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Education
- PhD in Mathematics, (expected 2006), Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
- M.S. in Mathematics, 2000, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
- B.A. in Mathematics, 1997, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX.
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Technical Skills
- Programming experience in C/C++, Java, Lisp, CLisp, Maple, Matlab, LaTex 2e, HMTL
- Experience using: Macromedia Dreamweaver, WinEdt, WORD, Excel, Powerpoint
- Operating Systems Experience: Windows, Unix
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Courses Taught at Montana State University
- Differential Equations
- Multivariable Calculus
- Integral Calculus
- Calculus and Analytic Geometry
- Elementary Statistics
- PreCalculus
- The Language of Mathematics
- Liberal Arts Mathematics
- College Algebra
- Statistics for Teachers (online discussant)
- Applications of Statistics in Mathematics Classrooms (online discussant)
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Presentations
- "The Infinite Population Genetic Algorithm and a Generic
Property", Summer Conference on Topology and Its Applications
(SumTopo), Denison, OH, July, 2005.
- "Hyperbolic Fixed Points are Typical in the Space of
Mixing Operators for the Infinite Population Model Genetic Algorithm", Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), Washington, D.C., June, 2005.
- "Hyperbolic Fixed Points are Typical in the Space of Mixing Operators for the Infinite Population Model Genetic Algorithm", Boise State University, Boise, ID, May, 2005.
- "The Infinite Population Genetic Algorithm: Current Research", Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, March, 2005.
- "The Infinite Population Genetic Algorithm: An Introduction to Genericity Results", University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, February, 2005.
- "The Simple Genetic Algorithm: A Dynamical Systems Model and Generic Properties", University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, TX, February, 2005.
- "Proposed Generic Properties for the Infinite Population Model Genetic Algorithm", Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, April, 2004.
- "The Simple Genetic Algorithm: A Dynamical Systems Model", Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, April, 2002.
- "TREX: A Question-Answering System for the Dinosaur Enthusiast", Artificial Intelligence Colloquium, RightNow Technologies, Bozeman, MT, February, 2002.
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Awards
- Letters and Science Research Enhancement Award,
College of Letters and Science, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT, 2005
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University, 2000.
- Houston Chronicle Award for Excellence in Leadership, 1997.
- Graduated Cum Laude, University of St. Thomas, 1997.
- Alumni Association Award, University of St. Thomas, 1996.
- St. Thomas Aquinas Scholarship recipient 1993-1997.
- Community Service Grant recipient, University of St. Thomas
- Interfaith Charity Scholarship recipient, 1995-1996
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Professional Societies
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- American Mathematical Society (AMS)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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