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San Diego, Ca, Us

- Spearhead the ongoing development and refinement of sophisticated cryptoeconomic models and strategies, significantly enhancing the efficiency and robustness of Web3 ecosystems through innovative stochastic, agent-based modeling, and MARL systems. - Authored the custom, in-house multi-agent simulation framework.- Continuously conduct in-depth industry research, integrating fresh insights to drive data-informed decisions and adapt models to the evolving landscape of blockchain and Web3 technologies.- Engage in extensive analytical reading and strategic thinking, maintaining an edge in the rapidly changing field by staying at the forefront of emerging trends and technologies.

San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

- Founded and lead a DSP consultancy noted for its contribution to advanced audio engineering, serving esteemed clients including Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Reynolds and renowned composer Alvin Lucier.- Expertly navigate the complexities of immersive audio development for VR/XR environments, setting new industry standards with innovative spectral sound transformations and bespoke real-time DSP systems.- Drive the creation of cutting-edge audio experiences through a deep mastery of analytics, C++, Python, and spatial audio production, continuously pushing the envelope of what's possible in digital soundscapes.

Led a team in audio DSP research and plugin development, utilizing Python, C++, and JUCE. Developed and implemented a proprietary pitch detection algorithm, enhancing the capabilities of an in-development audio plugin and setting new standards in audio processing efficiency and accuracy.

La Jolla, Ca

Oversee the optimization, design, and implementation of robust real-time audio DSP algorithms for use in performative settings. Design and implementation of cutting-edge audio spatialization strategies in multi-speaker arrays. Algorithms in use include spectral modeling, statistical analysis, and frequency-domain processing.

San Diego, California, United States

Spring 2020: Music 172 - Computer Music II. - Advanced digital audio.Summer Session I, 2020: Music 80 - Tuning and Temperament - Survey in Western musical tunings from Pythagoras to Ptolemy, well-temperament to meantone, equal temperament to just intonation. And beyond, probably.

Belay, teach, belay, teach, repeat.

Seattle, Washington

As Instructor:◦ Music: 116 – Fundamentals of Music Theory, winter 2015. Organized and taught 220 students inelementary music theory.◦ Music: 202/205 – 1st Year Ear Training, spring 2014. Created assignments and quizzes for small groups of students for ear training. Included sight singing and dictation.As Teaching Assistant:◦ Music: 201/204 - 1st Year Ear-training, winter 2014. Led small groups of students through eartraining exercises including sight singing and dictation.◦ DXARTS: 460 - Introduction to Digital Sound Synthesis, fall 2014. Organized listening sessions forstudents and aided in teaching fundamentals of electronic music.As Research Assistant:◦ Research in the Art & Brain Lab in the Center for Digital Art and Experimental Media (DXARTS). Part of a team to design a BCMI interface for use in the lab and an associated class.

Greater San Diego Area

◦ Led research and development of audio displays for use in underground utility locating devices utilizing principles of sonification, audio synthesis, and psychoacoustics. Experimentation andtesting was done in Pure Data and then ported to C/C++.◦ Worked closely with electrical engineers and to create custom amplifiers and helped design acoustic chambers for film-based piezoelectric speakers.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

◦ Organized and helped to catalog the personal library of harpsichordist Wanda Landowska that was acquired by the library. Compared thousands of books to the Library's current collection and determined whether or not said book/score/manuscript should be kept in the collection.

New York, New York, United States

◦ Wrote dozens of weekly blurbs about upcoming music, art, and museum events in the city. Music ranged from pop to rock and metal, to blues, jazz, and contemporary classical.◦ Worked until company was purchased by another and all freelance journalists were let go.

Greater San Diego Area

◦ Organized and taught high school math classes of up to 25 students under the supervision of a credentialed teacher from pre-algebra to intermediate algebra. Provided one-on-one tutoring for students of all levels in subjects from writing and music to math and science. Graded, scored, and recorded homework, papers, and tests.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Digital Signal Processing

DSP with audio specialization. Advisor: Miller Puckette. Within the Department of Music.

Certificate, Digital Signal Processing

Certificate in digital signal processing in communications

Master'S Degree, Music Composition

Work extensively with the Art&Brain Lab in the Center for Digital Art and Experimental Media (DXARTS).

Bachelor'S Degree, Music Composition

Activities and Societies: UCDC Program Honors Composition ProgramGraduated Honors with Distinction. Stewart Prize for Music Composition..

Education record

13th, 14th, and 15th grade.