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David Robert Norris2606 W 48Th St (512) 784-1590Austin, TX 78731dnorris@msn.com

Interests Biomedical Research: diagnostic and screening analysis Finance: quantitative analysis, econometric modeling of financial markets, portfolio

management, derivative markets, bond markets Mathematics: pattern recognition, pattern classification, data mining, statistical inference

and prediction, time series analysis, neural networks, Bayesian analysis, stochastic processes

Physics: quantum mechanics, gravity

Professional Experience

Co-CEO Cortices.NET, Austin, TX Mar 2015 – Present Design and implement in R a general feed forward neural network with support for multiple

hidden layers, skip layer connections and missing links which models ordinary, logistic and 1 of K classification regressions.

Design and implement in R a hierarchical Bayesian analysis of a general feed forward neural network using a mixture of Gibbs and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo simulations.

Develop a diagnostic and screening algorithm for colorectal cancer based upon the identification of a profile of relevant metabolites in urine and blood samples and their associated degrees of relevance using a hierarchical Bayesian analysis of a generalized feed forward neural network involving Hamiltonian Monte Carlo simulations.

Independent Financial Analyst/Investor/Trader, Austin, TX Jan 2009 – Dec 2015 Research financial and econometric data modeling algorithms. Develop R scripts to process, analyze and forecast evolution of financial price and return time

series. Leverage Interactive Broker (IB) Trader Workstation API to acquire and persist price series for

subsequent data analysis. Manage investment and trading portfolios of stocks and ETFs in Interactive Broker accounts Monitor and analyze the evolution of global economic and political environments and financial

markets (equity, bonds, commodities, currencies). Implement WPF 4.5 Windows trading application to render real time equity price series in

configurable charts (line, bar, candlestick). Design Windows trading app features that allow for price series analysis and forecast with

integrated charting support for rendering modeled data and future expected values.

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Jookster Networks, Redmond, WA Dec 2004 – Dec 2006Participate in a software startup based in Seattle. Provide technology expertise. Design and implement cutting edge internet search and retrieval technology. Develop Internet Explorer browser extensions including context menu JavaScript event

handlers and a Tool Band object. Design and implement ASP.NET Web Application and Web Service with focus on state and

security management. Chief Scientist

N3Technologies, Redmond, WA Apr 2003 – Oct 2003Participate in a software startup based in Seattle. Provide technology expertise. Use a packet sniffer to discover the correct format of undocumented Exchange server

requests. Implement a software component that interfaces via WebDAV with the Microsoft Exchange

2002 implementation of NNTP server. Implement a .NET Windows Forms application that utilizes .NET Remoting to exchange

information with an ASP.NET Web Application and Web Service via direct method invocation and callback notifications.

Assist in the development of the ASP .NET Web Application.

Microsoft, Redmond, WA Jan 1994 – Jan 2002 Contribute to Microsoft’s revenues by shipping nine products in eight years.

Software Design Engineer Lead 1999 – 2002Extend management responsibilities within the Sharepoint team. Mediate across the Sharepoint Portal Server team and subdivisions. Maximize exposure to the .NET platform and all related technologies. Manage team of three engineers. Review the entire code base; identify and schedule work items. Improve efficiency of operations by reforming the build process and providing guidelines for

conduct. Improve performance of engineering team by establishing trust. Improve working relations among various development groups by opening lines of

communications.

Software Design Engineer 1997 – 1999Design and implement Internet Publishing Provider DAV (Distributed Authoring and Versioning) Protocol Provider. Build the model for subsequent Microsoft DAV implementations. Participate in the decision making and planning of MSDAIPP. Implement an instance of the OLEDB DAV provider. Significantly improve performance of the ACT Property Bag Component by using a shared

surrogate process. Design and implement COM objects compatible with OLE DB 2.5.

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Software Test Engineer 1994 – 1997Participate in the design and implementation of the Stress Platform for Internet Driven Services (SPIDeRS). Design and implement multiple test tools, including an OLE-based RPC Framework Test Tool, a suite of tools for testing Instant Messenger, and tools for generating user-configurable events. Automate test procedures by building a framework used by multiple Microsoft development

groups for testing large numbers of different web-based services. Create a stress test automated framework by implementing a UDP-based distributed

architecture.

Novell, Inc., Austin, TX Aug 1990 – Jan 1994Software Test EngineerDesign and implement test suites for Transport Independent Remote Procedure Calls (TI RPC) on multiple platforms, including NetWare, Windows and OS/2. Support multiple communication protocols. Port Sun Microsystem performance testing code to the NetWare platform. Design and implement modules to exercise the NetWare 4.0 Client API.

University of Texas at Austin Sept 1989 – May 1990Assistant Instructor of Mathematics

Austin Community College, Rio Grande Campus, Austin, TX Sept 1989 – May 1990Instructor of Business Calculus

La Universidad de Puerto Rico, Colegio Universitario de Arecibo (CUTA), Aug 1988 - Aug 1989Arecibo, Puerto RicoPart-Time Instructor of Mathematics (Remedial and Intermediate courses in Algebra)

La Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Sept 1986 - Aug 1989Colegio Universitario de Arecibo, Arecibo, Puerto RicoFull-Time Instructor of Mathematics (Discrete Methods, Calculus, PreCalculus, Basic Algebra, Mathematics of Commercial Administration).Part Time Instructor of Physics (Electricity and Magnetism).

The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo, Puerto Rico Oct 1985 - Dec 1986Develop Fortran 77 programs for signal/image processing and develop mapping transformations for radar maps of Venus.

Independent Studies

Studies in Mathematics Jan 2009 – Present Statistical Inference

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Statistical Models Pattern Recognition Classification Machine Learning Time Series Analysis Neural Networks Bayesian Analysis Stochastic Calculus Statistical Programming in S Programming with R

Graduate Studies in Finance Jan 2009 - Dec 2014 Investments Financial Markets Portfolio Management Corporate Strategy Bond Markets Derivative Markets Econometric and Financial Analysis of Time Series Technical Analysis Trading

Graduate Studies in Physics Jan 2007 – Dec 2008 Classical Mechanics Classical Electrodynamics Statistical Physics Quantum Mechanics Gravitation

EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin, Doctoral program in Mathematics (GPA: 4.0/4.0) Sept 1989 - May 1990

University of Texas at Austin, Master of Arts in Mathematics (GPA: 3.8/4.0) Aug 1983University of Texas at Austin, Graduate work in Physics

Fall 1979University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics (GPA: 3.5/4.0) May 1979

Trinity University, San Antonio, TX Sept 1972 – Dec 1973

Programming LanguagesC C++ C# 5.0 Visual Basic

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VB.NETFortranx86 Assembler

PASCALXMLHTML

ASPASP.NETR

SWPF 4.5

Operating SystemsDOSWindows 3.1Win 95Win98

Windows NT 3.51Windows NT 4.0Windows Millenium

Windows 2000Windows XPWindows 7VAX/VMS

UNIXOS/2NetWare 3.11NetWare 4.0

Trading PlatformsInteractive Brokers Trader Workstation 4.0

LanguagesEnglishSpanish