Professional
Senior Consultant at Kaiser Permanente for Strategic Market Analysis. Formerly a strategic planer for the University of California. In addition to crunching numbers, I am a Political Scientist.  My research focuses on US higher educational policy and institutions. 
Current Research Projects/Papers/Talks
- The Effect of Advanced Placement Credit on Time to Degree at the University of California
- Where Does All the Money Go? California State Finance
- Grade Inflation at the University of California. Real or Imagined? 
- Price Elasticity of Demand for State Research Universities
-The Effects of Slightly Dirty Data on Analysis   New!
-Some Observations About Going (or Sending Someone) to College: Why is it getting so expensive? Where should I go? How do I get in? New!

Personal
Active in a number of non-profit organizations as a board member or executive officer. In what passes for spare time, I like science fiction and British mystery novels, skiing, hiking, and hanging out with my friends. Recently I have taken up Swing and Hustle.

Two summers (1987 and 1992) I worked in the British Parliament for a Conservative MP where I learned how to campaign in Britain and give the tour of the Palace of Westminster.

Other activities include Alumni work for both Washington University and UC San Diego. I am the regional president for the UCSD Bay Area Alumni, and help with Washington University Bay Area Alumni.

Education
The Evansville Day School.  (K-12)
Washington University (AB), UC San Diego (MA, Ph.D.)
I used to be a big wheel in student government at both institutions (CS40 and SU at WU and AS & GSA at UCSD). I lived in the UCSD International House (alumni) for four years (located at ERC). And at Warren College for two years.

I used ski with the UC San Diego and UC Davis Ski Clubs.
I also do commercial web design work Mid-States Rubber.
 
To learn how to search the web more effectively read this. 
Privacy issues are very important. Here's how to cope:  The Privacy Song. (by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie)

You can reach me  at: paul@eykamp.com

"Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together. "

A cool music video - very powerful - by Simple Plan.

Pictures from Nikita and Lenor's wedding.

Windows 95 (win-DOH-z), n. A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor which was written by a two bit company that can't stand one bit of competition.
All your base are belong to us!
 
Ski Reports - Tahoe | Utah
Days Skied 2007 Season:  13   Target: 15
Places Skied: Heavenly (1), Sierra (1), Park City (3), Sugarbowl (4), Squaw Valley (3), Kirkwood (1).
Days Skied 2008 Season:  6   Target: 5
Places Skied: Park City, UT(5), Sugarbowl (0), Squaw Valley (0), Kirkwood (0), Heavenly (1).