I received my BS in Computer Science from IIT back in 1984 with a digital electronics focus. I have worked in the embedded world for over 15 years both at General Dynamics on the F-16 and with Rational Software (now part of IBM). During my tenure at both companies I was involved in a lot of training and mentoring, which I love to do. I co-founded Deck5 Software back in 2009 focusing on iOS app development for Fortune 500 companies and creating some of our own products. Most recently I am thrilled to start the Windy City Lab, a digital electronics learning center here in Chicago. The fact that individuals such as ourselves can imagine a digital product and take it from inception to production with open source tools, hardware and software is absolutely fascinating and complete exhilarating to me. My hope is that the Windy City Lab can transfer my knowledge and fascination with this field to others that are interested in learning new and exciting things.