Biography

Retired from Intel since Mid-2016 -
2013: To prepare for retire, took me 8 weeks to learn over 1000 Q/A of Advanced and Extra HAM so that I can PASS both Licenses.
1993: Thanks to Duane Calvin(AC5AA) who was one of my mentor and team-lead in IBM. Duane was encourages me into the HAM amateur, It's took me 3 months to PASS Novice HAM license with 5 WPM Morse code.


Worked Experiences:
- 1998-2016: Worked at Intel in Portland OR
- 1982-1998: Worked at IBM in East Fishkill, NY and Austin, TX.


Education:
- BS '79 and MS/EE '82 at University of Missouri-Rolla
- 1976-1982 University of Missouri-Rolla
- 1975-1976 As a Vietnamese refugee - Freshman in Allentown College
- 1972-1975 Second Lieutenant - Chief Operation officer of local infantry Division in the
Republic of South Vietnam

- 1970-1972 Saigon University - School of Law
- 1969-1972 Banmethuot Radio Reporter.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

IC-7410 and TS-440S with MFJ-1786 Hi-Q Loop Antenna