From early youth I was immensely curious, driven to learn how things work, i took them apart "reversed engineered" everything.. brainstormed alternate new often innovative uses, contributing to life of creative contribution I had a need to learn every detail then to experiment, observe results to satisfy my need to understand working

Loved to use my hands to build things.. improve them.. make them better.. learn their basics

Raised Eastern USA. learned to love outdoors: bicycling, skating, hiking, nature, water: streams, rivers, lakes, seas, loved dynamism o frain storms thunder lightning i'd sit under back porch awning to "experience" the thrill, hiking & skiing always need to see what's over next hill, nuance of stream or river,

Retired Senior Engineer Scientist, TRW Space & Electronics, Redondo Beach, Calif. Contributions: Microelectronics R&D, US Space program: Communications & Remote Sensing Satellite Technology, Ultra Efficient DC-DC Swtiching & Resonant Power Conversion, CAT Scan Electronics, Integrated Circuit, Sensor, Focal Plane Multi-Spectral Imaging Technologies, Viking Mars Lander Life Search Experiment,

Raised oldest 5 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  3 bros, 1 si

Penn State Univ, EE, 1st job IBM Corp, Endicott, NY, drafted Military 3yrs: 2mo Basic Ft Benning, GA, 1yr Educ: Ft Bliss UTEP CS Academic Excellance Commendation El Paso Texas Air Defense Sys Analyst Validictorian =award =choice duty site chose:Ft Mac Arthur, San Pedro, CA 2yrs Nike Command Post ANTSQ-51, "Project Transition" to 37 years TRW Space & Technology retired following Northrop Acquisition, Solid State Physics & CS: CSULB, UCLA,

Commuity Service:

Science Fairs:  (CSSF, LACSF, IUSD)

CSSF: California State Sci Fair, EE Category Chair & Judge since 1984 (contiguous)  www.usc.edu/CSSF/History

Originated 1995 & Sponsor fo "The Silicon Boule Award" to encourage & acknowledge distinction in Physical Sciences, Award = top piece of Silicon Semiconductor Ingot aka boule shaped like hershy choc. kiss but shiny like glass to rekindle share propagate science success experience when work/office visitors Ask "What is This??"

LACSF Los Angeles County Science Fair, EE Category hair & Judge since 1984

Sci Fair: Originated Display Board Category "SLAP" Scientific Laws And Principles" [as apply to phys sci project] after 10years jusdging, Life Sciences routinely won best proj of fair. sought to "reach" Phy Sci students with vision to capture Best of fair in conjunction sith Silicon Boule Award - achieved in 3 years

FIRST Robotics Mentor: High Schls, since1999, Team294 Electrical, Sensors, Computer HW, algorithms, programming

As Teacher:

  El Camino College: Robotics, Electronics, Computer Science

  TRW After Hours Advanced Microprocessors

  TRW CWETA Calif Worksite Training Act: DC AC Electronics, Computer Hardware & Software Programming language

Motivational Presentor: (12yrs:charter membr RedondoBeach CA STEP School Teams For Education Partnership-TRW)

  Schools k-12: Goal settting, Career Days, Demo's Hands on Science & Engineering (LASERs, Tesla, Satellite, How Things Work: hard &floppy drives, Basic Science Principles: Energy Forms/Transformation, magnetics, NIV induction Faraday/Lenz demos, radio communication, semiconductors, optical, interesting phenomena: ferro fluid 3D dynamic field demo, electricity becomes visible, nuclear medicine

  FIRST Robotics Workshops: Fundamental Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, CS: Chatsworth, CSUN, RUH

Competitive Volleyball Player & Coach: USVBA Open 1971-2001

Founder TRW Volleyball Club 1971 (still going strong 38 years later)

other competitive player sports: Football (QB, WE, Safety) , Table Tennis,

Rec Sports: Ice Skating, ski water & snow, swimming, camping, hiking

Youth:

Amateur Radio FCC licensed K3MNN age 14, Electronics experimentor, Radio Direction Finder designs published 1962