Bogdan Valcu

Background

About Bogdan Valcu

I am a dedicated applied physicist, with a track record of excellence in the hard disk drive and semiconductor industries. Focused on device physics and test automation (SW and HW). QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & TRAINING General • Technical and scientific problem solver, based on strong analytical capability • Clear and effective communicator Software • Versatility with version control systems (TortoiseGit). • Testing control and automation using C#, Matlab and Visual Basic. • Some signal processing (e.g. FFT) and image processing with Matlab. • Implementation of Numerical Recipes in various programming languages. • Able to solve numerically Electromagnetism problems by using finite element analysis as well as micromagnetics. • Numerical models (in Mathematica) to predict the sensitivity of system performance to basic physics parameters. Data Science and Machine Learning with Python •NumPy for linear algebra, Pandas for data frames, Seaborn for visualization, Scikit-Learn for regression, classification and clustering, TensorFlow and Keras for Artificial Neural Networks Hardware • Hands-on experience with testing equipment that applies stimuli to motion sensors; analyze the output signals with various numerical methods. • Experienced user of Guzik tester (for magnetic recording components characterization). • Skilled at using digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and other electronic equipment. • Trained in working with lasers. Physics • Knowledge of basic physics of MEMS functionality. • Expert in magnetic recording physics and characterization of recording components. • Deep understanding of magnetic data storage, able to relate system-level performance to device physics. • Extensive experience in magnetic metrology of thin films (VSM, MOKE, Physical Property Measurement System by Quantum Design). • Semi-analytical model for heat diffusion in thin films. ACHIEVEMENTS • Member of Magnetics Society. • Referee for Transactions on Magnetics, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Physics D and Physical Review B. • I gave 18 presentations at international conferences in magnetism. • Author and co-author of 27 scientific articles published in international journals, as well as 9 patents assigned in the United States.