Vice President of AVO International,
Engineering Research and Design, Dallas operations.
President and Chief Engineer,
Open Minds, special projects director, engineering and consulting.
Senior Technical Assistant and
Collaborator, National Science Foundation Wireless Field Tests
Project ANI-9909218
Educational History:
Communications Engineering Degree
from RETS, Radio Electronics and Television School an extension
and partnership with Ohio State University.
Primary focus on electronic design,
radio broadcasting, technical theory.
Continuous on-going education
in many areas.
Technical History:
Approximately 22 years in communications
related design, as project engineer and product manager with Ampex
Corporation, as owner and operator of Open Minds, as a consultant,
investor and employee of and for Array Microsystems, as Director
of Engineering and Director of Network Design and Build for Alcatel,
USA, and recently as Vice President of AVO International, Engineering,
Research and Design.
Awarded an Emmy for advanced achievements
in television broadcasting technology.
Patent in physics related application
in 1988, #4,798,826, for "Sensing the Angular Position of a Rotatable
Member Using a Hall Effect Transducer".
Recognized as "the best we have
observed" by National Science Foundation Wireless Field Test Studies
implementation connecting 25+ sites with hybrid communication
technologies. (This is how I became involved with the NSF projects).
Numerous networking projects
for schools, government agencies and corporations, including wireless,
fiber, copper, and hybrids providing voice, data and video communications,
including what may be viewed
as the most complex and costly light switch ever implemented.
(Lincoln Nebraska Airport Beacon).
A Personal Glimpse:
Michael lives in McKinney, Texas,
balancing life between work, family and play. Work is the demanding
engineering role at AVO International, Play includes a passion
for sailing, technology related fun and occasionally scribbles
of poetry, technical writing and fictional stories.
