I have a good working knowledge of typical operations research topics such as linear/nonlinear optimization, stochastic processes, queuing theory, and classical / Bayesian statistics. My areas of expertise are simulation optimization, approximate dynamic programming, and Markov decision processes. Additionally, I am an experienced software developer and database administrator. I have extensive experience with web-based database-driven dynamic website development, and have a working knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Python, Perl, PHP, C/C++, Java, and Visual Basic. I am familiar with Windows, Unix, and Macintosh platforms.I am also fluent in Japanese.Specialties: Discrete-Event Simulation, Simulation Optimization, Approximate Dynamic Programming, Software Development, SQL Databases