http://linkedin.com/in/roy-wright

http://roywright.me

PROFILE:

Applied mathematician and scientific programmer with background in a wide range of analytical and computational methods, eager to put those skills to use in solving problems beyond academia.

EDUCATION:

PhD Applied Mathematics -- University of California, Davis -- September 2008

Coursework including over 30 credit hours of graduate-level numerical methods in differential equations, fluid mechanics, engineering, linear algebra, and optimization.

BS Mathematics -- University of California, Irvine -- June 2004

Specialization in Applied and Computational Mathematics, graduated Summa cum Laude and awarded "Outstanding Senior in Mathematics."

RECENT WORK:

Assistant Professor of Mathematics -- Central Methodist University -- August 2010 to present

Designed and delivered courses in statistics, scientific programming (in C# and in MATLAB), differential equations, and numerical analysis, among many other duties.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics -- Truman State University -- August 2008 to July 2010

Designed and delivered a senior-level course in numerical optimization, among other duties.

Graduate Researcher -- University of California, Davis -- June 2005 to July 2008

Collaborated with engineering faculty on a Java applet for the visualization of novel approaches to finite-element methods. (Published in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering), and engaged in dissertation research involving extensive numerical simulations using MATLAB and C++. (Published in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology and in Theoretical Population Biology).

SKILLS:

Programming languages including MATLAB/Octave, Python, C/C++/C#, R, Java, SQL.

Proficient in typical office software, particularly Excel.

Experienced with Windows, Linux, and OS X.

Very experienced with presenting technical material to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

Fluent in conversational Spanish.