About Me
Personally
I am a nice friendly guy that most people enjoy hanging out with. My hobbies and passions describe it best: personal growth (including NLP, mythology, Jungian work, and other not as well-known models and practices), reading, writing, podcasting, martial arts, playing piano, photography, video, sound, web, and other multimedia projects, and otherwise constantly improving myself as a human being.
Professionally
In early July 2008, I have "jumped the ship" of my 20-year long career as a scientist, and now I am turning my wheels towards an entirely different career as a creative artist and multimedia publisher. We'll see how that goes (I'm sure I'll be updating this paragraph periodically).
Until July 2008, I worked as an R&D Engineer at Synopsys, Mountain View, CA.
In 2001 - 2005, I was a Research Associate in Hardware Verification Group at Stanford University, CS Department, enjoying the warmth and sunshine of California.
Before that, I was a graduate student in Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, where I was working with prof. Edmund Clarke. I graduated in 2002.
Spiritually
I truly believe that the Universe is a friendly and abundant place, and it will always provide anything you ask for. Just be careful what you really ask for... And the way you ask for it is by giving more than you expect to get back. This way you will always receive more than you need.
For human beings, there is no life without a purpose, just as there is no single answer to what this purpose is - everyone's purpose is different. Find one that would last a lifetime, and you will find happiness.
My personal mission is to find my own happiness, and on the way do my best to improve the quality of life for the people in the World.
Because, after all, we are human beings, and not human doings.