From his jazz roots, Daran DeShazo understands the value of improvisation. What might seem like a mistake in the strictest sense of rigid musical structure is, in jazz, more often the opening of a door to a new world of possibility that everyone can step into. For DeShazo, he applies those lessons to his work as an electrical engineer designing Neuromodulation products. Simply, DeShazo says, “It’s really just a question about how we learn from them and continually improve and move forward.” Jazz, man. Let’s get to know him.
You’d describe your childhood as … I was fortunate to grow up in a close, loving family and did so at a time that it was really fun to be a kid. My brother, friends and I were free to explore pretty much anywhere we could reach by bike and I really enjoyed growing up with MTV and ’80s video games.
Your 20-word (or more) resume … After some time majoring in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas and several years as a working musician, I got my Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. From 1996 to 2005, I worked in the semiconductor industry supporting early semiconductor process development and power management design (TestChip Technologies, Covalar Design). After joining Advanced Neuromodulation Systems in 2005, I’ve been with the company through the St. Jude years and integration into «Ƶ. I’ve worked in Integrated Circuit design on both Neuromodulation and Cardiac Rhythm Management products and had the honor of being inducted into the Volwiler Society as an Associate Research Fellow in 2019.
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