Bio

I am a Caltech PhD with decades of quantitative, mathematical, and computer science experience. I love to solve interesting and difficult quantitative problems. Over the years, I have focused on quantitative problems in investing, big data, quantum mechanics, and nuclear-weapons simulations. From a mathematical perspective, successful investing results from making reasonable quantitative decisions under uncertain circumstances. Value investing adds the additional challenge of behaving rationally while those around you behave irrationally. Specialties: mathematical analysis, value investing, big data, derivatives, technical project management, software development, business development, research, physics, and chemistry Programming languages: Java, Groovy, Julia, C, C++, Python, R, Mathematica, Scala, SQL, Fortran 77, Fortran 90, F, Basic, Matlab, Maple, HTML, and JavaScript Athletics: Olympic weightlifter -- collegiate national champion, Masters World Cup silver medalist, state record-holder, 9-year national championship competitor, and high-performance Olympic weightlifting coach (chipsgym.org) Hobbies: restoring vintage cars, skiing, fly fishing, woodworking, faceting gemstones, gardening, and microcontrollers