Professioanal Interests and Expertise

• Industrial controls and instrumentation - especially computerized systems, water and wastewater applications such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and open-channel flow measurement
• Computer system and network security - Windows & Macintosh PC systems
• Biomedical instrumentation - physiological measurement and biofeedback
• Sytem design and integration - project management, design, construction and service/troubleshooting
• Teaching and training - I enjoy working with students and passing on what I have learned through experience

Current Department Responsibilities

• Maintaining, operating and improving the Germano (student) computer lab and department servers
• Providing department level IT support including Windows AD maintenance, department PC maintenance and campus IT liason
• Providing advice, maintenance and construction help on electronics used in research projects and student labs
• Providing guest lectures on instrumentation, controls and measurement to department courses

Education

BS EL + graduate courses in CS and controls- California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA


Professional Registrations and Organization Memeberships

• Louisiana Registered Professional Engineer - Control Systems
• California Registered Professional Engineer - Electrical and Control Systems
• Senior Member - ISA (Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society)

Professional Experience

11/00 -	Research Specialist II - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, LA
1/97 - 7/00	Lead Instrument Engineer - Wiedeman and Singleton Engineers, Atlanta, GA
9/96 - 12/96	Instrument Engineer - Jordan, Jones & Goulding Engineers, Atlanta, GA
9/79 - 9/96	Consultant Instrument & Electrical Engineer - dba ALMONT Engineering, Oakland, CA
10/77 - 9/79	Computer Projects Engineer - Chevron USA Richmond Refinery, Richmond, CA
1/77 - 10/77	Lead Instrument Engineer - Ed Farmer and Associates, Sacramento, CA
6/76 - 1/77	Field Service Engineer - Brantley Instruments, San Leandro, CA
1/76 - 6/76	Field Service Engineer - San Francisco office of Fisher and Porter Company, Philadelphia, PA
10/74 - 12/75	Project Engineer - Universal Engineered Systems, Pleasanton, CA
3/71 - 10/74	Research Specialist III - Atascadero State Hospital, Atascadero, CA

Publications

W. H. Howe, B. G. Liptak and A. V. Pawlowski, Chapter 2.31-Weirs and Flumes, Instrument Engineer's Handbook - Process Measurement and Analysis, 1(4), 395 - 400, CRC Press, 2003

A. V. Pawlowski and D. R. Laws, A Multipurpose Voltage Controlled Oscillator, Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 6(1), 27 -28, 1974