Antoniya Savcheva
BELMONT,MA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills in research, software building and maintenance, public speaking, technical writing, and student/client advising. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. I am seeking to maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer
City Life
01.2024 - Current
- Represented organization positively and professionally while providing community with much-needed services.
- Guided troubled individuals to tools and resources necessary for healing.
- Coordinated individual referrals to obtain community services, advocate for client needs and resolve roadblocks.
- Approached issues proactively to best meet current and future community needs.
- Helped clients navigate social services system and access needed resources.
- Coordinated with different service providers to meet clients' individual needs.
- Kept case files updated, accurate and aligned with requirements.
- Assisted clients with obtaining housing, employment and support resources.
Volunteer
New England Mosaic Society
11.2022 - Current
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
- Teaching Adult Education Classes
Volunteer
Earthjustice
09.2021 - Current
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent knowledge of recent climate models and the effects of the climate on the Greater Boston Area
- Communicated with staff members to stay informed about volunteer opportunities and events.
- Participated in volunteer orientations and training sessions to learn about organizational changes and mission updates.
- Coordinated and managed volunteer activities for community service projects.
- Educated young people about strategies for driving discussions and promoting social changes.
- Excellent knowledge of Green Policy Building Codes
Senior Astrophysicist
Planetary Science Institute
09.2021 - 11.2022
- Managed time efficiently to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Self-motivated and self-guided with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions, and make decisions.
- Identified issues, analyzed information, and provided solutions to problems.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Astrophysicist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
06.2015 - 08.2021
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment, especially leading targeted scientific teams.
- Self-motivated and self-directed with a strong sense of personal responsibility: applied to scientific research, technical writing, and student advisory/supervisory work.
- Proven ability to learn new concepts quickly and adapt to arising situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Paid great attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Developed and maintained customized software
- Excellent at MS Office and several programming languages.
- Advised student on research, their math, physics, and computer skills.
- Excellent at public speaking and conveying knowledge to a large audience
- Highly successful at obtaining grants from large national agencies based on original proposals
Post-doctoral Fellow
UCAR/Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Completed analysis of data acquired from research and verified careful documentation of information.
- Collaborated with colleagues to gather research and publish findings.
- Attended and presented at research seminars and meetings to discover and discuss new technologies and research.
- Developed new scientific methods and software.
- Excellent at publishing high-impact scientific papers and writing legible and organized technical notes and reports.
Support Scientist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
12.2006 - 09.2009
- Documented changes during experiments, noting unexpected issues arising during research activities.
- Conducted experiments for original software product development purposes.
- Performed complex troubleshooting and assisted in leading initiatives to solve challenging scientific problems with assays or instrumentation.
- Evaluated and implemented new technologies and techniques to improve the quality and robustness of sample analysis.
- Conducted operations for 2 NASA space satellites after successful training at NASA center
Education
Ph.D. - Astrophysics
Boston University
Boston, MA06.2013
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA06.2006
Skills
- Remote Office Availability
- Decision-Making
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Project Planning
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Self-Directed
- Organizational Skills
- Recordkeeping
- Data Entry
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Excellent Communication
- Excellent MS Office
- Python and SQL
- Teaching and Student Advising
Certification
IBM Data Science with Python and SQL
Additional Information
A 3-month programming course, with practice, on mastering data science with Python and SQL, administered by Coursera.
Timeline
Volunteer
City Life
01.2024 - Current
Volunteer
New England Mosaic Society
11.2022 - Current
Volunteer
Earthjustice
09.2021 - Current
Senior Astrophysicist
Planetary Science Institute
09.2021 - 11.2022
Astrophysicist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
06.2015 - 08.2021
Post-doctoral Fellow
UCAR/Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
06.2013 - 06.2015
Support Scientist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
12.2006 - 09.2009
Ph.D. - Astrophysics
Boston University
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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