My professional career began as a Mechanical Engineer. After being released from active duty
from miliary service during the Korean War, I utilized the GI Bill and majored in the topic at the
University of Rhode Island following up with a master’s degree the following year. University
teaching looked appealing, so I applied for and received a position on the civilian faculty at the
United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Policy changes required that in order to pursue
a career at the Academy, I was required to acquire a Ph.D. and rather than doing it part time by
commuting to Washington, D.C. I returned to the University of Rhode Island for full-time study,
completing the requirements in 1970. Circumstances precluded my return to the Naval
Academy, and I acquired a position on the faculty in the Mathematics Department of a small
business college, which has now grown to be Bryant University. The department chair asked if I
would develop and teach a course in Mathematics of Finance to which I agreed. After
developing and teaching the course I realized that finance (or the mathematics thereof) was the
direction I wanted to follow in the future, and my research and publications have been in that
genre since then.
During my tenure at Bryant University, I served as Chair of the department for 13 years, and as
a consequence of having been a consultant to a pension consulting firm, I developed a major in
actuarial mathematics. As such I have taught courses in the Theory of Interest, Mathematics of
Finance, Insurance, and Pensions, Pension Fundamentals, Software Applications, and Statistics.
I have published articles in both referred and non-refereed journals, as well as op-ed pieces on
Social Security and bonds. A few of the publications are listed below.
