Presenter

Self-taught BASIC at age 14, learned circuit logic from Robot Odyssey. 1991-1995 Gustavus Adolphus College, computer lab monitor, physics department assistant, undergrad research assistant, DoE intership in Los Alamos last semester, got BA in physics. 1995-2001: Grad School at Indiana University, Bloomington, (postdoc to 2002), experimental high energy physics, experiment E94-016 at Jefferson Lab, worked heavily on the DAQ/trigger system. 2002-present: worked at NCSA, innovative systems lab, later user support in Blue Waters project.