I love programming and am now learning Clojure, Lisp and Emacs. Since 2001, I've worked in web development, constantly updating my skills to keep up with new technologies, moving from .NET to php to ruby and beyond. At the same time, I've discovered the importance of strong foundations and continue to re-learn c, html and javascript. My educational background is broad: a bachelor's in Chinese, Japanese & German from UC Berkeley and a second bachelor's in Computer Science (with a minor in Math) from CSU Hayward. Currently, I am a graduate student in Geography at CSU Northridge. My current interests are in functional programming, logic and philosophy. I hope to pursue academic research in these fields alongside my career as a programmer. I took a small step down that path with my recently published paper on the philosophy of AVP: Alien vs. Predator.