MikeGolio
My blogs
| Industry | Engineering |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Retired |
| Location | Mesa, Arizona, United States |
| Introduction | As a teenager, Mike Golio worked in coal mines, on road crews, cleared brush, and served in a wide variety of other manual labor positions. As an undergraduate, he worked part-time in a University of Illinois bookstore and dormitory dish room. He spent two years as a microwave design engineer before earning enough money to return to school and complete his MSEE and PhD studies in 1980 and 1983. During his career as a technical contributor, Dr. Golio published hundreds of technical papers and served as editor for eight books. He has held a variety of volunteer positions in both IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and IEEE Electron Device Society. During his career as an electrical engineer, Dr. Golio designed and built electronics hardware, developed models for microwave transistors, managed both small and large engineering organizations, and directed corporate research and development strategies. In 1990, he took a job that was so bad that by 1995 he had changed his focus to seriously pursuing retirement. His most recent book, Engineering Your Retirement, is a product of that planning. |
| Interests | financial planning, retirement, engineering, travel, irrigation, hiking, archaeology, writing, publishing, editing |
| Favorite books | Engineering Your Retirement |