
Teaching Fellow at Singularity University
Vancouver, Canada Area

Teaching Fellow at Singularity University
Vancouver, Canada Area
My name is Rod Furlan. I am a Quant and Software Engineer.
I want to build wondrous things that inspire and drive change. I love complicated problems and challenge is what makes me tick.
Everyday I am humbled by the elegant complexity of the universe we live in. The pursuit of truth and knowledge defines who I am.
I only work with people that are passionate about what they do :)
My StrengthsFinder 2.0 strengths are: Learner, Achiever, Focus, Analytical and Significance.
Software engineering; quantitative finance / econometrics;
automated trading systems; artificial intelligence, neural networks and genetic algorithms; real-time 3D graphics, real-time physics simulation and animation; parallel processing, multi-core optimization;
(Non-Profit; Education Management industry)
October 2009 — Present (3 months)
Teaching Fellow for AI, Robotics, Networking & Computing Systems
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Quantitative Finance R&D
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)
Social Network with over 1.8 million users
(Non-Profit; Education Management industry)
June 2009 — August 2009 (3 months)
Member of Singularity University's inaugural class of 2009
http://singularityu.org/news/2009/06/su-launches-press-release
(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year )
Development of highly optimized data and application streaming solutions for the video game industry
(Computer Software industry)
March 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 6 months)
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
February 1999 — February 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Internet/Intranet development