User:Alibisratboy

Greetings!

Having spent several years after high school in the computer industry as a tech specialist, traveling the world troubleshooting pdp, vax, system 20's and later 34's and asa 400's, in some of the most exotic applications, I settled down, quit living out of a suitcase, and re-entered college to get a degree that would allow me to stay put. I thought geology would be banal enough, and after a few years upgraded with a master's in chemistry and geology, then spent a few years working on projects from two competing oil companies for my doctorate. Ironically, one of those companies pulled me out of my studies with an offer I couldn't refuse and sent me immediatly aboard ship, eventually off the coast of two continents for some "elementary cartography". So much for staying put. Finally, I've been able to settle into some teaching and consulting work based on the projects I've been lucky enough to have been a part of. I play guitar, something I learned at sea oddly enough, and play occasionally with 60's - 70's rock band to fill in. I coach kids basketball and baseball teams (mostly because I enjoy keeping the statistics for the leagues, probably because no one else wants to) and my coaching peers find that a plus.