If I were living in the before time (like the 50s and 60s), I might have held some socially significant occupation, such as a nurse, or a first grade teacher. However, thanks to the advances in broadband and microchip technology, I spend most of the day with my nose glued to a flickering monitor, punching aimlessly at a keyboard.

I make my living as an IT Defender (defending people from IT... and sometimes, IT from people), which is actually lots of fun, most of the time. I work at Columbia University, where I also study (have studied, currently study, and most likely, will continue to study for a long time). At my job, I'm involved in a great deal of system administration, and Veritas administration. (If you want to learn more about my credentials or if you want to hire me as a consultant, email me for my CV.)

I was an undergrad at Columbia (Fu! Fu! Fu!), class of 2002. I really loved my time here, from both a social and a scholastic point of view. I studied a lot of applied math, statistics, stochastic models, combinatorics, integer programming, linear algebra, simulation, thrilling stuff like that. After graduation, I went to work on Wall Street (where the money is). I hated it, and am glad to be back in an academic environment.

My graduate studies focus on educational technology. If I ever (I should be positive, and say "when" instead) finish my coursework and write my thesis, I would like to be involved in researching and developing useful educational software to enhance the math curriculum at the college level. I am interested in using cognitive and neural network models to design virtual learning environments. This is particularly fun, because it allows me to play video games like Age of Empires and Civ3 under the pretense of doing research. I would also like to teach, some day.