My interests lie in the intersection of mathematics and cognitive science. In particular, I'm interested in mathematical methods for data analysis and deep learning.

AI Scientist @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaIntern: Deep Learning and Cognitive Computing @ Projects include improving concept extraction, clustering large datasets, and general web development & engineering tasks. From June 2015 to August 2015 (3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaCalculus Tutor @ I tutor AP Calculus to high school math students in the East Bay. I like to have 90 minute lessons with a break in the middle, and work on addressing fundamental academic weakness, rather than just drilling problems. From September 2013 to July 2015 (1 year 11 months) Blogger: Calculus @ I really enjoy writing, and am excellent at typesetting math; blogging about Calculus was interesting and challenging. From September 2013 to November 2013 (3 months) Math notetaker @ Implemented math note-taking in LaTeX for the note-taker program--including writing a style package and a number of macros, and took complete lecture notes for lower and upper division UC Berkeley math classes in LaTeX. Took notes for calculus, multivariable calculus, and upper division linear algebra. From January 2012 to December 2012 (1 year)

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics and Cognitive Science @ University of California, Berkeley From 2010 to 2013 Viticulture, Culinary Arts @ Santa Rosa Junior College From 2006 to 2010 Christopher Wirick is skilled in: Mathematics, Python, Java, JavaScript, Blogging, Lesson Planning, Communication, CSS, HTML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking, Management, Research, Editing, Singing