and Quotewerks financial reports
• Back up Administrator for Five9 Automated Call Distribution System
• Progression MRP system for inventory, customer billing and invoicing

Power Systems Engineer and Project Manager May 2008-November 2008

• Managed Commercial power plant systems over $1 million
• Determine proper applications of components for systems integration
• Interface with customers to analyze needs and resolve problems
• Create AUTOCAD drawings Electrical one line diagrams, project layouts
• Manufacturing designs
• Put together project schedules and timelines using MS Project
• Put together full bid packets and permit submittal packages
• Interface with structural and electrical engineers
• Program automated monitoring systems (PV View, Fat Spaniel)
• Collect data from monitoring weather stations
• Perform Regression Analysis calculations with solar test data
• Work with photoelectric, photovoltaic, and electrical calculations
• Incorporate state and government energy initiative programs into project

NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY, INDEPENDENT RESEARCH SCHOLAR July 2008-Present

Applied Mathematician & Computational Scientist; PhD Candidate in Applied Computer Science

Applied Mathematics & Computational Science, Modeling & Simulation

Research Methods & Education   

See writings and publications for information 

• Solar and Renewable Optimization, Partial Differential Equations, General Relativity
• Electromagnetic and Acoustic Cloaking, Metamaterials, Isogeometric Analysis
• Transformation Optics, Finite Element Methods, Numerical Methods, Finite Difference, NURBS
• Quantitative-Bibliometrics Research, Math and Physics Tutor
  
• Languages, software: C++, C#, Python, Haskell, Java, GL/SDK, Mathlab, Scilab, Octave, LaTex, SPSS

 

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES October 2007-May 2008

Industrial Engineer and Project Manager

 Independent Contractor and Consultant

 

• Project Manager for receiving office and plasma storage relocation
• Create time and efficiency studies, cost and budget analysis project proposals
• Work with Architectural, HVAC, Computer and Electrical subcontractors
• Inventory, document and modify old laboratory equipment for disposal and re-sell.
• Create CAD drawings for project including electrical, computer/data and architectural
• Put together project materials lists
• Schedule and coordinate project timelines, change orders and cost utilizations.
• Involved with computer, I. T. and wireless network design and installation
• Completed design analysis for receiving area sprinklers and commodity storage
• Other projects:
  • Design and manage mobile document storage system project
  • Design and manage cooler and freezer pushback storage project
  • Manage modification of laboratory HVAC ventilation project
  • Assist with new redundant lab storage cooler and freezer project
  • Schedule and supervise office furniture relocation and modification
  • Supervise facilities and laboratory maintenance and repair
• Place orders for all projects, including office furniture
• Assistant Emergency Coordinator

 

 

SOUTHWEST MATERIAL HANDLING Family Business, 1990 – 2007

Systems Engineer, Project Manager and Computer Information Systems (CIS) Manager

Contractor License Holder ( California and Nevada) NFPA Certified Fire Inspector

Assisted in the start-up and Analyzed, designed, and managed system projects over $1 million.

 

• Oversee all aspects of project; personnel, purchasing, equipment, and freight
• Interface with customers to analyze needs, determine specifications, and resolve problems
• Systems and fabrication drawings in 2 and 3D with AUTOCAD Mechanical
• AUTOCAD Account Manager
• Calculate and analyze for seismic, mechanical, FEA and electrical design
• Design and oversee production of systems
  •  conveyors, automation/robotics, RF/scanners, portable offices
  •  racks/shelving, mezzanines, furniture, and allied products
• In charge of protoype design and testing
• Perform modeling simulation
• Work with calculation spreadsheets
• Design warehouse and industrial lighting systems
• Design storage coolers with industrial refrigeration company
• Supervise Installation Manager
• Participate in installations, modifications, testing, fabrication, and repair
• CIS Manager:
  • Work in team to set up and manage EPSIS Unix based inventory and billing system
  • Perform I.T. functions such as WAN/LAN network installation and repair and hardware installation
• Certified Fire Inspector; Manage in-house permitting and city submittals
  • Interface with fire and building inspectors, design around code specifications
  • Ensure conformance with building and fire codes
• Former Parts Manager for Industrial Vehicles
  • Maintained inventory of new and used equipment (industrial vehicles)
  • Maintained computer inventory database
  • Supervised two assistants
  • Technical support for industrial vehicles including systems
• Prepare technical reports and descriptions of operations
• Former Safety Officer, company vehicle inspector
• First Responder alarm emergencies

 

ENVIRONMENT CONTROL OF PUENTE HILLS Industry, CA 1986 – 1990.

General Manager

Assisted in the start-up and managed all aspects of company

 

• Company's first General Manager at twenty-three
• Offered franchise at twenty-five, left to start family business (Southwest)
• Involved in running three companies under the same ownership:
  • Janitorial/building maintenance, parking lot maintenance, and landscaping
  • Carpet, floor, windows, parking lot cleaning
  • Basic electrical, painting, and plumbing work
  • Recycling
• Started with a six person business and grew to a fifty person company
• Started gardening side business
• Hired, trained, and supervised eight field managers
• Performed sales, customer service and put together bid packets
• Prepared financial statements and forecasting reports
• Oversaw security and surveillance

 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

 

CONSULTANT AND ENTREPRENEUR 1986-Present.

Includes SunWize, Bio-Rad, Southwest and Environment Control

See secondary careers for information 

 

• Researcher and Scientist, Consultant and Educator, Drummer, Writer, Self Defense Instructor
• Research Office and Facility: .
  • SunWize, consulting, tutoring, research, and PhD study
  • I.T. computer and iPod repair business with son Link
  • Virtual Reality Educational Web Site project:
• Owner, Zuriky Investigations; 1998-2000. Sub-Rosa Workman's Comp
• Owner, Good Idea; 1994-1998
  • Partner and Engineer
  • Developed and marketed inventions including alternative energy
  • Worked with patent attorney and outside marketing company
  • Moved three of the inventions into patent and production stages
• Coin collector
  •  rare coins including ones from Ancient Rome, Greece and the Middle East  
• Fossil collector
  • Dinosaur eggs, T-Rex Femur, shark teeth, Trilobite and others  
• Book collector
  •  First edition Albert Einstein, Joseph Conrad, many others
• Antique collector and restorer
  • Edison Phonograph 1920's, rat trap 1800's, many others
• Gems, Rocks and Minerals collector:
  • Opals, Tourmaline, Gold, Perodite, Geodes
  •  Meteors, Volcanic Rocks, many others
• Real Estate and Stock Market investor:  
  • Real Time Real Estate School graduate 1988
  • Researched and bid on income properties in Southern California

 

OTHER CAREERS

 

CHRISTIAN'S FARMER'S MARKET: 1985-1986.

Night Manager of Meat and Seafood Departments.

• Butcher including special gourmet cuts of meat, seafood, and poultry
• Assisted with the Deli Department
• Planned on starting health food restaurant with two Christian's employees

 

JAC MAR SALES: 1984-1985

Shipping Manager, Truck Driver and Order Puller for restaurant supply company

• Truck Driver. Cheese, dough and supplies deliveries for Shakey's Restaurants
• Managed deliveries and orders for shirts and aprons
• Worked with seamstress, silk screener and fabric distributor
• Performed heat transfers for hats and shirts
• In charge of warehouse for restaurant supplies inventory

  

BROADWAY DEPARTMENT STORES: 1982-1984

Warehouse, Receiving and Inventory Manager

• One of the youngest Receiving and Inventory Managers in company's history (age 19)
• Worked with Display Department in designing store displays
• Helped design and set up award-winning Christmas toy display
• Part-time work in Loss Prevention/Security and on Sales Floor
• Runway Model for fashion shows
• Held profit sharing stock in company
• Sold most during a buy-out attempt

 

OTHER OCCUPATIONS: pool construction, western store clerk, short order cook, gardener, box boy.  

 

EDUCATION

 

    NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY Projected 2011

    PhD Applied Computer Science: Delta Mu Delta Honor Society

 

    STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2008

    Professional Certificate in Computer Security

 

    WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE 2006

    M.A. Systems Analysis - Learning and Technology

 

    THOMAS EDISON COLLEGE 2006

    B.A. Natural Science and Mathematics 

    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2004

    Executive Education in Project Management

 

    CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA 1992

    B.S. Environmental Economics

    Post baccalaureate Physics, transferred to Thomas Edison

 

    MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE 1992

    A.S. Physical Science

    A.S. Engineering

    A.S. Biology

 

    MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE 1985

    A.A. Liberal Arts

 

    PEOPLE’S COLLEGE 1996

    Certificate Computer Electronics and Programming 

 

Course averages

    Undergraduate; 85-90%

    Graduate; 87-95%

 

Short courses

    AD STUART ASSOCIATES 2011

    Ordinary/Partial Differential Equations & Linear Algebra Refresher


 

    UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD EXTENSION 2008

    Philosophy of Religion

 

    HAGERMAN COMPANY 2006

    AUTOCAD Mechanical Desktop

 

    HK SYSTEMS 2004

    Conveyor Systems Engineering

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

• Probation Agent: San Bernardino County Youth Accountability Board 2005-2008
• State Contractor License Holder; California and Nevada 2004-Present
• NFPA Fire Inspector Class I  2005-2008
• First Aid/CPR 2005-2008
• St. Anthony's Church RCIA/CCD Teacher 1998-2007
• C.A.T. E.Y.E.S. Community Anti-Terrorism  2003
• NAIS Bail Enforcement 2001
• Kim’s Hapkido Second Degree Black Belt Instructor 1990-2000
• USAF Civil Air Patrol Second Lieutenant 1998-2000
• National Association Radio Telecommunication Class I Engineer(NARTE)1994-1999

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

 

Hardware

• LAN/WAN, Industrial Ethernet, PLC
• PC, MAC, wireless WLAN/WWAN networks/peripherals

Software

• XP, Windows 95/98/Server, Leopard OSX 10.5
• Progression, Crystal Reports 10, Birddog 
• AUTOCAD 2000, AUTOCAD Mechanical Desktop 2007
• Dreamweaver, Flash, ColdFusion, Visual Studio 2008
• Mathematica, ADPS, MATLAB, ProStat, SPSS 17.0
• MS Project/Front Page, QuickBooks, Lotus Notes
• Maya, LINUX, Adobe Photo Shop, RFID
• PV View, Fat Spaniel

Languages

• Apex, Visualforce, SOQL, Java, C++, Visual C++.NET, C#
• HTML,XML, AJAX, Javascript, VBA, CSS, PHP, SOAP
• Ada , ML, Haskell, Prolog, Scheme, Apex, LaTex 
• Assem/HEX, UNIX, Ladder Logic PLC, LISP
• Visual SQL, SQL, Perl, FORTRAN, ALGOL 68

 

AFFILIATIONS

 

• Delta Mu Delta Honor Society, Lambda Eta Chapter 2011-Present
• The American Physical Society (APS) 2008-Present
• The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics ( SIAM) 2005-Present
• The Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS) 2008-Present
• Member The Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers 2010-Present
• Member The Prescott Astronomy Club 2010-Present
• National Fire Protection Association 2005-2008
• International Code Council 2004-2008
• Society for Amateur Scientists
• Cherokees of the Inland Empire 
• Strathmore’s Who’s Who in Engineering 2004-2008
• Pomona Valley Historical Society 1998-2004
• National Association of Radio and Telecommunication Engineers (NARTE)1994-1999
• Arise Arts Academy 1990-1995

 

COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

 

• Bodybuilding Club
• College Republicans
• Economics Club
• Inter-mural Soccer Team
• Kung Fu Club
• Physics Club
• Shotokan Karate Team

 

LANGUAGE FLUENCY

 

Speak in order of ability

• Spanish, Cherokee, Japanese
• Filipino, Latin, German
• French and Greek