I'm Matthew and I like transistors

When able, I use a billion or more at a time all arranged nicely on a single piece of silicon. Sometimes they are programmable¹ and sometimes they are application specific². Most often I use them to convey messages via electromagnetic fields³. But, sometimes its fun just to make something blink⁴.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara in 1990.

Engineering Specialties

• Digitial IC development (ASIC/FPGA)
  
• Systems Architecture/Engineering
  
• Network and radio systems

Other Interests

• Amateur Radio, NB0X
  
• Astronomy (Optical and Radio)
  
• General Aviation: Private Pilot, VFR, SEL since 1988
• Trombone
• Fishing
• Photography
  
• Travel
• Writing

Why

. . . the life which is unexamined is not worth living . . .
- Socrates

My 48 years provides plenty of material for examination. Years seemingly wasted and opportunity lost have resulted in deep regrets that I will carry until the end. But, I won#39t dwell in the past, rather, I hope to gain wisdom and foresight from my mistakes and strive to do better.

With this blog, I intend to grow through stretching out of my comfort zone and finding a public voice. To contribute to the &#34great&#34 conversation.

You can contact me, or comment on something I&#39ve said on:

Twitter: [@MatthewWishek](https://twitter.com/MatthewWishek)
Google+: +MatthewWishek
Github: mwishek
Email: mwishek at gmail.com

Credits

• Hosting:
  • Gitlab Pages for Storage and Hosting
    
  • Amazon AWS Route 53 for DNS
    
• Static site generation: Hugo
  • Theme: Beautiful Hugo
  • Other js:
    • bigfoot.js for footnotes
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• SEO: Google Webmaster Tools

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