This web site offers a relatively static overview of me. For regular updates on the minutiae of my life, see my journal.
I was born in Ukraine (former USSR) and came to live in the U.S.A. when I was eleven years old.
Now I am a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas studying Computer Science and Engineering. I graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science in December of 2007. I live about a mile from campus.
I enjoy designing and developing software, reading, watching movies, listening to music, researching firearms, hamming, bicycling, playing racquetball, working out, and working on some non-software projects. I also semi-enjoy playing Go, but mostly for the company.
Currently I intern at Hewlett-Packard in the High Performance Systems Lab. In the past I've taught at a local high school and worked as a Senior Mentor at UTD for several semesters, grading a section of Programming Fundamentals lab and tutoring students. Further in the past I was an intern at JP Morgan Chase in the Application Testing department and a student engineer at Texas Instruments.
To see if I am busy at any particular time, refer to my schedule.
My largest passion is technology; I am an avid proponent of Linux, open source, and Free ("as in speech") software. I am also fascinated by communications, including mesh networks and amateur radio. My favorite organization of UTD is the Free Software Lab—I've been with them since 2004, founded and run their mirror server, and have made several friends who share my interests.
I also have a lot of interest in economics. My roommate, Sebastian, has contributed a lot toward my interest and understanding in this area. Topics including fiscal policies, the gold standard, and the time-value of money fascinate me—I enjoy comparing the theories to the past and current actions of our government.
I also have an interest in politics. This year I am endorsed by the Libertarian Party as a State Representative candidate in district 112. I will be on the ballot this year; please vote for me if you agree with my views.
P.O. Box 830421 Richardson, TX 75083-0421
I use GNU Privacy Guard. Get my public key from this site, UTD's server or SunSITE.dk. The key's fingerprint: BFE2 47FE FB6B 7B5A C76A A500 D50E 2D34 138F 6788.
If you owe me money, or think that I deserve your money for some other reason, send it via PayPal to pmw@qnan.org or via e-gold to account 1377341.
Last update: May 06, 2008.