CV
A mix of my experience, education, and skills from both industry and academia. You can also download my CV as a PDF.
Contact Information
| Name | Colton Kawamura |
| Professional Title | Systems Software Engineer / PhD Candidate |
| c.kawamura@uva.nl |
Professional Summary
A back-end focused software engineer and Physics PhD candidate that enjoys solving complex problems with computational methods.
Experience
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2025 - Present Franklin, NC
Program Engineer (Software)
Duotech Services
Creating sophisticated yet simple software solutions that integrate into test and evaluation systems.
- C# .NET, Python, SQL, Node.js, and JavaScript development.
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2024 - 2025 Monterey, CA
Research Faculty
Naval Postgraduate School
- Multi-Agent Drone Algorithms.
- Computational Soft Condensed Matter.
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2012 - 2024 Various
Special Operations Officer
US Navy
Education
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2025 - Present Amsterdam, NL
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2018 - 2021 Monterey, CA
Masters, Phd
Naval Postgraduate School
Physics
- Computational Quantum Thermochemistry.
- Undersea Warfare.
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2008 - 2012 Annapolis, MD
Awards
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2020 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Award
The Nobel Prizes are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel’s will of 1895, are awarded to ‘those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.’
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2020 Outstanding Thesis Award
Publications
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2020 High-Energy-Density Material with Magnetically Modulated Ignition
Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS Publications)
Study reporting a high-energy-density material whose ignition can be magnetically modulated; characterizes material properties and ignition behavior.
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1905 Trauma Exposure and Functional Movement Characteristics of Male Tactical Athletes
Journal of Athletic Training
Investigation of the relationship between trauma exposure and functional movement characteristics in male tactical athletes
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2020 Structure, Thermodynamics, and Energy Content of Perchlorate Containing Manganese-Clusters
Naval Postgraduate School
PhD thesis examining the structure, thermodynamics, and energy content of perchlorate-containing manganese clusters.
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2020 Structure, Thermodynamics, and Energy Content of Perchlorate Containing Manganese-Clusters
Naval Postgraduate School
PhD thesis examining the structure, thermodynamics, and energy content of perchlorate-containing manganese clusters.