It all starts today 10-1-2007

It's a good time to start a Blog! Why today? Why not?

I'm interested in things that are being done by the little guys in the world that make a huge contribution to this world. Most serious inventions come from basements and people that have the drive and desire to make things happen and work.

My background in Aerospace Engineering has been rich and rewarding. I have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a M.S. in Computer Engineering. To get into the masters program I had to get an Electrical Engineering degree and advanced physics and mathematics. I’ve designed everything from rocket motors, advanced aircraft, weapon systems, and the computers that became so very small. I’ve done major business systems integration and product integration. I hold 34 patents, and I’m working on new ideas and that my time allows me to do. I am fortunate enough to work for the nicest and most fair guy in the world, “ME” ;). My boss won’t give me a day off or any vacation. My wife and I own 6 high tech engineering firms. We are headquartered in Utah, with manufacturing in Bangalore India. Being part of the Ustar and Utah program of excellence for a few products we have an open door at Weber State University. Weber State University is a small but excellent resource. They have a wonderful engineering school and the people to make things happen.

I’ve had the pleasure to work for many firms where my consultation fees were as crazy as the company’s I was contracting to. But when you are a gun slinger there is much danger! Now I simply just work for my company, and work 24x7 keeping it all hanging together.

I have met brilliant people, but have also met the complete opposite. I left the corporate world in 1984 when I just couldn’t stand the machine behind the business. It seemed more important that all the little players in the company were more interested in themselves and their little positions of power than actually accomplishing something marvelous. Even great engineers wanted positions of management where they were ill equipped to carry out the mission of the product, making the company entity the God. So there were many little Gods building fences and protecting borders. The work suffered as the resources were spent on fence building and border patrol. Each little dynasty came under the command of a little God, who played nice with the other Gods and kept the work under the secrets of the kingdom.

So with this in mind when I started my firm, there are no walls, no kingdoms. If I am around anyone can come talk to me. It might be somewhat frightening as I say what I think.

As I write more, you may gain a giggle, or learn something fun. I’m hoping that you will be able to teach me something very new.

My passion are guitars, I’ve been playing for 48 years now.. Good grief how did that happen. My favorite guitars are in order: 2006 telecaster deluxe custom shop, 2000 Tom Anderson drop top classic, 1987 fender strat modified (it’s my test bed guitar) and the old standard, a 1966 Les Paul custom. I have a few amps but have played 1000’s. but the best amp I’ve ever played thru is a 1990 mesa boogie MK-IV, with a few mod’s. I only play thru tone tubby speakers which is the best thing on the market. What sweet sounds this speaker makes. So my spare time is making new sounds and trying to lock down that sound I hear in my head.