Sparky holds a MSEE from the Delft University of Technology. He started his MEMS design career in 1992 at Foxboro/ICT followed by NovaSensor. From 2000 till 2016 he was Analog/Mixed signal design engineer at National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments, developing numerous analog/mixed signal front ends for sensor and instrumentation applications. He holds 6 patents covering MEMS and mixed signal circuit design. He has led technical seminars on sensors and sensor interface circuit design at various conferences. He is currently at TE Connectivity’s Silicon Microstructures where he holds the position of Sr RD Manager, responsible for MEMS sensor, circuit and package design.