How can I possibly sum up who I am on a web page? I'll see what I can do.

Recent history

After graduating from Brigham Young University with a computer science degree five years ago, I moved to Northern Virginia to do .NET development. I knew that NOVA would have lots of singles in my church and plenty of jobs, and would be more interesting than staying in Provo. I haven't been disappointed, and I consider this my home.

I currently do C# development for Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (yes, I do get free tickets).

I am 31 years old and married.

What am I like?

I am the kind of person who does mathematics voluntarily, loves vocabulary, and reads about enantiomers and the Lorenz curve for fun. I tend to read science fiction books in a few days because I can't stop reading once I start. I write both non-fiction and science fiction. I went to Mexico City alone for ten days in 2002 just to see what Mexico was like. I taught myself ASP.NET after college, since BYU seemed to pretend that Microsoft did not exist. When I moved to Virginia, I didn't have a job. I saw a job posting and got the job by walking in the door and introducing myself. I became a Democrat while living in Provo, UT. I don't really watch TV right now, but I do like computer and video games, and sometimes overdo them (I go through phases). I am a devout Mormon. Peer pressure will probably backfire when applied to me, but I do believe in consensus, standards, and pulling my weight. I was once the only person in my precinct to vote in an election.

My views

I approve of:

• the teaching of evolution
• the use of surveillance cameras in public places
• the adoption of the metric system
• food irradiation
• free trade
• Ultimate Frisbee, soccer, cycling, and other ways of being active
• carbon taxes and renewable energy for environmental and sustainability reasons
• pure research in science, including astronomy and particle physics
• mixed-use high-density development
• IPv6
• alternative transportation options, such as mass transit, cycling, and Flexcars

I dislike:

• laws against price gouging
• celebrity gossip
• UFC
• comma misuse
• astrology, horoscopes, and fortune-telling
• George Bush and his presidency (such as it was)
• profanity and vulgarity
• the International Space Station and other non-science money pits
• economic protectionism
• abuse of animal cruelty laws
• cold weather
• being interrupted
• hip-hop and mariachi
• competitive eating
• acting or performing
• practical jokes
• the death penalty (it should be abolished)

I am interested in:

• religion, economics, the metric system, software development, history, politics, astronomy, particle physics, mathematics, biology, urban planning, phylogenetics, computer modeling and alife, law, science fiction, psychology, civics, environmentalism, music, cycling, linguistics, medicine, and comics.

To contact me, see my information on my metric system web site.