This is how I feel after a long day of teaching. A more realistic picture can be found here.
San Diego Bay, San Diego (gee, I wish I were here)
This is how I feel after a long day of teaching. A more realistic picture can be found here.
Consultant - Quicksil, Fremont, CA. TCAD simulation support. (4/10 - present)
Consultant - Unity Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, CA. Device characterization. (2/07 - 1/08).
Staff Engineer, Device Technology - Virage Logic, Fremont, CA. Supporting IP design teams in the areas of logic, memory (SRAM and non-volatile), and IO's. (9/04 - 3/08).
Member of Technical Staff - Integrated Memory Technologies, Santa Clara, CA. Assisted in the device and process characterization of flash memory. The technology is based on a patented, proprietary split-gate design. In charge of prober/tester system (Keithley S900B) for WAT data collection. Also responsible for system administration and installation of new hardware and software (7/96 - 8/05).
Consultant - Performed system administration and data management of internal networks (consisting of PC's and Sun workstations). Customers: PixArt Technology, Fremont, CA (7/98 - 12/99), Champion-Micro, San Jose, CA (12/00 - 2/01), and Avantek International, Santa Clara, CA (8/01 - 7/03).
Consultant - eWave Systems, San Jose, CA. Performed evaluation of DRC and LVS rules (12/00 - 1/01).
Product Engineer (Summer Internship) - Xerox Corporation, El Segundo, CA. Worked with process engineers to study gate oxide reliabilty. Installed test system to characterize devices. Helped document layout design rules for next generation CMOS (6/92-9/92).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - ELEN 264 (Semiconductor Device Theory I: Fall Quarter 2010). (tentative)
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 903 (Elementary Algebra: Fall Semester 2010). (tentative)
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math C (Intermediate Algebra: Summer Semester 2010).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - Math 7 (Calculus for Social Science: Summer Quarter 2010).
Lecturer (Ohlone College) - ETEC 106 (Electronics for Technology: Spring Semester 2010).
Lecturer (Evergreen Valley College) - Math 310 (Basic Mathematics: Spring Semester 2010).
Lecturer (Evergreen Valley College) - Math 61 (Finite Mathematics: Spring Semester 2010).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math B (Plane Geometry: Spring Semester 2010).
Lecturer (San Jose City College) - Math 71 (Calculus I with Analytic Geometry: Fall Semester 2009).
Lecturer (Evergreen Valley College) - Math 14 (Geometry: Fall Semester 2009).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 45 (Elementary Algebra and Geometry: Spring Semester 2009).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - Math 31 (Calculus for Business II: Summer Quarter 2008 and Winter Quarter 2009).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 2 (Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry: Summer Semester 2008).
Lecturer (UC Santa Cruz) - EE 171 (Analog Electronics and Lab: Spring Quarter 2007).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - ELEN 265 (Semiconductor Device Theory II: Winter Quarter 2007, Winter Quarter 2008, Summer Quarter 2008, Winter Quarter 2009, and Winter Quarter 2010).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - ELEN 266 (Semiconductor Device Theory I/II: Spring Quarter 2009).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - Math 7 (Calculus for Social Science: Winter Quarter 2007, Spring Quarter 2007, Summer Quarter 2007, Winter Quarter 2008, Summer Quarter 2008, Winter Quarter 2009, and Summer Quarter 2009).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 40 (Pre-Algebra Math Review: Spring Semester 2007).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 122 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry III: Fall Semester 2006).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - ELEN 264 (Semiconductor Device Theory I: Fall Quarter 2006, Fall Quarter 2007, Spring Quarter 2008, Fall Quarter 2008, and Fall Quarter 2009).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - Math 30 (Business Calculus: Fall Quarter 2006, Winter Quarter 2007, Fall Quarter 2007, Fall Quarter 2008, and Fall Quarter 2009).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 121 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry: Fall Semester 2006).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 120 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry: Spring Semester 2006).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 115 (Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry: Spring Semester 2006).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 3B (Analytical Geometry and Calculus II: Spring Semester 2006, Summer Semester 2006, Fall Semester 2006, Summer 2007, and Summer Semester 2009).
Lecturer (National Hispanic University) - Math 100 (College Algebra: Spring Semester 2006 and Spring Semester 2009).
Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - ELEN 261 (Fundamentals of Semiconductor Physics: Fall Quarter 2005).
Lecturer (San Jose State University) - CE 190 (Numerical Solutions of Civil Engineering Problems: Fall Semester 2005, Spring Semester 2006, Fall Semester 2006, Spring Semester 2007, and Fall Semester 2007).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math D (Trigonometry: Summer Semester 2003, Fall Semester 2003, Spring Semester 2004, and Spring Semester 2005).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 903 (Elementary Algebra: Spring Semester 2000, Spring Semester 2005, Fall Semester 2005, Fall Semester 2006, Fall Semester 2008, Spring Semester 2009, Summer Semester 2009, and Fall Semester 2009).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 902 (Pre-Algebra: Fall Semester 2004, Spring Semester 2006, Spring Semester 2007, Fall Semester 2007, and Spring Semester 2010).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 1 (Pre-Calculus Algebra: Fall Semester 1999, Summer Semester 2004, Summer Semester 2005, and Spring Semester 2008).
Lecturer (UC Santa Cruz) - EE 70 (Introduction to Electronic Circuits: Spring Quarter 2003, Fall Quarter 2003, Spring Quarter 2004, and Winter Quarter 2008).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 8 (Finite Math: Spring Semester 2003, Fall Semester 2003, Spring Semester 2004, Summer Semester 2004, Fall Semester 2004, Summer Semester 2006, Summer Semester 2008, Fall Semester 2008, and Spring Semester 2009).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math C (Intermediate Algebra: Spring Semester 2002, Summer Semester 2002, Fall Semester 2002, Summer Semester 2007, Fall Semester 2007, and Spring Semester 2008).
Lecturer (Mission College) - Math 900 (Arithmetic Functions: Spring Semester 2002 and Spring Semester 2007).
Lecturer (Mission College / Working Partnerships) - Basic Math for Plumber Apprentices (10/24/01 to 11/29/01).
Lecturer (UC Santa Cruz Extension) - X425.1 (C++ Programming Language II: Summer Quarter 2001).
Lecturer (Mission College) - CIS 037A (C Programming: Spring Semester 2001 and Fall Semester 2001).
Lecturer (West Valley College) - CIS 40.3 (Java for Non-Programmers: Spring Semester 2001).
Course Instructor (JobsUniversity.com and Barnes & Noble University) - Introduction to C++ (9/8/00 to 10/27/00, 10/2/00 to 11/24/00, 12/4/00 to 1/26/01, 2/5/01 to 3/30/01, 4/10/01 to 6/1/01, 5/8/01 to 6/29/01, 6/5/01 to 7/27/01, 7/10/01 to 8/31/01, 8/7/01 to 9/28/01, 9/11/01 to 11/2/01, 10/2/01 to 11/23/01, 12/4/01 to 1/25/02, 3/5/02 to 4/24/02, and 5/7/02 to 6/21/02). These were on-line, distance learning courses sponsored by notHarvard.com, which has since become Powered.com.
Course Instructor (JobsUniversity.com) - Intro to Programming (7/28/00 to 8/25/00). This was an on-line, distance learning course sponsored by notHarvard.com.
Lecturer (UC Santa Cruz Extension) - X400.3 (C++ Programming Language: Summer Quarter 2000, Fall Quarter 2000, Winter Quarter 2001, Spring Quarter 2001, Summer Quarter 2001, and Fall Quarter 2001).
Lecturer (West Valley College) - CIS 002 (Introduction to Computing: Spring Semester 2000 and Fall Semester 2000).
Lecturer (Ohlone College) - CS 112 (Programming in Language C: Fall Semester 1999 and Spring Semester 2000).
Adjunct Lecturer (Santa Clara University) - ELEN 384 (VLSI Device Modeling: Summer Quarter 1999).
Teaching fellow (UCLA EE Department) - EE 5C (Intro to UNIX and C) and EE 6C (Problem Solving Using C). Instructor for an intro class on computer programming using the C language. In charge of delivering lectures, administering homework assignments and exams, and coordinating grades with teaching assistants and readers (9/93 - 12/95).
Teaching experiences at UC San Diego (4/90 - 6/92).
Doctor of Philosophy,
Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, June 1999.
Engineer Degree,
Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, April 1999.
Master's of Science,
Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, June 1994, GPA: 3.97/4.00.
Bachelor's of Science ( summa cum laude ),
Electrical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, June 1992, GPA: 3.9/4.0.
Publications and Presentations
Miscellaneous Awards and Honors
Owens Valley Gorge, near Mammoth, California (about to be swatted by Scott Okamoto's fly rod)
Pictures from my Summer 2002 trip to the East Coast.
Pictures from my Feb. 2002 trip to the Big Island of Hawaii.
Pictures of Pacific Bell Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.
Pictures of those of us who served at UCLA as grad students.
Pictures from my '99 Fishing Trip.
Pictures from The '98 San Joaquin River Fishing Trip.
Photos from my '97 and '98 trips across America's ballparks (including Cooperstown).
Photos from my trip to London, England in 1996.
Pictures from The '95 SAM Fishing Trip
Geri and Scott Okamoto
Alvin Ching
Bryan (Brain) Yoshida
Small group info: The River, CLC
Some really cool Java applets of semiconductors and device physics.
ESPN (This is one of their better commercials. (1.82 MB QuickTime))
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