I
am a Principal Signal Processing
Research Engineer at Starkey Hearing Technologies,
working on deep learning for audio and speech applications.
My work spans speech enhancement, beamforming, and machine
learning systems for real-time embedded deployment. I am an inventor on 9 U.S. patents.
Previously, I was a faculty member at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) for 23 years, where I led programs in computer engineering and machine learning. During sabbaticals in 2018–2019 and 2024–2025, I worked with NVIDIA.
I hold bachelor’s degrees in electrical and computer engineering from MSOE, and a master’s degree and PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. I also earned an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
I am a Senior Member of IEEE (S’93 M’02 SM’06) and have completed 11 visits as an ABET EAC program evaluator for computer and electrical engineering programs. I continue to serve as a program evaluator and consultant for accreditation efforts.
I was recognized by STEM Forward as Young Engineer of the Year (2013) and by MSOE as the Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher (2016). Since 2023, I have served on the Board of Trustees for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater
.
