BA Electronic Engineering, Cal Poly S.L.O. 1976, Work: Getty Oil Company, 76-84, Design and build Automation Systems for oil and water processing facilities (Relay logic and Programmable Logic Controller & associated instrumentation) and design and build analog and digital microwave systems, two-way radio systems, and telephone systems. Texaco Oil Company, 1984 to 2002, added focus of representing Texaco and the petroleum industry before the FCC via the American Petroleum Institute’s Telecommunications Subcommittee, along with continued automation and telecom project support which became focused on Texaco’s entry into the electric power generation business.
Chevron Oil Company: 2002 to 2020 architect infrastructure to underpin both IT and Power Generation, including specialized power related telemetry, DC and UPS power systems, Fiber optic systems, Data Center Engineering support, and continued representation of the Petroleum Industry before the FCC, becoming chair of Board of the Enterprise Wireless Alliance 2004-2005, and chair of the of API Telecom Subcommittee 2009-2011. 2015-2016 Supervised the design build of Chevron’s Tier 4 Seismically Isolated Data Center in Bakersfield, CA. 2017 to 2020 design IoT systems to add efficiency to oil field operations. Retired from Chevron in 2020.
Throughout my career, (as a hobby) kept electronic design skills sharp by designing power electronic circuits (related to micro-grids), resulting is US Patent 9948137. 2021 realized the importance of protecting our US infrastructure from EMP and other threats and joined the Task Force on National and Homeland Security on National and Homeland Security, now serving as Western Interconnect Lead. 2023, Licensed Ham Radio operator, call sign AJ6ZN.
