== About me ==
  * I have been using Linux for over 5 years, starting with RedHat 9.  For some reason I thought I'd give Kubuntu Gutsy a try, and liked it so much that I have stayed with Kubuntu ever since.
  * Administrating and programming for Linux is one of my hobbies, but I am an electrical engineer by trade.
  * I have quite a bit of experience integrating Linux into a Windows world, both on the application side (Wine) and on the domain/LDAP end (Samba).
  * Convinced my workplace to use Kubuntu with KDE3.5 configured to act like Windows.  I have it installed on fifteen computers instead of Windows XP; so far they are very pleased with it.
  * Open sourced my FPGA based machine vision system under the GPL (http://www.falconir.com)

== Interests ==
  * Machine Vision
  * Alternative Energy
  * Parallel computing / clustering
  * Robotics and autonomous systems

== Contact ==
  * '''Email:''' kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net
  * [[https://launchpad.net/people/kb9vqf|Launchpad page]]

= Kubuntu activity =
== Development ==
  * Feature enhancement of KDE3.5.10 and many supporting applications
== Packaging ==
  * Unofficially patched and repackaged KDE3.5.10 for Intrepid, Jaunty, and Karmic (http://apt.pearsoncomputing.net)
== Tutorials ==
  * Wrote this tutorial: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SmartCardLUKSDiskEncryption

= Other open-source activity =
== Wine ==
  * Maintainer of Visual Basic 6.0, 3ds max 7, and Autodesk Inventor 7