Education
- MS in Computer Science, National Technological University
- BS in Mathematics – Computer Science, Southern Oregon State College
Recognition
- Granted two printer specific firmware patents:
- Reducing printhead servicing noise (6,682,167)
- Printing system and method (7,920,289)
Interests / Obsessions
- Spending time with my wife and grandson
- Cruises
- Watching the Seahawks
- Building and playing with PCs
Favorite Quote
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
– Albert Einstein
Expertise
- Embedded C programming
- Debugging/troubleshooting
- Improving processes
- Optimizing firmware/reducing costs through ROM/FLASH/RAM reductions
- Building environment/tool/code set setup
Experience
- Developed firmware for inkjet printers for 17 years at Hewlett-Packard
- Developed requirements, design, code, tests, and documentation for several DoD projects for 9 years
Software: Design Complete
Hardware: Pre-production units for design verification
MFG. Readiness: CM schedule and budget, Unit build tracking