Tsai-ko Autobiography: Garret
Name: Garret
(last name withheld) Bonafide Tsai-ko
High School: Castle
1985
Tsai-ko Lunch Size:
Medium (barely)
Original Tsai-ko caricature:
front row, 2nd from right
From the Warrior Beat blog August 9,
2007:
ST's Intro:
deleted by request
Poring thorugh scores of
stories each day to provide the best links here is not rocket science.
But it takes a rocket scientist to do it. Garret (Lori's lucky
husband) reads stories from publications across the country, then
shares the most relevant on this blog. He archives the quotes from some
of those articles at http://warriorquotes.wordpress.com.
Garret is a self-described "devoted fan of UH sports." His parents are
longtime UH football and basketball season-ticket buyers.
Garret grew up in Kaneohe and graduated from Castle High in 1985. At
Castle he was a National Merit Scholar (he was told that he was the
first from Castle), State Math Bowl Champion, Salutatorian, and
participated in a variety of activities such as debate (State
Champion), theater, FFA (State Public Speaking Champion) student
government, and newswriting. Garret received a BS degree in Electrical
and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in
1990, an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University
in 1991, and a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering in
1998.
From 1987-1998 Garret worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in a
variety of capacities (Co-operative Education Student, Member of
Engineering Staff, and Consultant), where he won a NASA Honor Award and
a Commendation for Superior Performance. He designed, built, and
operated the laser transmission and monitoring system for the Gallileo
Optical Experiment, which set the record for longest laser
communication in space (6 million kilometers). He also was in charge of
software and hardware for the Mars Pathfinder TCU, and was very
relieved when the pictures were received from Mars as he didn't want to
be famous for messing up that satellite.
From 1998 until 2005 Garret was an Assistant Professor in Electrical
Engineering at Santa Clara University, where he taught a variety of
classes mainly related to wireless communications. He left Santa Clara
to move to San Diego to work in wireless communications for a startup
company that was bought a year later.
Garret has written one book (which is in its third printing), chapters
in three other books, and about 30 other published papers.
Garret's parents are both retired school teachers, as his dad taught
for 30-plus years at Kailua High and his Mom taught for 30-plus years
mainly at Waimanalo Intermediate.
He has been married for six amazing years to Lori (Castle '97) and
theyhave wonderful 4- and 2-year-old girls.