About My Website

Hi, welcome to my site. Here I will post things that interest me (and maybe you!).

Resume

My objective is to find a position in analog or mixed-signal IC design, or alternatively, a demanding circuit and architecture design position with the opportunity to learn and use my creativity in or near Rochester, NY.

Please see the attached copy of the resume.

Dummy Load for Amp Testing

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I needed a reliable dummy load for testing amps that I design and repair. Over the years I've been collecting the parts I thought I would need. Finally it all came together along with the time needed to assemble it. I wanteded mono and stereo modes and at least 50 Watts of power dissipation. Finally, I wanted it to be accurate.  read more »

Random Amp Repair Tales

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Univox U65RN Front CLoserUnivox U65RN Front CLoserHere are some of the amps I worked on that had easy fixes. Gives you an idea of some of the easier stuff.  read more »

Epiphone Valve Junior Version Comparisons

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I did a little looking into how the versions were different. Version 3 definitely sounds better - higher gain and less muddy than Version 1. The bigger output transformer must've cleared things up a bit. The output transformer primary impedance was also reduced to 5000 ohms (Version 1 was 7500) ohms. This is a much better match for the high current 6BQ5 and I'm sure it gave it some of it's additional clean headroom. Here's a link to some more info:

www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=800422

I have some voltage Measurements somewhere...  read more »

Document Archive

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Here are some Manuals, App Notes and Documents I have scanned in.  read more »

My Second Patent - #7,504,979 - An Low Power DAC

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System and method for providing an ultra low power scalable digital-to-analog converter (DAC) architecture

USPTO Link  read more »

Website Design

Hi There,

I've started doing website design part-time. Small scale for now, just getting my feet wet. I'm mostly doing Drupal based sites, but I've been doing web design and web programming for over 10 years now.  read more »

My First Patent - #7,362,173 - CMOS Amplifiers

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System and Method for Providing Slew Rate Enhancement for Two Stage CMOS Amplifiers

Google Patent Link  read more »

Elli Does the Head Tilt

Elli does the head tilt on demand!

Elli Giggles for Mommy

This is one of the first good giggles we got out of Elli. Mommy is funny!