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Dr. Aird's experience prior to co-founding WTI includes many years as Senior Vice President of Product Development at IMSL. A major part of Dr. Aird's career has centered on: The development of the IMSL Library-a collection of 1000 Fortran 77 subroutines in mathematics and statistics. Dr. Aird contributed in several ways to the building of this library into a world leading product used by scientists, engineers, and professional business people throughout the world. He designed and programmed many subroutines including linear and nonlinear equation solvers; managed the development group with responsibility for planning, design, programming, documentation, product support and the delivery of software product masters. EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Bachelor of Arts with honors in Mathematics from Olivet College, Olivet Michigan. Master of Science in Mathematics from the University Of Michigan. Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University. His thesis topic was "Computational Solution of Global Nonlinear Least Squares Problems," under Professor John R. Rice. Dr. Aird was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by Purdue University School of Science in April 1993 and is a member of the School of Science Dean's Advisory Council. | 