Things I do professionally:

• I teach courses in Electrical Engineering Technology at Mohawk Valley Community College. These include DC and AC circuit theory, linear semiconductor circuits (i.e., transistor theory), operational amplifiers, and programming courses. If you're in one of these courses, there are supplemental pages where you can get more info.
• I write instructional and informational material. This includes an electrical engineering technology text book and dozens of articles in the past 20 or so years for publications such as The C User's Journal, Amazing Computing, Amiga World, Modern Drummer, Electronic Musician, and others. Along with these are the user's manuals for software products such as Sample Wrench. I completed the second edition of my Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits text in 2001. There is a companion lab manual and the publisher has a companion web site. The text was recently translated and is now available in a Spanish language edition.
• I write software. This includes all of the software offered by dissidents. My main area of research interest is weird DSP (digital signal processing), primarily interesting and unique mutations of audio.
• At one time I used to design PA systems and loudspeakers, but I generally don't have time for that these days. If you're interested in audio, consider signing up for ET163 AudioTechnology.
• I've done some hardware design on analog neural networks with Dr. John Gallagher of the Neural Dynamics and Control Group at Wright State University in Ohio.

Things I do for the love it:

• Almost anything with my wife (the rare exception includes moving furniture around the living room, but then that's hard-coded into most men's DNA who'd be happy to leave things as they are for the next 30 years so long as there's a recliner with a good view of the TV).
• Running. I prefer longer distances (10k and up). There are some nice races in the area I like to do, including the SUNY-Tech 5k in May, the Boilermaker 15k in July, and the Falling Leaves 14k in September. I also like to do a few of the weekly Utica development runs (2 mile and 10k) which are held May through July. To get more info on running in Utica, check out the Utica Roadrunners site. One thing I like about running is the lack of an "object". There is no ball, bat, net or goal, so the focus is entirely on the runners themselves. There are no complicated rules, referees or judges, and there can be a lot of personal drama. Besides, it's very healthy- being one of the most efficient ways for the average person to stay in shape. See the links and humor page for a current listing of scheduled races. Click here for some recipes I like for training.
• Biking, kayaking, hiking, cross-country skiing, and similar muscle-powered endeavors.
• Music. "Music is the best" said Frank Zappa.

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