Grand
Canyon North Rim - 2012
Summer
2020
My wife Leslie and I live in the Sierra Foothills of California near the town of Auburn. We live on a wooded acre in a very nice, small community having moved here from San Jose in the summer of 2004.
Leslie is a retired middle school Social Studies and English teacher. She grew up in St. Louis and graduated from Washington University there, and Stanford here in CA. Leslie taught English in China in the early ‘80’s, and is conversant in Chinese and Spanish.
Our son Alex works in the office of the California State Auditor in Sacramento having achieved his MBA at San Diego State University and graduating from the University of California at Davis with a degree in Applied Physics.
Some Travel
In recent years we’ve been fortunate to travel to some interesting distant places, including Quebec, Upstate New York, NYC, Sicily and Tuscany, British Columbia, and Hawaii. Also St. Louis and Austin.
We’ve also visited places closer to home such as Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, the Eastern Sierra, the Black Rock Desert, Death Valley, San Diego, Yosemite, Zion, and the Grand Canyon.
Some Education
Growing up in West Whittier, California I attended Pioneer High School ('67), Rio Hondo College ('75), and Cal Poly Pomona ('77), where I earned a degree in Engineering Technology, Electronics.
Some Service
During my college years, I took time off to vacation in the U.S. Air Force Security Service (1969 – 1972). During my hitch I was stationed in diverse places including San Antonio, Biloxi Miss., Shemya Alaska, Yokota Japan, Suwon South Korea, Laurel Maryland, and West Berlin Germany.
After college I moved to Northern California in 1977 and worked in the electronics industry ‘Silicon Valley’ for 27 years.
Working Years
I’m retired now but before that my profession was electronics engineering, primarily embedded systems engineering. To those unfamiliar with the term, "embedded" refers to computers or microcomputers that are contained in other devices or products. The microcomputers which control mobile phones, remote controls or microwave ovens are examples of embedded systems. My Career
My Interests
We have always done a variety of family activities, outings, day hikes, and travel. Even rocketry, for a time. Recently I've returned to photography, a little sketching and some travel. I play my guitar occasionally, and Alex plays too (electric and acoustic).
Do You Know Me?
If you are a friend, relative or associate, and we have not talked in a while, I'd be happy to hear from you. I would especially be glad to hear from Air Force , former colleagues, and old college / high school friends. Look me up on facebook where I'm pretty easy to find, or email me at:
Here’s how I looked in 2009 at Tanaya Lake, Yosemite. I'm much grayer now. And older. And maybe a little heavier too [but working on that]. More importantly, over my shoulder is Polly Dome, which Alex and I climbed part way in 2012, among my all time favorite day hikes.
