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KEVIN FINK'S HOME PAGE

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My passion is using modern technology to solve business problems and create
business opportunities. I love to see my work make a difference (not necessarily
change the world, but make someone's day a little bit easier or more
fulfilling).

I thrive on leadership positions in which my skills in hands-on motivation and
guidance of technologists, researchers, and developers will produce cutting-edge
yet practical results. My technical skills combined with my business experience
and focus make me a strong contributor on a management team.

Historically, I have made the people and companies that invested in me a lot of
money, and also provided some value to the world at large. I would love to find
a way to have a much larger impact on the community (while still being
compensated, whether or not I'm making my employer large profits directly). I
found Peter Diamandis' Abundance book quite inspiring (although I am skeptical
of some of the specifics), and working on education (e.g. the Khan Academy,
CivitasLearning, The Learning Company (Great Courses), Lynda.com, etc) or
traffic (e.g. Waze, INRIX, etc) or clean water, etc would be very cool. I
haven't quite figured out how or where yet, so if you have any ideas, let me
know!


KATHERINE MUZIK, MALA MOANA, AND THE 2016 HONU OF KAUAI CALENDAR






On our last trip to Kauai, my wife was chatting with a nice lady at a farmer's
market about the state of the environment, and she said we should meet a lady
that is working on fixing the reef. Unfortunately, it was our last day and we
didn't have a chance to follow up until we returned home. Fortunately, we were
able to meet, via email and phone, a wonderful scientist named Katherine Muzik.
It turns out she is one of the pre-eminent experts on coral, and her current
project, "Mala Moana" ("Ocean Garden"), entails transplanting a special variety
of coral that appears to be resistant to the environmental effects that have
killed much of the rest of the coral around Kauai.

We love Kauai, and my wife especially loves snorkeling around Kauai, and we've
been distressed as we've watched the decline of the reefs over the years. While
we've been active in other charitable areas over the year (particular around
horse welfare and rescue, including rescuing several ourselves, and donating the
use of our property to a horse rescue organization), we've never been more than
concerned (and hopefully conscientious) tourists with respect to Kauai. But
meeting Katherine inspired us to try to help, so we put together a calendar with
pictures of Kauai that Jessica has taken over the years that we've been
visiting. The main pictures are all of Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles), with
smaller pictures representative of the many amazing sites on Kauai. We are
selling the calendars for $20 each, with all proceeds going to Katherine's
non-profit to support her work. Visit HonuCalendar.com for more details and to
order.




Not very new, but still notable (to me) news: I wrote a chapter for the Bad Data
Handbook: Cleaning Up The Data So You Can Get Back To Work, published in 2012 by
O'Reilly. My chapter describes an approach to assessing the quality and quirks
of a data set, with several real-world examples that I've encountered in the
past couple of years.




PERSONAL INFORMATION

 * My Resume
 * Mad Ramblings
 * My Family
 * My Friends
 * Ian's Home Page (actually, just a bunch of pictures of him for now...)
 * Books I Like
 * Random Useless Information
 * My Personal Bookmarks
 * Compendium of Local Weather Links

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BUSINESS INFORMATION

 * Lighter Capital Lighter Capital has revolutionized startup financing by
   making it easy for entrepreneurs to quickly access up to $3 million in growth
   and working capital with zero dilution. Lighter’s fintech platform utilizes
   proprietary models incorporating thousands of firmographic, accounting, and
   transactional data points to accurately predict revenue growth and other key
   metrics, producing a loan customized for each borrower. Lighter has provided
   over $200 million in more than 700 rounds of financing to over 400 companies,
   powering the growth of success stories including MapAnything, Jive, Quip, and
   more.
 * Traumhof (My wife Jessica Lyman and I ran a boarding, training, and sales
   facility for dressage horses for 10+ years. Now we just have our own horses
   here, but the website remains...)
 * Linda Fink (My mom's website with links to her published books)
 * Nina's Big Store (My mother-in-law's business...)
    * Designs by Nina
    * Cats by Nina
    * Dogs by Nina
    * Nina's Ark


THINGS I'M INTRIGUED BY AND INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT

 * Fledge ("conscious" incubator)
 * Khan Academy (Online Learning)
 * Waze (Crowd-sourced Driving Directions)




PLACES I LIKE

 * The Grange Cafe A great restaurant specializing in locally grown food in
   Duvall, WA.
 * Duvall True Value Hardware This is one of those great little hardware stores
   that has a little of everything, as opposed to those big warehouse stores
   that have a lot of a few things (and usually not the particular thing I'm
   looking for).
 * Twin Dragon Chinese Restaurant & Sports Lounge Surprisingly good Chinese
   food!

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THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SMART? CHECK OUT THIS BRAIN TEASER. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE...
I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM COMING... HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. WHOOPS, I ADDED A NEW ONE
A WHILE BACK, BUT THEN FORGOT TO ADD A LINK TO IT.

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STUFF I'VE WRITTEN (MOSTLY LONG AGO...)

 * Europe 2017 I had a great trip to Lisbon and Amsterdam. This trip report
   describes some of the highlights.
 * The Bad Data Handbook Actually, I only wrote one chapter for this book, but
   it's the first thing I've written for print publication, so I think it's
   pretty exciting! More information on the O'Reilly site or Amazon.com
 * Underwater Acoustic Imaging My Master's Thesis was on using acoustic lenses
   to take underwater pictures in low-light and/or murky water conditions.
 * Computer Simulation of Pressure Fields Generated by Acoustic Lens Beamformers
   * HyperText Version
   * Postscript Version
   * PDF Version
 * Acoustic Lens Software Simulation Package User's Guide
   * Hypertext Version
   * Postscript Version
 * An Investigation of Image Size Reduction Algorithms
 * Multi-Microphone Signal Acquisition for Speech Recognition Systems
 * Implementation of the Cone Kernel for Speech Signal Analysis
 * Impossible Figures in Perceptual Psychology
 * The Beginnings of Railways in Russia
 * Freedom of Thought
 * Seattle to Seattle (via San Francisco, New York City, Pittsburgh, and many
   other interesting places using a variety of conveyances including the Green
   Tortoise Bus)
 * The Lava Canyon Trail at Mt. St. Helens

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> "It just shows what can be done by taking a little trouble," said Eeyore. "Do
> you see, Pooh? Do you see, Piglet? Brains first and then Hard Work. Look at
> it! That's the way to build a house."
> 
> --AA MILNE

> "If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right."
> 
> --Henry Ford

> "The Web 2.0 business model is an 18-month job interview for a multi-million
> dollar signing bonus."
> 
> --me

> "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"
> 
> --Robert Schuller(?)

> "I am that stranger who has nothing to give you and who is telling you to look
> inside."
> 
> --Eckhart Tolle

> "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room."
> 
> --unknown

> "There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading in the same
> direction, so it doesn't matter which path you take. The only one wasting time
> is the one who runs around and around the mountain, telling everyone that his
> or her path is wrong."
> 
> --Hindu proverb

> "A _______ Darkly"
> 
> --Philip K. Dick

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