Colton Evans
Colorado Springs
Summary
- A physicist with formal training in radiation effects testing and project management.
- Extensive logistics training and test implementation experience
- Department of Defense Secret Clearance holder
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Physicist
Fifth Gait Technologies
10.2023 - Current
- Participated in, facilitated, and organized radiation effects tests. Primary responsibilities include pre and post test measurements on wide varieties of materials, logistics planning, procurement, team inventory management, and dosimetry & test report writing.
- Large amount of time operating, repairing, maintaining, and calibrating the following: Visible and IR spectrometers, photography and microphotography stations, radiation detection devices, dosimetry film reading devices, cryogenic systems, and point diffraction interferometers (PDI).
- Radiation effects testing at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) within Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Fisica's Double Eagle (DE) and Short-Pulse Gamma (SPG) sites, and the White Sands Missile Range's Gamma Radiation Facility (WSMR GRF)
Student Researcher
University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Research producing and testing NbN thin films. This includes maintenance and usage of devices such as DC/RF magnetron sputtering systems, SQUID, XRD, TMS, and profilometers.
- Experience installing, repairing, and adapting hardware for high vacuum, electronics, optical, and sputtering systems.
Physics Laboratory Instructor
University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Main duties include giving lectures on undergraduate level physics material, helping students conduct lab experiments, and setting up measurement devices for all sections.
- Person-to-person experience with students in office hours explaining physical properties and characteristics, and mathematical techniques.
Mechanical Solutions Assistant
Lozier Oil
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Experience designing autonomous filling stations for the oil and lubrication industry.
- Equipment maintenance and systems upgrading for a wide variety of automated machinery.
Physics Laboratory Instructor
Monmouth College
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Teaching of a wide variety of undergraduate physics labs including kinematics, E&M, optics, nuclear physics, modern physics, and advanced lab.
Student Researcher
Monmouth College
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Research pertaining to detection and measurement of free electrons present after lightning strikes. Constructing sensor packages and experience with photomultiplier tubes.
- Derivation of orbital elements from celestial body spatial measurements and interpolation restructuring to reduce computational complexity.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Physics
University of Colorado At Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO05.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL05.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Physics
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL05.2019
Skills
- Radiation detection and measurement
- Visible and infrared spectroscopy
- Coated and uncoated optical material handling and measurement
- High vacuum system construction and maintenance
- Mathematical modeling
- SQUID magnetometer measurement and repair
- X-Ray diffractometer measurement and repair
- LabVIEW, Mathematica, MatLab, Python, and Microsoft Office
- Use and implementation of inventory management software such as A2B and BarCloud
Timeline
Research Physicist
Fifth Gait Technologies
10.2023 - Current
Student Researcher
University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs
08.2022 - 05.2023
Physics Laboratory Instructor
University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs
08.2022 - 05.2023
Mechanical Solutions Assistant
Lozier Oil
05.2020 - 08.2020
Physics Laboratory Instructor
Monmouth College
08.2017 - 05.2019
Student Researcher
Monmouth College
08.2017 - 05.2019
Master of Science - Applied Physics
University of Colorado At Colorado Springs
Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics
Monmouth College
Bachelor of Arts - Physics
Monmouth College
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