Rudy was in the health field as US Army Medic and clinical Specialist prior to receiving his BS degree in Electrical Engineering at San Diego State University. Throughout most of his technical career he has worked with technology innovators and commodity leaders in the USA and production abroad. Currently he is an engineering program manager for Advance Materials and Technology. He resides in Shenzhen China and is an advocate and speaker for social tolerance advancing change for burn survivors in his local Chinese community, through local news and publications, community forums and charity events. Inspired by a local burn survivor named “LJ”, he has dedicated his time to find medical care, tailored education programs, and to assist with the integration of burn survivors into normal social life. Rudy is an active member of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.