- Peabody High School, Pittsburgh 1985
- Associate Degree, Electrician, Dean Tech, 1987
- Engineer in Training EIT Certificate, 1993
- Bachelor of Science, EE, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
College internships with Siemens Stromberg-Carlson and the IBM Advanced Workstation Division
Master of Science, EE, RPI , 2000
- Now I'm a Principal Systems Engineer with Honors at Raytheon working on the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Destroyer program.
- Before that, I was an Electrical Engineering Manager at AP Labs, designing custom rugged VME chassis for most of the prime military defense contractors (including GD).
- Before that, I was a Senior Electrical Engineer at EB and NASSCO divisions of GD, designing the shipboard electrical systems for submarines and cargo ships.
Interests
Enjoy inline staking, beach volleyball, and trail hiking; Favorite beer: Widmer Hefeweizen; Favorite wine: Honey Nut & Apple from the Haight Vineyard in Connecticut; Recent reading: A Desert Place by Graham Mcintosh, The Meaning Of Everything - A History of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (loved it), Special Circumstances by Sheldon Siegel, Da Vinci Code and Deception Point by Dan Brown, Conclave by Greg Tobin, The Cloud Sketcher by Richard Rayner (really loved it), LA Dead by Stuart Woods: Collections: lots and lots of metal and wood brainteaser puzzles like the types sold by Tucker Jones. Enjoy clubs like On Broadway, Moondoggies, hanging out with friends at happy hour.
Hiking Trips
CA - Iron Mountain, Poway
CA - Cowles Mountain, Mission Trails Regional Park
CA - El Capitan Open Space Preserve, Lakeside
CA - Viejas Mountain, Alpine
CA - Mortero Palms / Goat Canyon, Carizzo George
CA - Indian Hills, Carizzo George
CA - Cactus Loop Trail, Grapevine Canyon / Pinyon Ridge
CA - Lawson Peak, Pine Creek
CA - Coachwhip Canyon, Santa Rosa Mountains
CA - Calcite Mine, Santa Rosa Mountains
CA - Yosemite
NH - Chocorua Mountain, White Mountains
CT - Bear Mountain Loop. Includes part of the Appalachian Trail
CT - Bullet and High LedgesInline Skating Trips
CA - Mission Bay, San Diego
CA - Lake Miramar, Seattle
CA - Lake Murray, Seattle
CA - Coronado Silver Strand, San Diego
CA - Venice Beach, Los Angeles
CA - Long Beach
WA - Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle
PA - Schukill Park, Philly
PA / OH - Stavich Bike Trail
NY - Central Park
TX - Veloway, Austin (near Lady bird Johnson Wildlife Center, 4801 La Crosse Avenue)
TX - Galvenston Island Seawall
CT - Farmington Canal GreenwayLocated between New Haven and Hartford, this is the Cheshire-Hamden segment of the East Coast Greenway. As of summer 1999, it totals about 8 miles from Cornwall Avenue to Hamden Hills Drive, and runs parallel to route 10.
CT - Charter Oak Greenway
MA - Norwottuck Rail Trail - Northampton
RI - East Bay Bicycle Path
RI - Blackstone River Bikeway