Bio
In summer 2022, I completed the Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (DACSS) Masters program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. My present position is Senior Systems and Analytics Engineer at the Gandara Center in West Springfield, MA.
This site contains my academic blog with ruminations on computational social science, my own learning processes and discoveries, and related technical topics and snippets.
Education
MS, Data Analytics and Computational Social Science | 2022
University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Amherst, MA
BA, Social Science | 1992
Hampshire College | Amherst, MA
Experience
Gandara Center, West Springfield, MA | Senior Systems and Analytics Engineer / CIO / IT Director | 2005 - Present
Silicon Goblin Technologies, Amherst, MA | Owner / Programmer | 1999 - 2015
Rojo Networks, San Francisco, CA | Systems Administrator and Customer Service Lead | 2006-2008
National Center on Adult Literacy, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA | Systems Programmer and Lead Web Developer | 1997-1999
Holyoke Public Schools, Holyoke, MA | Literacy and GED Instructor | 1994-1997
Unicom, Inc., Providence, RI | Systems Programmer and Technical Writer | 1983-1997
Interests
- Data analytics, statistics, machine learning
- Software engineering
- Politics, culture and the state of the world
- Drawing, painting, guitar, motorcycles, baking, gaming