John J. Boia

Technical Skills

• Requirements analysis
• Software design, development, maintenance, testing, and documentation
• Telemetry decommutation and processing
• Attitude determination and sensor calibration
• Evaluation and integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products
• Operating Systems: VAX/ VMS, IRIX, Solaris, Microsoft DOS and Windows
• Programming Languages: FORTRAN, C, C++, Python, Java
• Internet, HTML, WWW, FTP, JavaScript, Zope, Tomcat, Servlet 2.2
• Visual Data Analysis tools: IDL, ENVI, PV-WAVE, BBN/Probe
• Software development tools: Tools.h++, Purify, RCS, PVCS, UCM, KAI C++ Compiler, GNU g++ Compiler, Lucent® nmake
• Working ability in modern German

Affiliations

• Member, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1992-96
• Member, The Planetary Society, 1987-1999
• Member, National Air and Space Society, 1997- present

Professional Experience

Software Systems Engineer Engineering and Software Services Division Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland Since 31 January 2000

Projects and Responsibilities

• Scheduling Development Team (SDT)
  • Software development and maintenance
  • FORTRAN, C++, Python, Java, and X/Motif
  • Sun UltraSPARC workstations and servers running Solaris 8
  • Digital AlphaStation 255 (OpenVMS 7.2)
• JWST Mission Simulator (JMS) Development Team
  • Web-app development in C++, Java, HTML

Honors and Awards

• Java Development Certified Professional, 24 May 2004,
  Learning Tree International

Computer Scientist Civil Group, Federal Sector Computer Sciences Corporation Lanham-Seabrook, Maryland 05 June 1989 - 28 January 2000

Projects and Responsibilities

• 1999-2000: Mission Operations Planning and Scheduling System (MOPSS)
  • Object-oriented client-server software development
    • C++ and CORBA programming
• 1997-1999: Landsat 7 Image Assessment System (IAS)
  Algorithm Implementation Team
  • Software integration and configuration management
    • C and IDL development on SGI/IRIX platform
  • Website development
• 1995-1997: Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
  Vision 2000 Control Center System (CCS) System Monitoring Team
  • Object-oriented analysis, design, and development
    • C++ and PV-WAVE on SGI/IRIX platform
  • COTS evaluation and integration
  • Website development
  • Onsite support
    • HST Servicing Mission #2 (STS-82), February 1997
• 1989-1995: HST POCC Applications Software Support (PASS)
  • Task Leader
    • Attitude Determination & Sensor Calibration subsystem
    • Spacecraft Subsystem Monitoring subsystem
  • Software development & maintenance
    • FORTRAN on Digital VAX/VMS platform
  • Onsite support
    • HST Servicing Mission #1 (STS-61), December 1993
    • HST launch mission (STS-31), April 1990, and orbital verification
    • Other sensor calibration activities
  • Facilitator, PASS Tools Committee

Publications

• J. Boia, "An Algorithm for Estimating ETM+ Scan Number as a Function of Longitude and Latitude," internal memorandum (PDF, 42k), Computer Sciences Corp., Lanham/Seabrook MD, 24 May 1999.
• G. Welter, J. Boia, et. al, "Variations on the Davenport Gyroscope Calibration Algorithm," NASA CP-3333, Proceedings of the Flight Mechanics/Estimation Theory Symposium, NASA/GSFC, May 1996.
• E. Mushovic and J. Boia, Evaluation of Analysis and Trending Products for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Vision 2000 Control Center System (CCS), NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, March 1996.
• R. McCutcheon, J. Boia, et. al, "In-Flight Scale/Distortion Calibration of the HST Fixed-Head Star Trackers," NASA CP-3265, Proceedings of the FM/ET Symposium, NASA/GSFC, May 1994.
• Assorted PASS design specification and operations manual documents
• Assorted Landsat-7 IAS documents

Honors and Awards

• NASA/GSFC Group Achievement Award, 01 Sep 1999
  • Outstanding Teamwork: Landsat-7 Government Industry Team
• Landsat-7 Achievement Award, 13 May 1999
  • Algorithm Implementation Team
• NASA/GSFC Group Achievement Awards, 03 June 1994
  • HST Servicing Mission Observatory Verification Team
  • HST Contractor Support Team

Teaching Assistant Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Maryland, College Park September 1988 - May 1989

Responsibilities

• Laboratory instruction and recitation sessions for introductory undergraduate Physics courses

Summer Research Assistant Central Computing Services (CCS) Department National Optical Astronomy Observatories Tucson AZ 1 June 1987 - 7 August 1987

Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Davis, CCD Imaging Standards Consortium

Responsibilities

• Data reduction and analysis of CCD images of globular clusters NGC 7790 and NGC 7006
• FORTRAN programming
• Organization of the data collection procedure

Find out more about Undergraduate Research Opportunities at NOAO.

Floating Teller
Maryland National Bank
Baltimore, Maryland
Summer 1985 and Summer 1986

Responsibilities

• teller transactions
• overnight depository
• recap assignments
• safe-deposit access
• drive-thru window

Maryland National Bank no longer exists. The corporation merged with Equitable Bank to become NationsBank, which in turn merged with BankAmerica Corp. on 30 Sep 1998 to become Bank of America.

Educational Background

Graduate School Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD September 1988 - May 1989

One year of graduate study in Physics and Astronomy.

Undergraduate Study
Department of Physics
Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore MD
September 1984 - May 1988

Summary Info

Degree	Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude
Major	Physics
Minor	Mathematics
Grade Point Avg	3.720
GRE Physics	570
GRE Verbal	650
GRE Quantitative	740
GRE Analytical	660

Thesis Papers

• Chaos, Strange Attractors, and a Five-Mode Truncation of the Navier-Stokes Equations, December 1987.
  (I've finally located my thesis advisor, Prof. Wm. Burgett, currently at the Univ. of Texas at Dallas.
• The Classical, Gravitational N-Body Problem (in Two Dimensions), May 1988.

Honors and Awards

• Loyola College Presidential Scholarship (full-tuition, 4 years)
• Honors Program
• Dean's List (7 of 8 semesters)
• Maryland Distinguished Scholar
• Sophomore Achievement Award in Physics, Spring 1986
• Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society), inducted Spring 1987
• Sigma Pi Sigma (National Physics Honor Society), inducted Spring 1988

Activities

• Society of Physics Students
  • Secretary, 1985-86
  • Vice President, 1986-87
  • President, 1987-88
• Freshman Retreat Team, September 1986
• Freshman Orientation staff (3 years)
• campus tour guide
• WLCR radio Disc Jockey ("The John and John Show," Tuesdays from 8-11 am, 1987-88)
• intramural soccer

Secondary Education (1980-1984)
Archbishop Curley High School
Baltimore, Maryland

Summary Info

Award	High School Diploma, with Honors
Quality Point Avg	3.97
Class rank	1 of 173
SAT Verbal	650
SAT Math	760

Honors and Awards

• The St. Alphonsus Scholastic Award (highest four-year Quality Point Average)
• The Archbishop Curley Award (highest one-year Q.P.A) -- each of four years
• The Crucible Award (Excellence in Science)
• National Merit Letter of Commendation
• Maryland Distinguished Scholar Award
• Honor Roll
• National Honor Society

Activities

• Captain, "It's Academic" quiz team
• Index editor and contributor, The Cord (yearbook)
• Staff reporter, The Curley Chronicle (school newspaper)
• Contributing editor, Visions (literary magazine)
• Chief instigator, The 1982 Obbie Squirrel Christmas Songbook
• Computer Club
• Stamp & Coin Club
• P.A. Announcer
• Extracurricular seminar in koinÈ Greek
• Delegate to the 23rd Maryland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), April 1983

Elementary Education (1972-1980)
Shrine of the Little Flower
2800 Brendan Avenue
Baltimore MD 21213

Diploma

Honors and Awards

• Math Champ
• Partial Scholarship to Towson Catholic High School (declined)

Activities

• Student Council representative, 6th grade
• intramural bowling league

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