General InformationAt the time of this writing (June 2009) I am a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan in a joint program with the departments of Political Science and Philosophy as well as attached to the Center for the Study of Complex Systems. I am also a part-time "casual" employee of the San Diego (Orincon) office of the Lockheed Martin Corporation where I started in May of 2007. Additionally I am president, owner and CEO of both Jika Tabi Inc. and Complexity Research Corporation. ResumeFor those of you who are interested, I have made my resume available here in .pdf format. I plan to graduate in May of 2010 and so I am about to embark on a serious job hunt. I am most interested in a complex systems research position such as an academic post-doc, government lab, or corporate scientist position. In addition to my resume I will post some supplementary material information here such as a conference/presentation list and a list of papers (also see academic info). Jika Tabi Inc.For a long time now, I have been selling jika-tabi (Japanese traditional split-toe shoes) domestically and internationally through my website Jika-Tabi.com. A few years ago I launched Jika Tabi Inc. and scaled up my operation. I've now made further arrangements with the makers and once I get my supply chain ironed out it will be a full service wholesale distribution company for Japanese footwear worldwide. This is more of a hobby than a full-time endeavor that I do mostly because it's interesting and I really just think jika-tabi are great shoes and lots more people should wear them. Complexity Research CorporationThrough my academic connections and through ComplexityBlog.com I occasionally get offers to build agent-based computer models...often for money. In order to account for this external funding source and to mitigate expenses related to it I created the Complexity Research Corporation. In the future I may turn into a serious consulting company, but for the time being it is mainly an administrative tool for short-term projects I develop for intellectual stimulation and a few extra dollars. If you are interested in having me model something and it is easier for your organization to pay out to a consulting company than to an individual who isn't an employee, then this may be just the path to pursue for your project. Web-SitesOver the years I have developed some skill at web-site design, though I am a bit behind on modern web-development technology and not a professional web guy anymore. In addition to my personal site (which you are now visiting), I have also planned and/or designed and/or constructed and/or maintain the following websites with two more in the works for complexityresearchcorporation.com and datmap.com.
As a good friend of mine once told me, "Strategic planning is all about opening up options." If you have, or are aware of, an other opportunity that seems to fit my skill set, please contact me.  |