I grew up in Wilmington NC and have always enjoyed electronics. I received an Associate degree in Electronics Engineering Technology from Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) in 1994. My first position was at Sturdy Corporation, here in Wilmington, working in a production environment as an Electronics Technician. After a couple years, I was promoted to the Electronics Engineering Lab, as an assistant to the Chief Electronics Engineer. The position included building and analyzing new circuits, verifying designs, troubleshooting, documenting results, and recommending design changes. I was involved with hardware and software for product development, and developed the procedures for production testing. My technical writing abilities lead to authoring specifications for new products.