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== Education ==

== Education ==

Derek holds two bachelor degrees (a B.Sc. in computer science and a B.Sc in Pure Math) from the University of Waterloo, a school well-known for its scientific accomplishments. He is generally considered to be the brightest mind in the Elite; in addition to his stellar academic career, Derek has a history of competing in intellectual competitions. He has represented Canada on numerous occasions for a variety of competitions, including the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Puzzle_Championship World Puzzle Championships] (every year since 2000) and, as a high school student, at a Math Olympics event in India. Additionally, Derek competes in programming competitions, a style of competition where participants are given a set of descriptions of problems, and they must code robust solutions to as many problems as possible within a time limit. Derek is highly regarded as one of the best coders at [http://www.topcoder.com/ TopCoder], consistently ranking in the highest percentile and earning multiple big paydays through contest wins. He has also served as a judge at the prestigious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_International_Collegiate_Programming_Contest ACM-ICPC], and has even written questions that have been used in the finals.

Derek holds two bachelor degrees (a B.Sc. in computer science and a B.Sc in Pure Math) from the University of Waterloo, a school well-known for its scientific accomplishments. He is generally considered to be the brightest mind in the Elite; in addition to his stellar academic career, Derek has a history of competing in intellectual competitions. He has represented Canada on numerous occasions for a variety of competitions, including the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Puzzle_Championship World Puzzle Championships] (every year since 2000) and, as a high school student, at a Math Olympics event in India. Additionally, Derek competes in programming competitions, a style of competition where participants are given a set of problems, and they must code robust solutions to as many of them as possible within a time limit. Derek is highly regarded as one of the best coders at [http://www.topcoder.com/ TopCoder], consistently ranking in the highest percentile and earning multiple big paydays through contest wins. He has also served as a judge at the prestigious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACM_International_Collegiate_Programming_Contest ACM-ICPC], and has even written questions that have been used in the finals.

== Gaming Accomplishments ==

== Gaming Accomplishments ==