This page contains information about myself. During my studies in graduate school my area of focus was machine learning, predictive modeling, time series analysis and data mining and so this page contains information regarding some of my research into those topics as well as my personal log of rock climbing, ice climbing and bouldering. Currently I am working as a Wind Production Analyst for Brookfield Renewable Power in their Generation and Ancillary Services group. Here you can find a copy of my resume and some research I have done (all material is copyrighted by Colin Rickert as of May 2008):
1.Evolutionary Algorithm for Feature Selection
2.Neural Network Algorithm for Wind Speed Forecasting
3.Simulated Annealing Solution to the Knapsack Problem.
I have also included some rock climbing and bouldering related photographs, information and links. If you would like to say hi or leave any comments, feel free to get in touch with me
Best of luck,
Colin
Kundalini, Rumney NH, 5.12d
Get it On, Rumney NH, 5.12c/d
Zone of Extreme Beauty, Lion's Head ON, 5.12c
They Saved Hitler's Brain, White Bluff ON, 5.12c
Scavenger, Bolton VT, 5.12c
Shock Therapy, Rumney NH, 5.12c
Eye of the Cougar, Bolton VT, 5.12c (First Ascent)
Beyond, Bolton VT, 5.12b
Off Night, Bolton VT, 5.12b
The Doggfather, Bolton VT, 5.12b
Flingus Cling, Squamish BC, 5.12b
Hang it out to Dry, Little Si WA, 5.12b
Alternative Power, Bolton VT, 5.12b
"12c for a Day", Newhalem WA, 5.12a/b (flash)
Feng Shui, New River Gorge, WV, 5.12a
Raven, TV Tower Crag, Lion's Head ON, 5.12a/b
Busted at Berford, Lion's Head ON, 5.12a
The Gift, Red River Gorge, KY, 5.12a (toprope)
Bicycle Club, New River Gorge WV, 5.11d/12a
Afro Samurai, Bolton VT, 5.11d/12a
The Cat's Ass, Bolton VT, 5.11d
Anxious, Bolton VT, 5.11d (First Ascent)
Pulse, Rumney NH, 5.11d
Michelin Man, New River Gorge WV, 5.11d
Rainy Day Women, Little Si WA, 5.11d
Under the Milky Way, New River Gorge WV, 5.11d
Mack the Knife, New River Gorge WV, 5.11d (flash)
Burning Down the Couch, Squamish BC, 5.11d (toprope)
Disturbance, New River Gorge WV, 5.11d (toprope flash)
Amazing Grace, TV Tower Crag, Lion's Head, ON, 5.11c
Arms Reduction, Bolton VT, 5.11c
Worthless Bovine, Bolton VT, 5.11c
Apocalypse Later, Rumney NH, 5.11c
100% Columbian, Rumney NH, 5.11c
Let's Make a Deal, New River Gorge WV, 5.11c
Captain Fingers, Rumney NH, 5.11c
Blood Beach, Lion's Head ON, 5.11b/c
Flyin' Hawaiian, Rumney NH, 5.11b (flash)
Thin Fingers, Index WA, 5.11a (trad/crack)
Nurse's Aid, Shawangunks NY, 5.10c R (trad/roof)
Birdie Day Party, Shawangunks NY, 5.10b, onsight (trad/roof)
TR, Spider's Web NY, 5.10a/b, onsight (trad/crack)
Lettin' Loose, Spider's Web NY, 5.10a, onsight (trad/crack)
Hot Shot, Chapel Pond NY, WI4-
Ice Slot, Chapel Pond NY, WI4-
Grand Confusion, Smuggler's Notch VT, II, WI3+
Watership Down, Smuggler's Notch VT, WI3+
Standard Route, Frankenstein Cliff NH, II, WI3
Soul Slinger, Bishop CA, V9
Ares God of War, Goldbar WA, V8/9 --->pic
Generations, Bolton VT, V8
Gibbs Cave, Squamish BC, V8
Disco Diva, Bishop CA, V8
Slivers, Smugglers Notch VT, V8
It's all About Love, Bishop CA, V8
Machine Vibes, Groton Vermont, V8 (First Ascent) --->pic
The Dirty Job, Smugglers Notch VT, V7/8 (First Ascent)
Mulligan Variation, Joshua Tree, CA, V7/8
Checkerboard, Bishop CA, V7/8 (Highball)
Undertow, Squamish BC, V7/8
Doja, Goldbar WA, V7 --->pic
High Plains Drifter, Bishop CA, V7
Mobius, Groton VT, V7 (First Ascent) --->pic
This Monkey's Gone to Heaven, Squamish BC, V7 (highball done solo)
The Impossible Problem, Smuggler's Notch VT, V7
Never Been to Hueco, Snowy Mountain NY, V7
Sticky Fingers, Squamish BC, V7
Anubis, Squamish BC, V7
Flight Attendent (Low Start), Joshua Tree CA, V7
The Turtle, Joshua Tree CA, V7
Super Sharp Shooter, Niagara Glen, V6/7
iHOPP, Snowy Mountain NY, V6+
Atari Arete, Bishop CA, V6+ R--->pic
Change of Heart, Bishop CA, V6+
The Terrorist, Pawtuckaway NH, V6+
Life O'Reilly, Niagara Glenn ON, V6
Hueco Wall, Castle Rock CA, V6
The Green Egg, Smugglers Notch VT, V6 (flashed)
Kanga, Bolton VT, V6
Green Wall (center), Bishop CA, V6
Sit Down to Holm Boy, Squamish BC, V6
Battle of the Bulge, Yosemite CA, V6
Lounge Act, Squamish BC, V6
Sibishi, Niagara Glen ON, V6
Straight Again, Lincoln Woods RI, V6
Prize Fighter, Groton VT, V6
Corruption, Groton VT, V6
Little Cottonwood, Smuggler's Notch VT, V6
La Traversee de l'Orque, Val-David QC, V6
Shelter from the Storm, Bishop CA, V6
Cave Route, Bishop CA, V6
Take the Force of the Blow, Bishop CA, V6
Coitus, Snowy Mountain NY, V6
Gleaner, Bishop CA, V6
Gravity Sucks, Great Barrington MA, V5
JBMFP, Joshua Tree, V5
The Classic One, Shawangunks NY, V5
The Corkscrew, Lover's Leap CA, V3/4 (R-rated highball, onsighted)
White Rastafarian, Joshua Tree CA, V3/4 (R-rated highball, onsighted)
