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Education

Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Washington University, December 2012 (expected)

Washington University’s EMBA program is ranked #2 worldwide by the Wall Street Journal and includes a rigourous combination of management, global leadership, and advanced business curriculum.

Master of Science (MS) in Technology
Brigham Young University, December 2005

This degree included the committee-reviewed publication of a thesis on Context-Aware computing. Graduated with a 4.0/4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Information Technology
Brigham Young University, August 2003

This degree included a minor in Music and emphasis in Physics and Japanese.

National Test Scores

  • GRE (January 2009): Analytical Writing 6/6; Quantitative Reasoning 740/800; Verbal Reasoning 600/800;
  • ACT (October 1996): 30/36 – 97th percentile

Relevant Coursework

* Course titles and descriptions are taken from the BYU Course Catalog.

Course Title Course Summary
Computer I/O and Storage Devices N/A
Mechatronics Synergistic application of mechanical devices, electronic controls, and system principles in design of products and manufacturing processes. Advanced applications of electronic instrumentation, control, and automation in manufacturing systems.  
Research and Development in Technology N/A
Readings and Conferences N/A  
Technology Leadership N/A
Advanced Networking Analyzing, selecting, configuring, monitoring, and managing computer network equipment.  SNMP-based monitoring and control in process of fault isolation and root cause analysis.
Capstone Project IT senior project proposal and feasibility studies.  Project management, teamwork principles, intellectual property, supplier interactions, identifying and using professional technical literature, oral and written presentations.  Implementing design.
Computer Networks Computer networks.  Local and wide-area networking for enterprises and service providers.  Work groups / routers / hubs / switches; network server administration; Internet protocols and routing; security and privacy.
Integrated Audio and Video Systems Information technology audio and video components and systems used in home, industry, and education.  System design, integration, and automation.  Recent digital formats for broadcasting and recording.
Principles of Physics 1, 2, and 3 N/A
Experimental Physics N/A
Digital Communications Processing engineering data using digital computers.  Encoding data for storage or transmission.  Frequency-domain techniques for improving signal filtering.  Cryptography and other important signals algorithms.  Practical experience with DSP processors.
Technical Writing description
Database Principles Database theory and architecture; data modeling; designing application databases.  Query languages, data security, database applications on the Web.
Operating Systems Applying and using computer operating systems.  Configuration, file systems, security, administration, network interfacing, multitasking, multiuser, device driver installation.  Analyzing operating system performance.
Human-Computer Interaction Interface design emphasizing human factors, performance analysis, and cognitive processing.  Team-based projects include task analysis, usability studies, environment, interaction, training, and documentation procedures.
Foundations of Computer Science N/A
Quality Improvement Statistics N/A
Computer Systems Organization Programming and analyzing computer systems hardware / OS.  Performance evaluation.  System architectures, CPUs, cache, memory assembly language programming.  BIOS and OS issues, peripherals.
Digital Electronics Foundations AC and DC electronics, digital fundamentals, and circuits.  Ohm’s law and power; impedances and frequency effects; AC wave forms; numbering systems; boolean systems, combinational and sequential logic; spectral analysis.
DC/AC Circuits N/A
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