Education: I have a BSEE as the basis of my professional career. I also have an MA in classics and a PhD in Ancient / Medieval History. Most of my interest lies in the area of languages and the history of words, phrases, and ideas within the effort of persuasion. I have done work in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and German including a variety of translation work. I have done quite a bit of work in Christian and pagan philosophical history in Late Antiquity, as well as Reformation era theological work in Luther and the Lutheran Confessions, and also 19th c. Lutheran theological history esp. in so far as it involves the early Missouri Synod.
Professional: I have been an engineer since 1990 and a software engineer since 1994. Most of my work has been in C/C++ based real-time embedded systems. I have worked for a number of companies. I have spent most of my career in the public safety communications (2-Way radio) industry but I am presently in the automotive industry.
I have served in different individual contributor as well as manager roles. I owned and operated a software contracting business for about 7 years from 2009 to 2016. I am presently a software engineering team manager.
Personal: I have lived in the middle U.S. for all of my life mainly in Nebraska and Iowa with brief stints as a child in Illinois and Texas. I grew up in Nebraska and I am currently living in Nebraska a short distance from Lincoln. I have been married for over 30 years and have 4 children. I enjoy the country and outdoor living as well as a variety of sports.