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| Staff Mini-Biography: Justin |
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WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?  WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?

Until this year, I lived my entire life in various parts of the Bay Area (California).

UC Berkeley lifer:
-- B.S. in MechE & EECS
-- 1 year working at Lockheed Martin
-- M.S. in EECS
-- Ph.D. in EECS
-- 1 year joint postdoc and lecturer appointment

Now a new CSE Lecturer at UW!  =)


HOW MUCH PROGRAMMING HAVE YOU DONE (& WHAT LANGUAGES)?

Started waaaaaaaaay back in jr. high. I got some basic programs on my trusty
TI-83+ from another student and just started dabbling with that.

Learned C++ in AP Comp Sci in high school, then a bunch of different languages
in college.

I'm currently most comfortable with MATLAB, C, MIPS, and Snap!.


WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?

Ultimate Frisbee
Running
Board Games
Hiking/Camping/Backpacking

I am decently dexterous with my left hand (use chopsticks and throw a Frisbee).

I can solve a few variants of the Rubik's Cube (I am NOT a speedcuber).


HAVE YOU DONE ANYTHING REMARKABLE?  HAS ANYTHING MEMORABLE HAPPENED TO YOU?

So I have this story that involves kayaking, sea lions, a long night on a rock
beach, a helicopter, and the coast guard... =P 

I have run a marathon.

I have been to every national park in CA (8) -- time for WA?  =D


WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?

Teaching CSE351 & CSE369
Fall Coed Hat League (ultimate)
UW in the High School (uwhs.uw.edu) for CSE120