Welcome to my hompepage, I am honored by your visit. These pages contain many hypertext links to many different and wonderful places -- all useful to me (perhaps no one else) -- which serve as an online bookmark reference for my favorite and most visited places on the internet.
After I had completed compiling this list of links, though, I realized that they were much more than a pile of links. Indeed, I think they say a lot about who I am. Browsing these pages should give you a whirlwind tour of my hobbies, professional interests (if any different from hobbies), my friends, and even my wife.
I am a member of the Class of 1995, graduating with a B.S. in chemical engineering. Shortly after graduation, though, I threw (almost) all I had learned out the window and began anew. I now work as a software engineer in Silicon Valley. This sudden career change was precipitated, I believe, by the tragic death of my (identical) twin brother, David, in 1992 (my junior year). My career as a software engineer is as much a credit to his memory as it is to the truly outstanding friendship I share with three people: Todd Allendorf ('92), my roommate of three years at Dabney House, Martin Hunt ('85), my first "boss" in the computer/software industry, and my wife, Teresa. I owe everything to these three people (and many more, I am sure, that I have forgotten). Thank you all. I would also like to give a special thank you to Professor Julia Kornfield -- a fantastic mentor and brilliant researcher.
Ok, deep enough! Let's lighten up a little. I was the captain of Caltech's awesome sabre team from 1990-1994, and fencing team manager in 1994-5. During this time, the sabre team won four Southern California Conference titles, defeating teams from UCLA, USC, UCSD, CSULB, and other NCAA "Class 1" schools. I also had the privilege of captaining and fencing on the first fencing team to ever win an NCAA Western Regional Championships -- defeating the west coast fencing powerhouses of Air Force Academy and Stanford. If you are ever on campus in the evening, stop by the gymnasium and say hello to my coaches, Robert Randolph, Carlos Fuertes, and George Clovis -- three great fencers and three great friends.
So, how's that for a core dump? I think I have said enough, so if you would like to talk with me, please email me at my alumni account, nemo@alumni.caltech.edu.
And before I forget, just say, "No!" to Internet Explorer!