About  

 
Education
Academic Experience
Industrial Experience
Awards, Scholarships, and Honor Societies
Memberships and Service to Discipline
 
  Education  
 
 
1974   PhD Electrical Engineering Arizona State University
1973   MS Electrical Engineering Arizona State University
1969   BS Math Case Institute of Technology
 
 
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  Academic Experience  
 
 
1981-Present   Arizona State University, Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
1989-1994   Arizona State University, Associate Chairman, Computer Science & Engineering
1980-1981   Arizona State University, Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
1976-1980   Arizona State University, Assistant Professor of Engineering
1975   Arizona State University, Faculty Associate
1974   Arizona State University, Research Associate and Systems Analyst
1973-1974   Arizona State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant
 
 
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  Industrial Experience  
 
 
1985-Present   General Motors Desert Proving Ground, Engineering Consultant, design and implementation of microprocessor-based instruments for automotive testing.
1983-Present   Inter-Tel, Incorporated, Engineering Consultant, design and development of system software for business telephone systems.
1987-1989   Allied Signal Corporation, Engineering Consultant, Methodology for Developing real-time software in digital signal processing.
1982-1984   Motorola Microsystems, Engineering Consultant, design and implementation of system software for microprocessor-based products.
1975-1983   Sperry Flight Systems, Engineering Consultant, design and development of system software for Automatic Test Equipment, leader of software design groups.
1969-1973   US Air Force, Systems Analyst. Captain and Assistant Director of the DOSC section of the SAGE Programming Agency. Design and implementation of real-time automatic recovery system and executive control program.
 
 
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  Awards, Scholarships, and Honor Societies  
 
 
  • Edward Lee McClain High School Valedictorian
  • Arnold Air Society
  • Algebra Scholarship Exam, First place, state of Ohio
  • Case Western Reserve University Student Senator
  • Latin Scholarship Exam, 12th in state of Ohio
  • Outstanding Honor Graduate, USAF SAGE School
  • Physics Scholarship Exam, 14th in state of Ohio USAF
  • Small Arms Marksmanship Medal
  • Glenn L. Cox Newsboy Award, 2nd in state of Ohio
  • USAF Vietnam-Era Service Medal
  • Student Council President, McClain High School
  • ASASU Outstanding Teacher Honor Roll
  • Case Presidential Scholar
  • School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award
  • Case Putnam Exam team
  • Motorola M68HC11 University Design Award
  • U.S. Air Force Financial Assistance Grant
  • Burlington Foundation Faculty Achievement Award
  • Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
  • ISCA Award for Dedication as Conference Chair, 1997
  • BS with honors, Case Institute of Technology
  • Outstanding Honors Disciplinary Advisor of 1999
  • Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
  • Corporate Leaders Program 2000 Professor of the Year
  • Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society
  • ISCA Senior Member, Inaugural Class, 2003
  • IEEE Teaching Excellence Award, 2003
 
 
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  Memberships and Service to Discipline  
 
 
  • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) member.
  • ISCA (International Society for Computers and their Applications) Senior Member.
  • Elected to ISCA Board of Directors, 1999-2003. Membership director.
  • Vice President of ISCA, 2002-2003
  • Member of program committee for numerous conferences.
  • Session Chairman for Session II of the ISMM International Conference on Engineering and Industrial Applications of Microcomputers, December 16-19, 1991, Long Beach, California.
  • Session Chairman for Session II of CAINE '92, the ISMM International Symposium on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering, December 10, 1992, San Antonio, Texas. Organized this session as an invited session.
  • Session Chairman for Session VI of the ISCA International Symposium on Computer Applications in Design, Simulation, and Analysis, March 11, 1993, Washington, DC. Organized this session as an invited session.
  • Program Chairman for the ISCA International Conference on Computer Applications, March 16-19, 1994, Long Beach, California.
  • Session Chairman for invited session on Embedded Microprocessor Applications for the ISCA International Conference on Computers and their Applications, March 7-9, 1996, San Francisco, California.
  • General Conference Chairman for the ISCA CATA-97 Conference, March 13-15, 1997, Tempe, Arizona.
 
 
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