I enjoyed my time in academia. Here is some memorable academic work from that era.
My Degrees M.Sc., Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick B.Sc., Computer Engineering, University of California, Irvine Applications and Security of Next-Generation, User-Centric Wireless Systems Publication in an open-access journal, MDPI’s future internet. Date: 2010/07/28
Abstract: Pervasive wireless systems have significantly improved end-users’ quality of life. As manufacturing costs decrease, communications bandwidth increases, and contextual information is made more readily available, the role of next generation wireless systems in facilitating users’ daily activities will grow.
E-mail: Mailing: Social media: I do not use social media, though I maintain accounts on LinkedIn and Github.
In particular, I do not use any of: Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, or Snapchat.
Project Description Commit URL saltstack Fix logging problem with ‘svn’ module 6f259f6 glmark2 Custom version numbers in builds 8fdd8b4 gstreamer Documentation annoyances f01b751 xmr-stak-cpu Add Windows build support a6419d2 Coin Price Indicator Support for Gemini exchange 3e0ad33 snapbtrex Allow ssh port specification 2ed4c1b Kimchi Bug reports 217 1228 1224 I am mindful of the difference between free beer, copyleft, and freedom. [source]
Before I became a Meteorcomm employee in 2022, I relied on the positive feedback of my consulting clients for success. This is what those clients had to say:
Meteorcomm Meteorcomm is the railroad industry’s trusted source of innovative wireless communications and train control technology.
“Rick provided 6 well-documented merge requests (MRs) on concerns found in the [⚠️redacted]. The MRs included both a description of the found issue and the action the [⚠️redacted] team took to advance progress on integrating the software into the [⚠️redacted] product.
Some pictures from my amazing hikes on the AT and PCT are below.
A few words of wisdom for any would-be thru-hikers: slow down. Enjoy the people, the trails, and the places. Your biggest risk is finishing your hikes too fast.
Appalachian Trail, 2014 I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. (Georgia to Maine, approximately 7 months.)
The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.
