What I Do: Past, Present, Future
Past
I was born in Southampton, NY
in September of 1969. My family moved to California
and I spent my earlier years in southern California and moved to a quaint
town in the Mojave desert called
Boron,
where I graduated from Boron High School,
in 1988. I then attended
Antelope Valley College in
Lancaster,
De Anza College in
Cupertino, and
Summer Language Institute at
UCSC before graduating from
San Jose State University on May of 1992 with a B.S. in
Criminal Justice Administration.
I have also taken helicopter flight lessons in a
Robinson R22, and a
Bell 206B JetRanger
from Aviak Flight Center at
Palo Alto Municipal Airport and
Nice Air at
Reid Hillview Airport in San Jose,
where I was a solo student. I am close to a Private Pilot Rotorcraft-Helicopter rating,
and hope to pursue a commercial rating after that, but at current, airspace restrictions,
(the result of recent terrorist attacts), prevent me from continuing solo flight lessons
in the bay area.
In
1994 I returned to De Anza College to renew my
Emergency Responder certificate,
a 50 hour
American Red Cross class required for enrollment into an
Emergency Medical Technician program at
Santa Cruz County ETS Training Center.
I completed the 112 hour EMT program at the year's end, after which I transferred from APS in Santa
Clara to APS in San Jose to work as an EMT at IBM.
In
August of 2000, I made my break for the high-tech industry, working as a tech support representative for
Metricom in San Jose for their product, the Ricochet Wireless Modem.
Although the company has since shut down, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on their
Tech Support team.
After
Metricom's collapse, I was hired on at UCSC
as a Campus Proctor. Check out my
UCSC home page.
I very much enjoied this job. The students really cool and always full
of creative energy and the had bright futures ahead of them.
UCSC is the most beautiful campus I have ever seen.
Built among the redwood forest of the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains,
the architecture of the buildings allows for a magnificent view of of the
Monterey Bay and is integrated closely with the landscape,
preserving as many trees as possible.
Present
Since I have found that it is very difficult to proceed on with my career goals without prior military experience,
I have decided to enlist in the U.S. Army for a five year enlistment as a Military Police Officer.
My enlistment started in April and I will be in training atFort Leanard Wood, MO through August of 2003.
I am told that my most likely duty station after training will be in Germany.
Future
My ultimate goal is to work as a helicopter pilot for the
California Highway Patrol.
The CHP has nine
Bell 206L LongRanger and
Eurocopter BO-105
helicopters which I could be flying within two years of becoming a CHP officer,
(once I become paramedic rated and build 300 hours of pilot in command time).
In memory of N940PD (SJPD Air-1)
and the pilot and mechanic on board.
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