Building practical systems for real-world reliability.

Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on communications systems, RF fundamentals, and real-world system design.

Robotics & Industrial Control

Advanced Technology Degree focused on robotics, industrial control systems, automation, sensors, and applied electronics.

• Systems first. Start with the full system — environment, constraints, users, and failure modes — before optimizing individual components.
• Design for reality. Favor solutions that work in the field, under imperfect conditions, not just in simulations or lab environments.
• Simplicity scales. Simple architectures are easier to test, deploy, support, and improve over time.
• Measure and validate. Test early, test often — EMC, reliability, and performance validation are part of design, not afterthoughts.
• Hands-on matters. Building, breaking, and fixing systems personally leads to better engineering decisions.
• Graceful degradation. Systems should fail predictably and safely, preserving core functionality and protecting people, equipment, and mission when conditions exceed design limits.
• Engineering serves outcomes. Technical excellence exists to support mission success, safety, and long-term reliability.

• Oshkosh Corporation / JLG — Electronic hardware design, EMC testing, and validation for heavy equipment and defense-related platforms.
• Motorola — Public safety communications systems engineering.
• Sprint / Nextel — Cellular network engineering and operations.
• Skytel — Wireless messaging and satellite-based communications.
• Orbital Sciences / ORBCOMM — Satellite communications and machine-to-machine systems.
• AAA, Unitec Electronics, Response Service Center — Automotive telematics, payment systems, and remote monitoring solutions.

Engineering

• Electronic hardware design
• RF design, microwave systems, EMC
• Embedded systems & rapid prototyping
• Networking/IT and remote monitoring

Delivery

• Project/program management
• Lean Six Sigma process improvement
• Field deployment & support strategy
• Verification, validation, and reliability focus

Business

• Sales engineering & solutions shaping
• Customer discovery & requirements
• Clear communication with stakeholders
• Practical tradeoff analysis

Hardware & Systems Focus

Professional Projects

• JLG / Oshkosh Corporation — Electronic Hardware Design — Design, review, and validation of electronic hardware for heavy equipment platforms, with emphasis on power distribution, control electronics, EMC performance, functional safety, and long-term reliability in harsh operating environments.
• Design and deployment of public safety, cellular, and satellite communications systems supporting mission-critical operations.
• EMC testing, validation, and mitigation for heavy equipment and defense-related platforms, treating compliance and robustness as design requirements rather than afterthoughts.
• Automotive telematics, payment, and remote monitoring systems deployed at scale, designed for reliability, serviceability, and operational uptime.
• Field-ready solutions integrating RF, networking, embedded systems, and operational support, validated under real-world conditions.

Personal / Independent Engineering

• Off-Grid Home & Infrastructure — End-to-end design and construction of resilient off-grid systems including solar generation, energy storage, power management, rainwater collection, structural systems, and thermal design, optimized for reliability and maintainability.
• Solar-Powered Vehicle (Solar Rat) — Design and experimentation with solar generation, power electronics, energy storage, motor control, and efficiency optimization in a mobile, energy-constrained platform.
• Ongoing applied experimentation in energy management, automation, and resilient system design.