Meet Our People

SRI's innovative thinking depends directly on the people who work here. Meet members of our team and learn why they joined SRI -- you may discover that you would like to join the team, too. Visit Careers @ SRI for descriptions of current openings.

Focus @ SRI:
Development of computer vision, video, and imaging technologies for specialized systems and applications

Title and Location:
Program Director, Machine Vision, Engineering & Systems Division

Day in the Life @ SRI:
Varies tremendously: talking on the phone with potential clients; meeting with project teams; conceiving new algorithms/approaches; preparing a proposal, paper, or presentation

Before SRI:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, developing image processing algorithms for radiographic imagery

Academics:
BSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MSEE, University of California at Berkeley

Why SRI?
Working with bright, creative people; finding a breadth of expertise available for putting together multidisciplinary teams

Inspiration and Motivation:
The prospect of creating automated processes that exhibit what many people might call intelligence

Away from the Office:
Running, hiking, all kinds of music, comedy, world travel, enjoying San Francisco with my wife

Languages:
Some Spanish

Proudest Professional Accomplishment:
Deploying SRI-developed software, at the U.S. Postal Service, that sorts everyone's mail

Words of Wisdom for New SRI Team Members:
Be imaginative, and make sure your ideas are aligned with solving problems for clients and the "big picture" of their interests

Favorites:
Authors: Jared Diamond, Carl Hiaasen
Movies: Being John Malkovich, King of Masks
Comedy: Steven Wright, Bay Area TheaterSports>
Music: Armin Van Buuren, Pierre Bensusan