ELECTRONICS EDUCATION

I earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (or just NM Tech) in May of 2011.

The curriculum covered the standard EE topics such as:

I really enjoyed E&M and my signal analysis/processing classes so for my EE electives I took extra courses that covered advanced E&M, satellites, radar, cellular technology, and some additional lab classes.

We also had two design courses. In Junior Design, I developed the the software to measure power characteristics of wind and solar power sources using a Linux based single board computer. For Senior Design I developed an antenna, analysis software, and enclosure for a device that would measure the electric field generated by an explosion.

SOFTWARE EDUCATION

I earned a programming certificate in Java from City College of San Francisco in December of 2015. I chose to complete a certificate as I already had my BSEE and was mostly interested in picking up some formal programming training.

The curriculum included:

In 2012, I took a course in Linux systems programming from the University of California Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension. In this course I used C to learn about systems programming. It included multithreading in C, inter process communication, network programming using TCP/IP and UDP, and included projects to make our own shell and both a client and server for a command line FTP program.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ocean Tomo

I began working at Ocean Tomo in June of 2013. I was hired as an Engineering Analyst in the firm's Strategic Advisery Services practice. My primary function was to provide technical insight into the patents and technologies of interest to our clients.

I provided competitive intelligence that typically included an analysis of the technology landscape including: litigation, competitor's patent portfolios, and relevant markets. I have analyzed payments, semiconductors, software, transmissions, wearable technology, and other technologies.

I have also provided technical analysis for the firm's Expert Testimony practice. This included an analysis of core Java that was used in developing a financial damage figure in a recent high profile litigation.

I was promoted to Associate In January of 2016. In addition to my responsabilities as an analyst, I also became the point of contact for the firms analytics services. These services were related to the firm's PostgreSQL patent database and involved querying, analyzing, and packaging the data.

Alliacense

I worked at Alliacense as an Engineering Technology Analyst from October of 2011 until May of 2013. In my role at Alliacense, I was responsible for the analysis of microprocessor based systems, Flash memory systems, Zero-Client computer systems, and GPUs. I would develop claim charts using publicly available information such as manuals, spec sheets, advertising documents, etc. In addition, I would make use of teardowns as needed. These claim charts represented the best available indications of infringement of the patented technology.

CRAFT PROJECTS

Gandalf's Staff

I'll post some pictures about how I made this in a blog post soon.

I went as Gandalf for Halloween and I decided to create my own staff. I even utilized my electronics background to create a circuit to light the crystal at the top of the staff by a switch in the handle. You may not agree that being able to make a light up version of Gandalf's staff justifies the expense of an EE degree, but I think it was totally worth it.

The Elder Wand

I'll post some pictures about how I made this in a blog post soon.

After creating my Gandalf staff, I realized that deep down inside I am a crafter. So logically, the next thing I did was make Dumbledore's Elder Wand.