Summary
Herbert Rendon is a senior consultant and seismologist with decades of academic and applied experience bridging geophysics, engineering and instrumentation. He holds advanced degrees from UCLA and has led national seismic network modernization projects, coordinated multi-department research teams, and taught seismology and physics at university level for many years. Herbert combines field expertise—installing and calibrating accelerometers, seismic stations and GPS—with data analytics and software skills (Python, Fortran, Java) to characterize building and site response for hazard and risk assessment. He is an experienced presenter and trainer who has represented scientific work across 15+ countries and contributes to CTBTO programs supporting on-site inspection and international monitoring. Notably, he has translated research into operational systems—upgrading auxiliary seismic station capabilities and developing codes used for international monitoring and exercises. Based in Springfield, Missouri, he continues consultancy and CTBTO collaboration while studying software engineering to deepen his technical toolkit.
4 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Licentiate degree, Physics, A, Licentiate degree, Physics, A at Universidad Central de Venezuela
Ph.D. in Geophysics and Space Physics, Seismology, Topic: Asymptotic Synthetic Seismograms and Tomography in Southern California, Ph.D. in Geophysics and Space Physics, Seismology, Topic: Asymptotic Synthetic Seismograms and Tomography in Southern California at University of California, Los Angeles
Spanish, English