User:Mwmartin

=  Martin, Michael Wayne (January 7 1985 - )  =

The Early Years
Michael W. Martin, nicknamed Michael Moose by his parents David Allen Martin I and Rhonda Lynn Durham for his abundance of baby goodness, was born at an Air Froce Base in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the middle of three boys, the younger being Daniel Thomas Martin and the older being David Allen Martin II. His family moved around quite a bit all over the United States, primarily living in the Midwest and Pacific Coastal regions such as Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and California. At an early age he obtained a special affinity for aviation, particularly military aircraft. He would often spend hours pondering over various aviation-related books, absorbing as much information about those amazing marvels of machinery as possible. His first official flight as with his father in a single-engine Cessna, and he took up instructional aviation at the age of twelve. He continued training in various aircraft, including the Diamond Katana DA20, the Piper Cub, and the Cessna 152 until the middle of high school, when the dream was postponed until a further date when it would become more practical.

The College Years
Michael came into his academic life at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA. He studied all general education subjects and various offbeat subjects as well, such as Marine Science Technology. In November 2005 he applied to UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara and finally decided upon UC San Diego, where he is currently studying Management Science towards the attainment of a Bachelor of Science degree.