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II am a
space and communications systems engineer with 25+ years experience in
design, development, and analysis in software and hardware related to
avionics, communications, networks, and satellite systems. I spent
24 yrs in the Air Force . . . beginning as an 18 yr old tail gunner
on B-52s. I spent the next 15 yrs sitting nuclear alert, flying as
a mission gunner, training other gunners, participating in the development
of the B-52 Weapon Systems Trainer, and generally having fun in one of
the best, if not the best AFSC in the Air Force. I was stationed at Blytheville and
later Eaker AFB AR, Barksdale AFB LA, and Minot AFB ND. After
Desert Storm and the end of the B-52 Gunner Era, I moved to Air Force
Space Command and spent my remaining AF yrs in satellite and
communications systems design, operations, and analysis. I had a
blast working on satellite communications and showing the joint services
how they could get information faster, better, and more accurate. I
worked with Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine combatant units to introduce
them to modern communications methods, primarily in the Middle
East.
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After AF
retirement, I went to work for Motorola Space Systems in the design and
deployment of a new satellite communications system providing worldwide
satellite cellular telephony. It is still the only system of its
kind and is crucial to military operations worldwide. After Motorola,
I moved to BOEING Space and Communications Systems and have been working
as a communications systems engineer on the largest satellite
communications network in the world. My software background
includes Fortran, C, C++, Perl, UNIX, IRIX, SQL, and VB. MCSE, CCNE,
Microsoft Certified Development Partner.
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I have
been riding and wrenching on Harleys for many years . . .they are my true
first love. There is nothing I enjoy more than throwin a sleeping
bag on the back and just headin to nowhere. The best roads are the
ones where you don't know where they lead. I have ridden coast to
coast, border to border. Nuthin better than a 15 day road trip on a
scoot, cept for a longer road trip. I dont understand folks who
scratch and save for a motorcycle and then trailer it to a town so
they can ride bar to bar. The best part of any event is the ride
getting there and back. We live in one of the most beautiful
countries in the world and the best way to see it is on a
motorcycle. I attend as many rallies as I can and spend every
available day riding.
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