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After graduating from Catalina in 1960, I attended the University
of Arizona and earned B.A. and M.A. degrees. My major was
Latin American history. While searching for a college teaching
position I worked in the parts department at Precision Motors on
Speedway, later Precision Toyota. The automobile business
was fun but I still wanted to teach. I obtained a teaching
certificate and taught fourth grade in Globe for a couple of
years. While teaching I became interested in computers
through a colleague who had a TRS 80 PC.
I left teaching and began computer programming training at
Pima Community College. This training led me to a
programming job with the Arizona Department of Public Safety
in Phoenix. I worked in the information technology field at DPS
for twenty-four years. I was a mainframe programmer (Cobol,
CICS, and Natural), a systems analyst, and eventually a
supervisor of PC Support for the department. I enjoyed
working with computers and helping fellow employees resolve
their software and hardware problems.
On Halloween 2008, I retired from DPS. I continue to live in
Phoenix but also travel to Tucson from time to time to visit
friends and family. My main interest is motorcycle touring. I’ve
travelled throughout the western United States, western Canada
and a bit of Mexico since 1974. My longest trip was an 8,000
mile journey from Phoenix to Nova Scotia in September 1991.
In 2011 I plan to tour New Zealand. My current bike is a 2000
Triumph Sprint St.
of Arizona and earned B.A. and M.A. degrees. My major was
Latin American history. While searching for a college teaching
position I worked in the parts department at Precision Motors on
Speedway, later Precision Toyota. The automobile business
was fun but I still wanted to teach. I obtained a teaching
certificate and taught fourth grade in Globe for a couple of
years. While teaching I became interested in computers
through a colleague who had a TRS 80 PC.
I left teaching and began computer programming training at
Pima Community College. This training led me to a
programming job with the Arizona Department of Public Safety
in Phoenix. I worked in the information technology field at DPS
for twenty-four years. I was a mainframe programmer (Cobol,
CICS, and Natural), a systems analyst, and eventually a
supervisor of PC Support for the department. I enjoyed
working with computers and helping fellow employees resolve
their software and hardware problems.
On Halloween 2008, I retired from DPS. I continue to live in
Phoenix but also travel to Tucson from time to time to visit
friends and family. My main interest is motorcycle touring. I’ve
travelled throughout the western United States, western Canada
and a bit of Mexico since 1974. My longest trip was an 8,000
mile journey from Phoenix to Nova Scotia in September 1991.
In 2011 I plan to tour New Zealand. My current bike is a 2000
Triumph Sprint St.
Last Updated: September 2010
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