A childhood interest in engineering and electronics, led to a career designing electronic systems. For a commercial client it might be a camera, card access or phone system, and a residential client might need an audio-video, automation or lighting control system. The principles were the same for any type of client or system; determine what they hoped to achieve, design a system that fulfilled those needs, then pull together and manage the people and parts needed to implement the system.

Me in 2001

Throughout my career I was fortunate to work with, and learn from, a lot of very talented people. The early mentorship of more experienced co-workers, employers and clients, allowed me to develop not only technical expertise, but most importantly the ability to effectively work with a wide variety of people. Ultimately I spent much of my career as an independent designer, programmer and consultant to other companies.

All work came via referals from previous clients, or others in the industry. In retrospect, it is apparent that synchronicity propelled my working life for nearly 15 years.

For those who like details and timelines, the extended version is here.