< Brandon CS Sanders

Some folks have asked me why I add my two middle initials when I sign my name. I do it to make it easy to tell me apart from the more famous folks that also have the name Brandon Sanders. My four names are a brief sketch of my family tree. The first three names come from the gals and the last name comes from the fellas:

Brandon	-	maternal Grandma born Evelina Brandon.
Clark	-	paternal Grandma born Delores Clark.
Schoepflin	-	wife born Shelley Schoepflin.
Sanders	-	dad born Robert Sanders.

I'm a technophile sprouting from working class roots. My dad is a journeyman model maker who runs 4B, a small Wire EDM shop. I inherit my creativity and passion for inventing from him. My mom is a journeyman die maker who nurtures our family and does the books for 4B. I inherit my attention to detail and passion for justice from her. Thanks mom and dad!

I'm proud of my family and the sacrifices they've made so that I could have more opportunities than they. I recognize that the many blessings in my life derive from the toil of ancestors driven to create a better world for their descendents. Out of gratitude for a bounty I have not earned, I've committed my life to perpetuating the chain of uplift. This is why I've joined AboutUs.

My self-education also includes a few credentials ... a BSE (June 1998) in Electrical Engineering from Walla Walla College and a PhD (August 1, 2005) in Computer Science from the University of Rochester. In addition to my job at AboutUs, I am involved in starting the SolSeedMovement and love to go windsurfing in the Columbia River Gorge with Shelley (yes she is better than me <sigh>).

I hope that in browsing my online spaces you'll discover some way in which we can exchange non-monetary value through collaboration.

May you be filled with loving kindness.

May you be well.

May you be peaceful and at ease.

May you be happy.