This site is part of a lineage of websites I’ve run continuously since 2002. It evolved into a personal interest page which supports and showcases some of my recreational and work activities. I currently serve the State of Florida as the Director of Engineering for the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. Currently, I have also taken on the additional duties of overseeing engineering facilities management, lab safety, and I also run 3 innovation and maker labs. I hold a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical Engineering along with a Masters and two Bachelor degrees which includes Chemistry. I am a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Florida with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering – Thermal and Fluid Systems.
I enjoy the creation and consumption of art, travel, cooking, marine reef husbandry, Latin dance, innovation, design, and teaching. I manage an efficient team at USF which installs, updates, maintains, and repairs all technical equipment in The College. Our team additionally assist in ABET accreditation reviews across labs in all disciplines. I have proficiency in video editing, stick/MIG welding certificate in addition to basic TIG welding skills, soldering both through-hole and surface mount components, and PCB layout. On a weekly basis, I find myself doing AutoCAD design in 2D/3D, Fusion 360 CAD/CAM mechanical and solid modeling, photo-realistic rendering, C programming and embedded systems development with some micropython, instrumentation design, rapid prototyping (FDM and SLA), wood working, art projects, VR exploration and development, mixed reality interfaces, historic reconstruction, and much, much more.
Shot on a Sony a6000 with a 50mm f1.8 lens in 2019