Erik Swanson
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What he does:
- Erik is the systems administrator on two high performance computer clusters
Math on the job:
- Simply, he does performance analysis
Erik's background:
- Erik graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, in Spring, 2005.
- Erik says it was mathematics that brought him to mathematics. He started as an engineering major, but soon realized that what he liked most about engineering was the math. He knew he wanted to be a systems administrator, and since it didn't matter which degree he chose, as neither was a direct link to that career, he decided to switch to math.
Advice for students:
- Study hard, but don't forget to have some fun.

