In 1984, I was 12 years old and went with my dad to pick up our first computer, an IBM clone. I do not recall what hardware it had, but I do remember the amber screen, the big red on/off switch on the rear right side and running the MS-DOS operating system. From then on, I had always been interested in the computer and start writing my first programs, initially in BASIC. It was always a thrill to make the machine do what I wanted it to do.
At the same time, I was constructing electronic circuits and building robots in my bedroom. Taking gadgets apart to see how they worked and seeing what I could turn them in to. Even though a lot of time they would never work again, my mom still encouraged me to follow my dream.
From then on, I took several electronics courses and began learning the C programming language. I have written thousands of programs to do various things, some still in use today.
Around 1996, I began leaning embedded assembly language (which is as close to machine language as you can get). I start writing embedded applications for the PIC family of processors, beginning with the PIC16F88. Currently, I am writing applications for many different devices including ST Micro, Atmel, ARM Cortex, Microchip PIC etc (the list is too long).
Also, creating programs and script for the Linux Operating system and deploying LTSP (Linux Terminal Services Project). I worked for several years as an electronic engineer at a local electronics company before venturing off to start my own business in 2007. I still, to this day consult for them and have written the database application and software they currently use in their daily activities.
Went to a local school where I received my CompTia A plus and Network Plus certifications. After I received my certifications, I began teaching the certification program at that school. I also taught basic computer skills to under privileged kids (that was my favorite) and at the end of the class we assembled a complete computer system that they were able to take home.
I am currently married to my beautiful wife Lisa, together we have 4 kids and 5 total grandchildren (at this writing 😊). Lisa handles the daily record keeping for the business and assembles the printed circuit boards and soldering for our customers.
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