Resume
Moriel Schottlender |
New York, New York, United States Contact |
Education
- Masters of Science, Computer Science
New York Institute of Technology, New York
Expected Graduation: 2014
GPA: 4.0 - Graduate Research: Agent-Based Epidemics Spread Model (Java)
- Bachelor of Science, Physics
City College of New York, New York, February 2012
Magna Cum Laude with Research Honors - Honors Research: Modeling the Dynamics of the Tumbling Spring (The Slinky)
Work Experience
- The Wikimedia Foundation
Remote - June 2013 – September 2013
Features Software Engineer -
- Develop Javascript- and jQuery-based language tools for MediaWiki’s new VisualEditor like language annotation and special character insertion tool.
- Develop a visual GUI for editing special json strings, specifically in right-to-left environment
- Work with QUnit unit testing
- Maintain Hebrew Wikipedia’s VisualEditor community feedback page for feature suggestions and bug management
- Cooperate and review code with git, git review and Gerrit
- June 2013 – September 2013
Google Summer of Code 2013 Intern
- New York Institute of Technology
New York - October 2012 – Present
Graduate Research Assistant -
- Mathematical analysis of existing epidemic modeling systems
- Validation methods for existing models
- Development of an agent-based epidemic base model (Java/Repast)
- Research in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- American Institute of Physics
Maryland - August 2011 – August 2012
Product Marketing Specialist, GradSchoolShopper -
- Project manager for the publication “Graduate Programs in Physics, Astronomy and Related Fields” for 2012 and 2013 editions, as well as its presence online GradSchoolShopper.com
- Creating content and marketing-related strategies based on visitor analytics.
- Creating and managing the WordPress-based site Students.GradschoolShopper.com
- Producing and managing strategic content plan, social media marketing and developing new podcast products
- City College of New York
New York - September 2011 – June 2012
Math and Physics Tutor for the Division of Science
- Consulate General of Israel
New York - November 2007 – August 2010
Internet Applications Development Manager -
- Managing online projects for the Consulate and developing online presence for Israeli Consulates in North America
- Producing strategic reports on the different projects’ impact
- Point of contact to the Israeli Consulates in North America in issues of internet and social media projects
- Initiating and implementing a twitter account – First government to initiate a “press conference” on twitter
- Developing websites for North American consulates based on a customizable version of Joomla CMS with in-house plugin customization (PHP/MySQL/Javascript)
- EL AL Israeli Airlines, JFK Airport
New York - August 2005 – November 2007
Airline Security Agent
- Partner Communication Company, Ltd
Israel - March 2004 – December 2004
Business Customer Service Representative
- Nirtal Security
Israel - September 2003 – February 2004
Security Agent and Emergency Medic
- Israel Defense Forces
Israel - July 2000 – August 2003
First Lieutenant of a Technological Division -
- Managing 15 soldiers in the unit
- Leading the unit’s operations, project management, and strategic planning
- Creating an ASP tool for the HR department in the base.
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages
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- Java
- Javascript – jQuery, RaphaelJS, Bootstrap JS
- HTML5
- PHP / MySQL (CodeIgniter, Kohana, YiiPlatform)
- WordPress Plugins and Extensions
- Mathematical Modeling
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- Wolfram Mathematica
- MatLab
- Eclipse Repast (Java/C++)
- Agent-Based Modeling Concepts
Other Endeavors
- Society of Physics Students
American Institute of Physics -
- Internship at the American Physical Society
Developing physics experiments in Thermodynamics for Middle School students, PhysicsQuest.
June-August 2011 - Project Presentation at the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Winter Meeting 2012:
Developing Extension Activities for APS PhysicsQuest: Inquiry-based Learning at Home
- Internship at the American Physical Society
Societies and Clubs
- 2012
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- 2011
- Society of Physics Students
- 2010
- Golden Key International Honour Society Membership
Awards
New York Institute of Technology
- 2012
- Graduate Scholar Award
City College of New York
- 2012 – 2014
- Graduation with Research Honors, Magna Cum Laude
- 2010
- CUNY Nobel Science Challenge, Departmental Award
- 2008
- Zemansky Introductory Physics Prize
- 2007 – 2008
- Bennet Prize for the Best Essay in Political Science
Languages
- Hebrew
- Fluent Writing, Fluent Speaking
- English
- Fluent Writing, Fluent Speaking
- Spanish
- Basic Speaking