I am a former computer software project manager and a first-year U.S. History PhD student at CUNY's Graduate Center, as well as a researcher and administrator with the Hertog Global Strategy Initiative at Columbia University. Please check my website for a more detailed background - I have managed software projects including the giant, multi-band ABC SuperSign in Times Square, and I also have a platinum album for my work as a digital audio engineer on Blues Traveler's 1996 album "Live From the Fall"