On Friday, May 6, I defended two project proposals before my PhD committee and was advanced to PhD Candidate. The first proposal was to build a series of natural experiments to determine the reliability of LoRa communications in forested, rugged Read more…
For the past couple years I have read a bunch of LinkedIn posts written by Robynn Storey pertaining to corporate hiring practices. Her stories, many passed on through discussions with her clients, resonated with my experiences about finding a suitable Read more…
Over the preceding couple months, I began two research projects that focus on environmental sensing of earth systems. I will be writing proposals and defending them before my committee later this spring. The first project is hydrogeologic monitoring of springs Read more…
I completed a very busy term at the University of Oregon during which I assisted in teaching two courses. One course was Mechanical Earth, instructed by Meredith Townsend and the other Environmental Sensors, instructed by Joe Dufek. Ten weeks pass Read more…
After several months of studying–a little here and a little there–I finally took the FAA exam earlier this weekfor certification as a Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Remote Pilot. Its been nearly eight years since I retired from the Air Read more…