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Well,I grew Up In Santa Clara California. My Father Worked For Lockheed Aerospace Weapons Division. My Mother Was A Head Nurse At Alexian Brothers Hospital In San Jose. We were An Upper Middle Classs Family. I Did Very Well academicly And Even Skipped A Grade. I Left Public School During My Freshman Year To Help My Father Run One Of Two Automotive Machine Shops He Operated. I Continued My Education Privately. Until Its Completion In 1978. Where I Made The Choice To Join The Navy. Where I Scored High Enough To Be Garenteed An A School, The Best Of The Best As Far As Technical Schools In The Navy. After Completing My Obligation There I Went To Work With The Department Of Defense. Weapons Research And Development For Aviation And Space Applications. I At The Start Of My Career Married My High School Sweetheart And We Had 3 Beautiful Daughters That I Am So Proud Of And Am Grateful That Even Among The Numerous Mistakes As A Young Father. The Children Are Well Adjusted And All Three Have Goals They Intend On Completing. The Oldest Has Graduated College And The Other To Are In Progress.
Bragging Rights:
I Completed Boy Scouts From Beginning To Its Conclusion And Graduated As A Eagle Scout With High Honors Among These To Mention A Couple. I Was Awarded The Presidential Athletic Award ( Difficult To Acquire Is An Understatement ) I Went To Yosemite Rock And Mountain Climbing And Survival Institute. Where I Received An Honorary Completion Certificate. From The I Participated In A Compitition Back Packing Circuit, Where I Competed At Mt. Lassen The Penticle caves. Camp High Sierra. The John Muir Trail Among Others. I Finished At A Respectable 8th Place. At Which Time I Was A Offer A Position As A Explorer. Working As Staff At Boy Scouts Camping Facilities, Where I Remained Until My Induction In To The Navy. I Furthered My Accomplishments After Discharge From The Navy And Went Straight To Work For The Department Of Defence And Achieved Engineering Status Within 5 Years. In Summation My Overall Vocational Accomplishments Include But Not Limited To, Wildland Firefighter II, Structural Firefighter Coupled With First Responder And Paramedic Certifications. Including Hazmat Certification. While Working On My Fire Science Degree. Additionally I Was A Successful Freelance Computer Consultant And Repair Technician. I Held A Commercial Licence To operate All Heavy Equipment With All Endorsements, Until Recently After A Near Death Encounter Involving A High Speed Collision. Impact Was Estimated At 100 Miles Plus. I've Just Completed My 5th And Last Major Surgery. I Was Working As An Office Manager For A Successful Law Firm.