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I am a senior embedded systems design and test engineer for a data acquisition devices for land/marine surveying, seismic activity, and smart metering. I used to work for a computer and server manufacturing company but have moved on due to uncertain job security. With my work, I have extensive knowledge in computer hardware/firmware, power electronics, transmission lines, sensors, data analysis, back-end coding, and computer networks.

Recommended Books for Electronic/Computer Engineers

• Hobbyist/Fundamental Electronics: Practical Electronics for Inventors by Scherz and Monk
• Analog/Digital Electronics: The Art of Electronics (and the X-Chapters) by Horowitz and Hill
• Power Electronics: Fundamentals of Power Electronics by Erickson and Maksimovic
• Computer Architecture: Computer Architecture, A Quantitative Approach by Hennessy and Patterson
• Computer Networks: Computer Networks, A Systems Approach by Peterson and Davie
• Antenna Systems: Antenna Theory, Analysis and Design by Balanis
• Signal Integrity: High-Speed Digital Design, A Handbook of Black Magic (and High-Speed Signal Propagation, Advanced Black Magic) by Johnson and Graham
• Communication Systems: Digital and Analog Communication Systems by Couch
• PCB Design: Printed Circuits Handbook by Coombs and Holden
• Control Systems: Modern Control Systems by Dorf and Bishop

Recommended books for anyone

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by Clear
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Covey
• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Carnegie
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Talking About Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior, and Crucial Influence: Leadership Skills to Create Lasting Behavior Change by Grenny, Patterson, and et al.
• The Laws of Human Nature by Greene
• Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Christian and Griffiths

Free and helpful resources

• Modular Electronics Learning Project (lists various topics from real electrical engineering cirrculum)
• Falstad Circuit Simulator Applet (provides visual tools for learning ideal electrical circuit behavior)
• EbookFoundation (GitHub repo for free resources on coding and other stuff)
• MIT OpenCourseWare (free notes, tests, quizzes from real university courses on a huge number of topics)
• TED Talks (excellent free seminars for personal growth, development, and wellbeing)