Summary
Ron Fredericks is a research and development scientist and technologist with 12 years of professional experience building bridges between biophysics, embedded electronics, and web/streaming platforms from his home lab in Los Gatos. He consults for research labs and startups, delivering hands-on solutions from breadboard and PCB prototypes to MATLAB/Python tooling, optics bench demonstrations, and patentable product ideas. As a former CTO and product manager he led developer ecosystems and streaming video platforms, growing engagement and accelerating time-to-market through pragmatic engineering and creative Web services. His recognitions include co-authorship on two biophysics patents and technical awards from Mentor Graphics and Wind River, while Adobe acknowledged his contributions as a technology educator. Current research focuses on "intelligent liquids" that combine biomembranes with electronic and computational analogs—a rare cross-disciplinary pursuit that blends microscopy, embedded systems, and software. He pairs editorial and teaching experience (magazines, blogs, Toastmasters) with a knack for turning experimental prototypes into reproducible, market-ready demonstrations.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BA (reached junior year then left the program), Biophysics, BA (reached junior year then left the program), Biophysics at University of California, Berkeley
HS Deploma, High School, HS Deploma, High School at Punahou
BSEE (completed), MBA (1 year of studty), Electronics Engineering and Management, BSEE (completed), MBA (1 year of studty), Electronics Engineering and Management at Cook's Institute for Electronics Engineering (CIEE)