A simple question : "What do you do?"
Some describe me as a "computer guy". I may reply I am a generalist in a specialized world.
Most employment applications today demand resumes with long lists of acronyms, certifications, specialized degrees and titles. I understand people want assurance that you can do the work they hire you for. An easy way to ensure such competence is proof of prior experience and/or training specific to the tasks at hand. My own resume is not much different, only with lists much shorter than they could be. But resumes show only a fraction of people are capable of doing.
I've always loved computers. I can recall as a wee-lad "coding" my first program, a helicopter rescue game for the Commodore-64. The problem was, I didn't actually own a C-64. Armed only with my wits and a borrowed reference manual, I filled reams of spiral notebooks with BASIC code. In time I had a huge volume, which included all the graphics binary/hex encoded by hand. I finally did get a computer, much to my delight and evidently others' chagrin. My sister swears I nearly drove her to madness, continually dragging her in to see my latest creations!
It was no surprise when (much) later, at university, I dumped Architecture (an ill-fated attempt to follow in my grandfather's footsteps) and went excitedly into Computer Science and Mathematics. In mathematics I developed tools and skills of the mind, which allowed conceiving of fantastic ideas and the means which they could be achieved. Computers were the instrument with which I could test and build my ideas.
In the years since, I have contributed to many "computer" projects including Digital Signal Processing, Missile Defense development, web based protocol and imaging. I have worked on systems ranging from small handheld devices to parallel processing trackers. The remainder of this site focuses on a few of these. It is important to note, for the vast majority of projects, I had very little to no prior experience, no acronyms, degrees or certifications in the subject. What I did bring was a unique perspective and an open, ready mind.
So, what is it that I do? What surfaces upon this reflection, is I have learned to learn, to seek the necessary tools, to think logically AND creatively to solve all types of complex problems. I find that the answer to "can we do this?" or "is it possible to do that?" is YES. It may not be easy, then again you maybe surprised.
So, go ahead, ask this computer guy if he can help you.