Current Address
401 W. Washington
Urbana, IL 61801
217-377-0620

David Grayson

Permanent Address
2409 S. Vine
Urbana, IL 61801
217-367-6384

Education

graduated December 2007

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

graduated May 2004

University Laboratory High School at the UIUC

Skills

Physics: electromagnetism, quantum, classical, classical lab
Computer Programming: Ruby on Rails, HTML, MySQL, Javascript, website design, C, PHP, Facebook API. Using Linux
Mathematics: rigorous proofs, real analysis, differential equations, geometry, linear algebra
Lab skills: soldering, electronics, oscilloscopes, pipetting, and eagerness to learn
German language

Physics Experience

Summer 2007
Student Researcher — REU Program, Physics Dept., University of Rochester
- Built five balance detectors (which are currently being used in an experiment)

Fall 2006
Laboratory Assistant — Condensed Matter Laboratory of Dr. Andy Granato, UIUC
- Ran and maintained a cryostat experiment.
Summer 2006
Intern — Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory
- Found new candidates for transitions in Nobelium-254 nucleus
- Contributed bug fixes and new features to Gammasphere analysis software
2005–2007
Engineering Council Representative — Physics Society, UIUC
- Represented Physics Society at Engineering Council (Fall 2006–present)
- Led the Theremin exhibit group for Engineering Open House (2nd place in its category)
- Secured funding for social events and projects
Summer 2005
Student Researcher — REU Program, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC
- Created, ran, and analyzed results from a computer simulation of granular materials
2004–2005
Laboratory Assistant — Biophysics Laboratoy of Prof. Robert Clegg

Other Experience

2008–present
Airshifter — WEFT 90.1 FM Community Radio for East-Central Illinois
- Hosts a weekly two-hour world music show
2005–present
President — Sassins (sassins.com)
- Created and managed a web start-up company for running assassins games
- Over 1800 players from 3 different countries
2008–present
President — Funproductive (funproductive.com)
- Programmed Adobe Flash client and streaming video server using HaXe to distribute real-time video to website visitors
2007–2008
Lead Programmer — Rosetta Interpreters (rosettainterpreters.com)
- Programmed a mashup of Ether.com and Ning.com and a Google Gadget for a start-up company offering over-the-phone interpretation services
Summer 2007
Campus Honors Program Intercultural Study Tour to Japan
Fall 2006
Engineering Learning Assistant — College of Engineering, UIUC
- Taught a freshman orientation class of 15 Physics students (ENG 100)

Awards