Professor of Electrical Engineering

Education

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, The Citadel, May 1970
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, The University of South Carolina, May 1976
• Ph. D. Electrical Engineering, The University of South Carolina, May 1978

Areas of Expertise

• Computer Architecture
• Digital Systems
• Physical electronics

Professional Registration

• State of South Carolina

Related Experience

• U.S. Patent No. 5,359,170 Apparatus for Bonding External Leads of an Integrated Circuit
• U.S. Patent No. 6,054,676 Method and Apparatus for Cooling an Integrated Circuit Device
• Adjunct Engineering Professor, The University of South Carolina, 1977-1998
• Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, KryoTech, Inc., advanced cooling solutions for high performance electronics, 1995-1999
• Assistant Vice President of Technology, NCR Corporation, advanced electronics packaging and intellectual property governance, 1993-1996
• Director of Manufacturing Technology, NCR Corporation, advanced electronics manufacturing technologies, 1991-1993
• Director of Engineering, NCR Corporation, mid-range computer system development, 1989-1991
• Director of Operations, NCR Corporation, mid-range computer system manufacturing, 1985-1989
• Advanced Systems Development Manager, NCR Corporation, compact multi-user UNIX computer system development, 1983-1985
• Product Evaluation Engineering Manager, NCR Corporation, computer systems hardware and software, 1981-1983
• Development Engineer and Project Leader, NCR Corporation, component engineering and custom integrated circuit design, 1976-1981
• Graduate Research Assistant, The University of South Carolina, advanced silicon growth techniques, 1971-1976
• Communications Officer, United States Air Force, tactical communications systems, 1970-1973
• Technical Service Engineer, measurements and instrumentation, Westvaco Corporation, 1970