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name Chris W. Rea
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pragmaticmoney.ca
location Toronto, Canada
age 37

Independent software craftsman and problem solver.  15+ years professional experience.  Hons. B.Sc. @ utoronto.ca w/ CompSci, Commerce, Math.  Interests: technology, startups, personal finance, investing, personal productivity, politics, movies, music.

I'm a moderator at money.stackexchange.com, the Stack Exchange site for personal finance. 

See also:
   twitter.com/cwrea
   www.linkedin.com/in/chriswrea
   careers.stackoverflow.com/chriswrea
   blog.dynasphere.ca
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