I have always been intrigued with Japan, the Japanese culture and it was my lifelong dream go there, so naturally I jumped at the opportunity. Nagasaki is located on the southern island of Kyushu, one of the most beautiful areas of Japan. I worked on many aspects of display monitor design, however my favorite area was firmware and automatic adjustment systems used to adjust display monitors during production and assembly. I expanded this system to allow end users to adjust their display monitors using a software control panel, instead of the normal front panel pushbutton controls. Living in Japan was what I consider one of the best experiences in my life and I plan to someday return there.
Japan has such a rich culture and the people are extremely friendly.
The language and culture barriers were quite difficult at first, but I was soon able to learn enough of the language and kanji to survive. I feel quite honored to have worked there and been accepted into their society. In October of 1995 I transferred to Mitsubishi Electronics America in Dallas , Texas. As Senior Design Engineer , I headed display monitor development in the US for the design center in Japan. My favorite project was development and support of the SpectraView color calibrated display system for Macintosh and Windows.