 <b>Past Life:</b>  Before I wandered out to <a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/area/">Seattle</a>, I graduated with a B.S in Mathematics at the <a href="http://www.nd.edu/">University of Notre Dame</a>.  You could say, however, that I defected to the <a href="http://www.nd.edu/Departments/EN/CSE/CSE/cse_title_page.html"> Department of Computer Science and Engineering</a>, where I gained some <a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ddion/prev_research/research.html">research experience</a>. Also at <a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ddion/personal/dome.gif">Notre Dame</a>, I was an avid member of the <a href="http://www.nd.edu/Departments/NDBands/band.html">Notre Dame Bands</a>. I will always remain a faithful supporter of the <a href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ddion/personal/irish.gif"> Fighting Irish</a> (despite the meager chances of a 1996 National  Championship), and I especially enjoyed the exciting October 12, 1996  meeting with the Huskies of the University of Washington, where the Irish  fared pretty well.  <h2>
