Nathaniel Houk

Experienced Derivatives Trader and Computer Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the trading and finance industry. Skilled in Volatility, Arbitrage, HFT Automated Trading Systems, Derivatives Trading, GNU/Linux, Rust, Solidity, C, C#, Java, Python, PCB Design (EAGLE/KiCad), Microcontroller programming (Teensy/Arduino), Eurorack modular synth format, audio synthesis, soldering and schematics. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor's Degree focused in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. In 2015 I founded Epsilon Records a boutique record label featuring Techno, Acid and Deep House. We livestream on Twitch and publish a podcast Live in the Living Room. We are actively signing new artists! I bought my first Bitcoin in 2012, seed invested in my first blockchain company in 2014, purchased my first NFT in 2017, and mined my first Ethereum coin in 2019. I am an engineer at Flow Traders, where I work on devops for high frequency trading. I have professional experience developing in Python, C#, and Java. I did my bachelors at the University of Southern California where I graduated in 2008 summa cum laude with a 4.0 major GPA in Computer Engineering and Computer Science. I worked as a teaching assisant for EE106 taught by Professor Mark Redekopp. In Fall 2005 I won the USC Programming Contest writing my solutions in C++. My EE459 senior design project involved writing embedded C and reverse engineering the Apple 30-pin connector to build an alarm clock called iSnooze. In 2006 I founded the USC Chapter of Engineers Without Borders and served as the President through 2008. The EWB-USC club is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving lives through sustainable water and related engineering projects. I grew up on Bainbridge Island, WA and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 2004.