Thinking big.

"If at first an idea doesn't seem crazy, then there is no hope for it." -Einstein

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Stop by for information about me, to learn about my projects, or just to see how things are going. I'm always up for kicking around some new ideas - ping me if you what to chat.

Here are some topics I am passionate about...


Research Interests

  • Big Data Analysis
  • Distributed Systems / Hadoop
  • Performance & Scalability
  • Graph Algorithms & Visualization
  • Security

Disruptive Tech

  • Semantic Search / Filtering
  • Email Productivity
  • Mobile Applications
  • Social Gaming
  • Interactive Ads

Fun & Adventure

  • Travel
  • Germany
  • Skiing
  • Scuba Diving
  • Border Collies
  • Stanford

Projects

  • LinkedIn Connections

    LinkedIn Connections

    A few tools I’ve put together to help you gain a deeper understanding of your professional social...
  • “Offline” Facebook Photos

    “Offline” Facebook Photos

    Why should you have to log in to facebook to see photos intended to be shared with the world? Do we want...
  • Cade’s Cove

    Cade’s Cove

    Social Gaming gone overboard!  Escape to Cade’s Cove on your iPhone… Galcon-style island...
  • ZapText

    ZapText

    iPhone application for texting in constrained environments. 3-tap texting! BLURB FROM APP STORE: Say...
  • ZenMail

    ZenMail

    Prioritized audio email. BAM! [Cars crashing].  If they had been using Zenmail to listen to their email...

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