Neil
Robert Quinn Jr.
Senior Lecturer, Senior Fellow, Presidential Fellow, Santa Clara University.
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Computer Engineering / Environmental Studies |
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(408) 554-5723 |
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500 El Camino Real |
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(408) 554-5474 |
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Santa Clara, CA 95053 |
E-mail: |
nquinn@scu.edu |
EDUCATION:
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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY of LOS ANGELES |
B.S. |
Physics 1967. |
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UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
M.S. |
Computer Science 1969. |
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UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
Ph.D. |
Electrical Engineering (Computers) 1977. |
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UNIVERSITY of NOTRE DAME du Lac |
M.A. |
Theology (Ethics) 1999. |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
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2000 – 2004 |
Senior Lecturer, Computer Engineering Senior Lecturer, Environmental Studies Senior Fellow, Center for Science Technology and Society Faculty in Residence, Education for a Sustainable Future Scholar of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics |
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1998 – 2000 |
Presidential Fellow, Santa Clara University. |
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1993 – 1998 |
Board of Regents of Santa Clara University. |
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1983 – 1986 |
St. James Academy School Board Del Mar, CA. President. |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, 2003-2004
Senior Lecturer, Computer Engineering
Senior Lecturer, Environmental Studies
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, 2000-2003
Senior Lecturer, Computer Engineering
Senior Fellow, The Center for Science Technology and Society
Director of Ethics and Technology, The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, 1998-2000
Presidential Fellow, with
The Center for Science, Technology and Society, and
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Director of Technology and Ethics
CHARITYMANIA.COM 1993 – present
Fundraising software/services for non-profit organizations.
QUAD-Q SYSTEMS Del Mar, CA. 1983-1998
President and founder of QUAD-Q Systems, a company oriented toward business management and engineering consulting in the areas of Real Time Information Management Systems and Computerized Control Systems Engineering.
Clients include:
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Landis+Staefa Controls/Siemens |
Southern Electric International |
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Esscor Inc. |
Computervision (Calma) |
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IMED Corp. |
Intellicon Inc. |
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Heliotrope General |
RCK Controls |
STAEFA CONTROL SYSTEM San Diego, CA. 1979-1983.
Vice President of Research and Development involving the application of distributed computing systems to the Building Automation and Energy Management functions.
BREUER and ASSOCIATES Los Angeles, CA. 1980-1982.
Development of a Printed Circuit Board Component Placement Algorithm for both similar and dissimilar size components.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. Pomona, CA. 1976-1979.
Responsible for the management of all engineering computing activities (both hardware and software) for an engineering organization of over 2000 people.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS San Diego, CA. 1976.
Designed a microcomputer interface to retrofit a Honeywell Delta 2000 HVAC monitoring and control system to a DEC PDP-11/34.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. Pomona, CA. 1975-1976.
Managed the Hybrid Simulation Laboratory. Designed several weapons systems simulations using hybrid computer systems. Designed a process control system to control automated printed circuit board drilling machines. Designed and developed an energy management system to control the 1.75 million sq. ft. Pomona Division building complex.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. Pomona, CA. 1967-1975.
Senior electronics engineer involved in a variety of hardware and software design and development applications.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
GRANTS, AWARDS and HONORS:
Santa Clara University Board of Regents, 1993-1999.
Loyola Marymount University representative at the Presidential inauguration of Marilou Eldred, St. Mary's College Notre Dame, Indiana. October 6, 1997.
General Dynamics Doctoral Fellowship Award. 1972-1976.
U.S. Patent #4,000,401 "Hybrid Multivariate Analog Function Generator".
PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS
Quinn, Neil R., "An Analysis of a Force directed Component Placement procedure for Printed Circuit Boards", Ph.D. Dissertation, Pomona CA: General Dynamics Press, 1976.
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
Quinn, Neil R., "A Force Directed Component Placement Procedure for Printed Circuit Boards", IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory, 1980.
_____. "The Placement Problem as Viewed from the Physics of Classical Mechanics", 12th Annual Design Automation Conference, 1975.
_____. "Hybrid Multivariate Analog Function Generator", IRAD Rpt. 1974.
VOLUNTEER HISTORY:
ST. JAMES / ST. LEO PARISH Del Mar, CA. 1980-1997.
Parish Council President, Finance Council President, Eucharistic Minister, Lector. Mission Circle.
ST. JAMES ACADEMY SCHOOL BOARD Del Mar, CA. 1983-1986.
President.
SOLANA BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE Solana Beach, CA. 1981-1986.
Player Representative, President.
EASTRIDGE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Anaheim, CA. 1977-1979.
Treasurer, President.
Teaching Philosophy:
Engineering is the profession of creating and developing tools for the betterment of human existence. In the classroom, I think it is important to impart not only a sense of superior technical competence to my students, but also to challenge them to use this knowledge with a sense of conscience and compassion for people everywhere.
Engineering Professors have been endowed with the technical skills to teach the invention and production of ingenious products of all types. We must see to it that our students create these products for the benefit of all forms of life.
My teaching philosophy is to provide students with the highest level of technical competence, while at the same time, instilling in them a sense of societal responsibility, conscience and compassion in the application of their knowledge for human flourishment.
Academic Activities:
January 06, 1999 |
Technology Steering Committee |
February - May 1999 |
Created a Recent Author Series for Center for Science, Technology and Society |
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February 10, 1999 |
Ethics presentation to city Santa Clara |
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February 25, 1999 |
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Conference |
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March 04, 1999 |
Inter-Governmental Training Agency (Danville) Talk on the Basics of Ethical Decision making. |
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April 02, 1999 |
Co-organizer Spring 1999 – Ethics and Technology Reading Group |
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May 20, 1999 |
County of Santa Clara, Talk on the Ethics of County Business |
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May 26, 1999 |
Conference on Software Ethics, Speaker |
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June 05, 1999 |
Fourth Annual Ethics and Technology Conference (Boston College), Speaker |
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June 08, 1999 |
Legatus Presentation (Orange County), Talk on Ethics and Technology |
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June 17, 1999 |
Chemistry Ethics Session, Ethics in Scientific Research |
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September 21, 1999 |
San Tomas Aquino (Palo Alto) Talk on Ethics and Technology |
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Fall 1999 Quarter |
ENGR 19 - Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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October 19, 1999 |
San Tomas Aquino (Palo Alto) Talk on Everyday Ethics |
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October 20, 1999 |
SJ State School of Journalism Technology Conf (Santa Cruz) Talk on Ethics and Technology |
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November 09, 1999 |
Socially Responsible Information Technology (Dynarc, Inc.) Talk on Ethics and Technology |
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January 06, 2000 |
Co-Designer - Engelbart Colloquium (Stanford University) |
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January 11, 2000 |
Designer of the website for the 100th Anniversary of Magnetic Recording |
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Winter 2000 Quarter |
COEN-001 Understanding Digital Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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February - May 2000 |
Year 2000 Recent Author Series for Center for Science, Technology and Society |
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March 15, 2000 |
Ethics and Technology presentation at De Anza College. |
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Spring 2000 Quarter |
ENGR 19 - Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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April 05, 2000 |
Allen Hammond; Christine Bachen; Neil Quinn; Ruth Davis; CSTS Colloquium on the Intersection of Law, Politics and Technology |
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May 01, 2000 |
Graduate Seminar on the Implications of Technology on our future. |
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July 06, 2000 |
Chemistry Ethics Session, Ethics in Scientific Research |
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July 27, 2000 |
Appointed Designer for the CSTS web site (to be released Jan, 2001) |
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August 30, 2000 |
Hosted the Finnish Parliamentary Delegation for the Future |
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September 06, 2000 |
O’Connor Hospital Medical Ethics Consult |
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Fall 2000 Quarter |
COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-194 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (3 groups) |
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ENGR-019 Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-299 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-290 Societal Issues in Engineering (2 units) |
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October 19, 2000 |
Christus Health (San Jose) Technology and the Future of Medical Ethics |
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October 19, 2000 |
Graduate Engineering Seminar Ethics in Technology |
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Winter 2001 Quarter |
COEN-020 / COEN-020L Intro to Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) |
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ENGR-300 Societal Issues in Engineering Professional Practice (2 units) |
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COEN-195 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (3 groups) |
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February 1, 2001 |
Graduate Seminar on the Societal Implications of Technology in Engineering. |
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February 6, 2001 |
Webmaster for Launch of the Center for Science Technology and Society Website http://sts.scu.edu |
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March 2, 2001 |
Artificial Life, Artificial Ethics?M. Woodbury, convener; K. Miller and N. Quinn, panel. APPE 2001 (March 1-4, 2001), Cincinatti, OH. |
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Spring 2001 Quarter |
COEN-001 Understanding Digital Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: < |
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COEN-196 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (3 groups) |
June 27, 2001 |
The Assessment of Proposed Technologies Neil Quinn, Tim Healy, ASEE2001, Albuquerque NM |
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Fall 2001 Quarter |
COEN-001 Understanding Digital Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-194 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (3 groups) |
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Winter 2002 Quarter |
COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-195 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (3 groups) |
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ENGR-019 Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-300 Societal Issues in Engineering (2 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-301 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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Spring 2002 Quarter |
ENGR-019 Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-301 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Technology (4 units) |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-196 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (3 groups) |
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Fall 2002 Quarter |
COEN-001 Understanding Digital Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-194 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (7 groups) |
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Winter 2003 Quarter |
COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-195 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (7 groups) |
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ENGR-019 Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-301 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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Spring 2003 Quarter |
COEN-288 Software Ethics (2 units Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-196 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (7 groups) |
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Fall 2003 Quarter |
ENGR-019 Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course_Evaluation: |
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ENGR-301 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-194 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (7 groups) |
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Winter 2004 Quarter |
COEN-288 Software Ethics (2 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-195 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (7 groups) |
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ENGR-019 Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENGR-301 Contemporary Issues and Ethics in Technology (4 units) Course Evaluation: |
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ENVS-145 Environmental Technology (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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Spring 2004 Quarter |
COEN-288 Software Ethics (2 units) |
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COEN-120 / COEN-120L Real Time Embedded Computer Systems (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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COEN-196 Senior Thesis in Computer Engineering (7 groups) |
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ENVS-145 Environmental Technology (5 units) Course Evaluation: |
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