Chris Taylor
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Education

Trinity College, University of Cambridge
PhD Applied Mathematics, 2006-
Part III Mathematics (MMath) with Distinction, 2005-2006
MA Mathematics 2.1, 2002-2005

Burnham Grammar School
A Level Maths, Further Maths, History, Physics AAAA

Work Experience

Barclays Capital, Summer Quantitative Associate, Jun-Sep 2008
Quantitative analytics, fixed income team. Worked with a small team on the theory, implementation and calibration of a quadratic interest rate model, resulting in delivery of a new algorithm for pricing exotic interest rate derivatives and an improved understanding of the limitations of the model.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Summer Analyst, Jul-Sep 2004
Advised foreign nationals on their tax liability whilst in the UK and prepared tax returns. Completed a research project profiling prospective new clients for the frm.

Computing

Programming languages: C/C++, Matlab, VBA
Operating systems: Windows, Unix, Linux, OSX
Other: PHP, HTML, CSS, LaTeX

Other Experience

Research presentations at national and international conferences.
Tutored courses for students in the Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Computer Science triposes at the University of Cambridge.
Lectured a short course on History of Mathematics.
Science outreach with the Millenium Mathematics Project and Guerilla Science.
Treasurer of the 2009 Beyond Part III postgraduate conference.
Events Officer, Trinity College BA Society, 2008-2009.
President of the Cambridge University Philosophy of Mathematics Society, 2005-2006.
Publicity Officer, Cambridge University Travel Society, 2005-2006.

Interests

Long-distance running (10K, half-marathon and marathon), hillwalking and mountain climbing, cross-country and alpine skiing, live music, philosophy, science engagement

Profiles

Facebook
Google
Linked In
Flickr
Last.fm
Delicious

Science and Maths

Cambridge Maths Dept
Wolfram Mathworld
The Integrator
ArXiv
Google Scholar
History of Mathematics
Bad Science Blog
Not Exactly Rocket Science

Programming

C++ Tutorial
Practical Common Lisp
HTML and CSS Tutorial

Finance

Derman and Wilmott's Financial Modeller's Manifesto

Friends

Kate Marvel
Mark Rosin
Ben Willcocks
George Weatherill
Rich Wood
Toby Wood

LaTeX

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