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Vita<br />

<strong>William</strong> <strong>Lloyd</strong> <strong>Bircher</strong> was born in Wichita, Kansas on December 14 th , 1973 to Mr.<br />

<strong>William</strong> Mark <strong>Bircher</strong> and Catherine Ann <strong>Bircher</strong>. After living in Kansas <strong>for</strong> thirteen<br />

years, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas with his family. In the Fall of 1992 he began his<br />

undergraduate studies in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at<br />

Arlington. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1997. After<br />

graduation he joined Compaq Computer Corporation developing system firmware code.<br />

In 2000 he joined International Business Machines also as a firmware code developer.<br />

That same year he enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin to begin graduate studies<br />

in computer engineering as a part-time student. In 2004 he married Sara Marie Smith. In<br />

May 2006 he received a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer<br />

Engineering. <strong>Lloyd</strong>’s graduate education was supported <strong>by</strong> International Business<br />

Machines and Advanced Micro Devices.<br />

Email Address: lloydbircher@gmail.com<br />

This manuscript was typed <strong>by</strong> <strong>William</strong> <strong>Lloyd</strong> <strong>Bircher</strong>.<br />

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