Who We Are
I am a computer engineer.
For the past 25 years I have been licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario to provide engineering services to the public.
I love making computers go.
I was the first person at my high school to get a computer, and I knew right away that computer engineering was for me.
My electrical engineering class at Queen's University was the first class asked to pick up a computer as part of our course materials, alongside our books. Part of learning how microelectronics works was taking your computer apart and putting it back together again.
I went to work for an independent inventor with a doctorate in microprocessor design: he made one-off proprietary computer-based microelectronics that supported Ontario industrial manufacturers. Cutting edge production line scanners, QA monitoring systems, custom programs we'd burn into EPROMs to drive some robotic component or other. He was a genius. I learned a lot.
From there I designed computer networks, LANs and intranets for a few different companies. I achieved certification as a MicroSoft-certified systems engineer just as my professional organization gave notice that the term "engineer" could not be used so loosely -- although since 1992 the term can legally be used to refer to me -- anyhow, now MCSE means something else .
I had always wanted to be my own boss. About 15 years ago, when a corporate transition meant relocation, it was my opportunity to make that happen. Now I help companies make wise use of their scarce IT resources, planning infrastructure and creating optimal configurations of what they already have. I am really good at that.
For the past 25 years I have been licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario to provide engineering services to the public.
I love making computers go.
I was the first person at my high school to get a computer, and I knew right away that computer engineering was for me.
My electrical engineering class at Queen's University was the first class asked to pick up a computer as part of our course materials, alongside our books. Part of learning how microelectronics works was taking your computer apart and putting it back together again.
I went to work for an independent inventor with a doctorate in microprocessor design: he made one-off proprietary computer-based microelectronics that supported Ontario industrial manufacturers. Cutting edge production line scanners, QA monitoring systems, custom programs we'd burn into EPROMs to drive some robotic component or other. He was a genius. I learned a lot.
From there I designed computer networks, LANs and intranets for a few different companies. I achieved certification as a MicroSoft-certified systems engineer just as my professional organization gave notice that the term "engineer" could not be used so loosely -- although since 1992 the term can legally be used to refer to me -- anyhow, now MCSE means something else .
I had always wanted to be my own boss. About 15 years ago, when a corporate transition meant relocation, it was my opportunity to make that happen. Now I help companies make wise use of their scarce IT resources, planning infrastructure and creating optimal configurations of what they already have. I am really good at that.