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
Email c.kawamura@uva.nl
Website https://coltonkowaura.github.io

Experience

  • 2025 - 2026

    Franklin, NC

    Program Engineer (Software)
    Duotech Services
    System software engineer and DevOps engineer.
    • C# .NET, Python, SQL, Node.js, and JavaScript development.
    • DevOps tooling and deployment pipeline automation.
  • 2024 - 2025

    Monterey, CA

    Research Faculty
    Naval Postgraduate School
    • Multi-Agent Drone Algorithms research.
    • Computational Soft Condensed Matter simulations.
  • 2012 - 2024

    Various

    Special Operations Officer
    US Navy
    • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Operations.
    • Special Operations missions.

Summary

Education

  • 2025 - 2030

    Amsterdam, NL

    PhD
    University of Amsterdam
    Physics
    • Condensed Matter / Soft Condensed Matter
  • 2018 - 2021

    Monterey, CA

    Masters
    Naval Postgraduate School
    Physics
    • Computational Quantum Thermochemistry / Undersea Warfare
  • 2008 - 2012

    Annapolis, MD

    Bachelors
    US Naval Academy
    Physics / Chemistry
    • Computational Physics / Biophysics

Awards

  • 2020
    US Navy
  • 2020
    Naval Postgraduate School

Publications

Skills

Physics (Advanced): Computational Methods, Molecular Dynamics, Granular Materials, Soft Condensed Matter, Quantum Mechanics, Density Functional Theory

Languages

English : Native speaker
Japanese : Conversational

Interests

Physics: Computational Physics, Granular Materials, Multi-Agent Systems, DevOps