Hello! I’m Andre, and this is my portfolio page. Below are a select few pieces of content I've written over the years. I've additionally written several blog posts, marketing emails, eBooks, white papers, and web pages.

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Enterprise IT News •

Executive Thought-Leadership: Hyperscale Computing Paradigms Hit Mainstream

It was nearly a decade ago when a new breed of customer – Internet companies building giant datacenter capacity – found themselves in need of a new type of server to support their massive scale. This trend certainly didn’t go unnoticed. In fact, in 2007, a few entrepreneurial-minded engineers at Dell saw this opportunity and created a new business targeted at addressing these specific needs.
RFID JOURNAL •

Social Distancing and Contact Tracing Made Easy Through Wearable Devices

Wearable technology can provide an innovative way for factories to keep workers safe. As the world slowly heals from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still a long way to go before we'll be back to living how we did before the outbreak began. Therefore, manufacturers will most likely continue to ensure social-distancing requirements are met and conduct contact tracing quickly for the foreseeable future. But how can you achieve that on a bustling manufacturing floor?
EverythingRF •

The Key Things You Need to Know About Bluetooth 5.1 and 5.2: Faster, More Flexible, and Enhanced for Audio

Even though the specification for Bluetooth 5.0 hit the market not that long ago, there are two recent updates to the specification that have notable features that will impact the future of wireless design: Bluetooth 5.1 and 5.2. This article will guide you through key aspects of these updates, so your engineering team can anticipate what functionality will be available for upcoming design projects involving Bluetooth.
Epicor.com •

Case study: Molding Omega Plastic's Future With Epicor ERP

“We specialize in the fast, flexible, collaborative turnaround of manufacturing solutions that meet stringent timelines and tight tolerance manufacturing requirements. We focus our efforts on providing an exceptional client experience-from product development, to bridge-to-production, to low-cavitation production, and assembly services. As a result, we've grown tremendously- over 25 percent in 2016 with double-digit revenue increases projected again in 2017.” - Mike Pavlica, vice president of operations and finance for Omega Plastics
Embedded.com •

The synergy of cellular IoT and Bluetooth LE

Cellular IoT (CIoT) is a topic that the Embedded.com staff has covered in detail for the past few years, with articles that educated readers about how to begin working with LTE-M and NB-IoT as well as commentaries about how quickly the adoption curve will be for cellular IoT. That latter article cites a projection that there will be five billion CIoT devices in the next five years – a staggering number given how long cellular was a niche connectivity technology for IoT deployments.
CPAP.com Blog •

Pros and Cons of Using an Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea

If you have mild to moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), your sleep specialist may give you the option of choosing oral appliance therapy (OAT)—also known as a sleep apnea mouthpiece or splint—to treat your OSA. An oral appliance or dental device (also called an anti-snoring mouthpiece) is a mouthguard-like splint that you wear over your teeth when you sleep. It keeps your airway open by sliding your lower jaw forward slightly, creating extra space at the back of your throat.