Expert Details
Automated Property Valuation, Statistical Inference, Artificial Intelligence, Theoretical Physics
ID: 726022
California, USA
He conducted applied research in applied Artificial Intelligence at Carnegie-Mellon from 1984 - 1990. Followed the curriculum of computer science and artificial intelligence. Attended many AI conferences. Subsequent projects at USC and Countrywide also involved AI.
He was responsible for the analysis and modeling of consumer responses for Countrywide's direct marketing of sub-prime mortgages.
This was the field of his Ph.D. thesis in theoretical physics. He also held post-docs at SUNY at Stony Brook and Carnegie-Mellon, in this field.
The automated property valuation system that he has developed uses the sales comparison approach as one of it's main methods of valuation.
2008 Contributed to the development of an Aculis proposal for Google. Advised on statistical inference.1995 Initial prototype of Countrywides property evaluation system.1995 Research and design for a risk analysis tool for Catastrophe Insurance Underwriting
J. H. Wiggins Company, Redondo Beach, California
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1981 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Theoretical Physics, | Institution: Stockholm University |
| Year: 1974 | Degree: BS | Subject: Physics, Mathematic, Numerical Analysis | Institution: Stockholm University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1995 to 2007 | Employer: Countrywide Financial | Title: Sr. Vice President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed and developed Countrywide's Automated Property Valuation system CAPES (aka ValueFinder). Responsible for statistical analysis and modeling for mortgage direct marketing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1994 | Employer: University of Southern California | Title: Research Associate Professor | Department: Safety and Systems Management |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1991 | Employer: Carnegie-Mellon University | Title: Research Associate | Department: Robotics |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1989 to 1990 | Agency: The Air Force | Role: Responsible for Artificial Intelligence | Description: The Development of an Intelligent Manufacturing Cell for the Open Die Forging of Alloy 718 Ingots. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1999 to 2002 | Country / Region: United Kingdom | Summary: Participating in the development of a property valuation system for the UK. Visited the UK twice. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Sweden | Summary: As a Swedish native,I'm very familliar with Sweden. |
Career Accomplishments
| Professional Appointments |
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| Member of two National Science Foundation advisory panels for reviewing proposals for the Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence program in 1997 and 1998. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 9 articles, 7 invited talks, 9 published conference presentations, 12 reports, 11 other talks, 12 proposals. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Presentation of Countrywide's property valuation system. Course in Artificial Intelligence (at USC) Thought various courses in theoretical physics at Stockholm University. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Very familiar with the property valuation systems (AVMs) on the market. Performed benchmarks to compare performance. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Applied Scientific Methodology |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Completely fluent with a light accent. |
| Swedish | Swedish is his native language |
| German | Took German in grades 5 - 11. Read German fairly often. |
Fields of Expertise
applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, consumer choice prediction, medium-energy nuclear theory, sales comparison approach, financial modeling, investment management, portfolio management, market value, income capitalization approach, real estate appraisal, direct simulation monte carlo, securities finance, customer segmentation, Type II error, data mining, direct mail, statistical design of experiments, integer programming, statistic, Student's t statistic, Student's t test, set theory, Bayesian probability, F distribution, decision aid, computational method, broken symmetry state, computation, wave function, probability distribution, normal distribution, valuation, quantum statistics, wave-particle duality, flexible statistical model building, statistical median, natural units, cross section collision probability, liquid-drop model, iterative method, collective nuclear motion, boson, statistical degree of freedom, multivariate statistical analysis, data correlation, statistical survey analysis, probability theory, quantum mechanics Monte Carlo method, applied science, Monte Carlo method, statistical method, decision analysis, applied statistics, statistical inference, computer programming, accuracy, continuous distribution function, research and development, binomial mathematical distribution, forecasting, probability, algorithm, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, science, time-series analysis, stochastic process, statistics, statistical data analysis, skewed density function, risk management, quantum mechanics, Poisson density function, pattern recognition, particle physics, nuclear physics, normal density function, nonparametric statistics, nonlinear programming, multivariate analysis, Markov process, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, exponential density function, elementary particle theory, discriminant analysis, discrete distribution function, curve fitting, computational mathematics, chi-square method, bivariate analysis, atomic physics