I am a tenured professor of mathematics at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. My primary teaching interests are Statistics and Math for Liberal Arts. I have been developing 50/50 hybrid Intro to Statistics course using the Carnegie Mellon University’s Integrated Statistics Learning Environment (ISLE).
My hobbies are being outdoors, playing games and listening to music. Walking and biking around the Quarry Lakes and Alameda Creek are my daily outdoor enjoyments. Right now, the game that I am enjoying is backgammon, you can find me playing online at Backgammon Galaxy as jricoiii. I hope to start a backgammon club at Ohlone College once we return to campus. Other games that I enjoy are cribbage and dominoes (Block, Tien Gow)
Regarding music, I am always interested in hearing new music. My favorite musical genres are Reggae and Jazz. Although lately, I am finding pleasure in diversifying my listening with more current pop music (singer-songwriter). My favorite musical events are jazz festivals. I have been to festivals in Montreal, San Jose, and Detroit. I find music inspiring, the artists are so talented and generous, bringing so much energy and love to the world.
MA in Secondary Education, 2003
University of Michigan
MEng in Mechanical Engineering, 1997
University of Michigan
BSEng in Mechanical Engineering, 1995
University of Michigan
Health is aspect of our lives we probably have all taken for granted. I sure did, until I got sick. Essay I wrote to my doctor in 2018 When I first got my sickness diagnosed, I said to myself that I am broken and I will always be broken.
Data/Websites/Articles The Marshall Project Prison Policy Initiative CNN - 6/8/20 NYT - Is Prison Necessary? - 4/17/19 The Stanford Open Policing Project Police Data Initiative
My interest in Motorsports began when I went to the Long Beach Grand Prix. The sound of the engines coming around the hairpin and then shooting down Ocean Boulevard was captivating.
Backgammon I never played backgammon my entire life until the October 1, 2018, when my wife and I bought our fist board, a Crisloid. Ever since then backgammon has been my favorite game.
I love to be outside in the mountains and forests. Losing myself in their freedom and beauty fills me with gratitude and amazement. Being outdoors uplifts my spirit and inspires me.
These are the places that I have called Home. Saginaw, Michigan is my birthplace and my hometown through high school. Ann Arbor, Michigan is where I went to University. I also lived and worked there for a couple years, owning and operating a restaurant with my wife.
My List of Textbooks ModernDive - Statistical Inference via Data Science : A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse Statistical Thinking for the 21st Century Other Professor’s Courses MSE 125 Applied Statistics, Sharad Goel, Stanford Engineering
Reggae music for me, started with the sweet music of Bob Marley and Wailers. It was a 6 album set by JAD of early Bob Marley and the Wailers 1967-72. A few years later, a friend invited me to see the Wailers play - and it was awesome!