James F. Mortensen
About Me
Born in the latter part of the 90's, I grew up in a world where computers were steadily becoming a ubiquitous part of human life. My fascination with them began with my first desktop, an Intel Pentium 3 system. I nurtured and upgraded it until its lifespan could no longer be extended.
This initial experience sparked a deep affection for technology within me, along with an intense curiosity: Why did these machines fail? What caused their demise? In pursuit of answers, I embarked on a scientific quest and won third place in my 7th-grade science fair for investigating the reasons behind the failure of floppy disks.
My perception of electronics evolved over time; rather than focusing on how they could entertain me or simplify my life, I found myself more intrigued by their inner workings. This curiosity led to an innate desire to fix the broken and instilled a fearless attitude - after all, I couldn't make things worse by trying to repair them.
Electrical and Software Engineer
My background begins as an Electrical Engineering student at Michigan State University (MSU). At MSU I studied Circuit Analysis, Semiconductor Electronics, Signal Processing, Radio Frequency Electronics, Digital Logic, and Power Electronics before moving on to begin a Computer Science Minor with focused study in Object Oriented Design, Algorithms, Data Structures, and Discrete Math and Logic.
While I love electronics, my pasion is truly software.Â
Between my studies at MSU I was able to find an opportunity for internship with a company called ASML. A Dutch, Multi-National Coporation that specializes in the making of Microchip Manufacturing Equipment. Namely, Photolithography Machines, which literally print the circuitry of the Microchip.
ASML hired me full time after my undergraduate studies. I was brought onto the team to write software for the production test stands that are used on our manufacturing lines to build and test modules of our machines before they are shipped to the customer. Since starting at ASML full time