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Thane Plambeck
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Computer Science, PhD 1990 (Jeff Ullman)
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Mathematics, BA 1985
CURRENT GIGS
counterwave (Investments in software, beer, and games; since 2007)
counterwave games (Mathematical and word-based games; since 2009)
EARLIER CAPERS
Co-founder of various now-acquired networking, digital security, and payment startups
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UPCOMING, RECENT, OR OLD HAT
[Mar 2016] Gathering 4 Gardner 12
[Nov 2015] Numberphile X-only Tic-Tac-Toe (videos) #1,
#2
[Nov 2015] Workshop on Combinatorial Games in honor of Elwyn Berlekamp's 75th Birthday
[June 2015] OMBY (the Moby-Dick unscrambling game; Los Angeles Times review)
ANCIENT HISTORY
[2000-2001] Principal Scientist, CTO Organization, VeriSign
[1999-2000] Chief Architect, Signio [acquired by VeriSign]
[1997-1999] President & CEO, Structured Arts Computing Corporation [acquired by Signio]
[1996-1997] Chief Operating Officer, Numerical Technologies [acquired by Synopsys]
[1996-1997] Independent Consultant, C*ATS Software
[1995-1996] VP Engineering, International Risk Control [acquired by C*ATS Software]
[1991-1995] President & Co-founder, Postmodern Computing Technologies [acquired by Visigenic]
[Summer 1991] IDA-CCR (Princeton, NJ)
[1990-1991] Senior Software Engineer, Teknekron Software Systems [now TIBCO]
LOOK ON MY WORKS, YE MIGHTY, AND DESPAIR!
[1985] Phi Beta Kappa
[1983] World champion team, ACM International computer programming contest
[1977] State tennis champion team, Kearney High School (Nebraska)
[1974] Nebraska elementary school scholastic chess champion
PERSONAL
Grew up in Kearney, Nebraska
Married. Two children.