About the Author


The face of pyro addiction

I am a slightly over the hill techno geek with far too many interests for the hobby time budget I can afford. After living in Maine for 13 years while working as an integrated circuit designer for Fairchild Semiconductor, I recently returned to my roots in Washington State. Unfortunately, I had to take a 3 year hiatus from all hobby activities while I was pursuing additional degrees in Software Engineering from Washington State University. Upon completion of my second bachelor's degree, I was invited to enter the graduate program as a teaching assistant. In July 2007, I successfully defended my master's thesis and am currently working as an embedded software engineer for Hewlett Packard.

Without a ton of homework soaking up every spare minute, I can again devote some time to my hobby passions. I have decided to refurbish my original web site and add some fresh content. I truly enjoy talking with people all over the world about my hobbies. My goal is to share my learnings with other inquiring minds with the hope that I might inspire in others some of the same passions that have so abundantly enriched my life over the years.

If you have trouble with your account or just want to say hello, send me an e-mail at this address: dwilliamsvancouv 'at' msn.com

My simpsonized alter ego