Well, you can peek at my education and employment background if you really wish; otherwise, I'll just tell you a little about myself and my life.
I prefer Rock; however, I can appreciate Country.
My preferred modes of transportations are motorcycles and trucks, in that order: I've
owned a Honda V-twin 750cc, then a Honda Shadow 1100cc. I am most definitely dreaming of
my next bike.
Living in San Diego was great after the service,
but to damn expensive. Besides, I had other problems such as learning to be somewhat
disabled or finding a proper physician.
San Diego was where I meet Don Dye who helped me out tremendously! That is where and when I did Black Sabbath Custom Leather. I also created the poster art as well as the designs and work.
Black Sabbath Custom Leather March 1992 to August 1993
San Diego, California
Proprietorship. Custom leather work.
Achievements & Experience
- Gained practical knowledge of small business operations.
- Gained experience in Leather-craft clothing and accessory design as a business.
As noted previously, I started my leather business by turning my hobby into a part-time business, one that soon grew, but also caused problems. I preferred and tried to remain exclusively in the custom leather service, but even though people seemed to want custom work, pricing was a problem. I was advised by select customers, my accountant, and the S.B.A. to charge more and that my work was worth it. But I had no experience on the economics of effective pricing. When I moved to a shop, profit was a necessity, along with other essentials of business. shortly before I moved to the shop, I began to have trouble with my injury - which would increase to an encumbering point. In addition to my physical ailment, tow major events contributed to my problems. One was a burglary that took equipment and supplies; second was an employee that embezzled money and stole supplies. To avoid further stress, pain, and loss, I quit business - finished what projects I could and turned over as much as I could of my unfinished projects to my competitor, Moose Leather, and then I left town.
In order to recover from all my problems, I moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, to live with my mom and to make plans to take advantage of my VA vocational rehabilitation for college in order to better my chances for suitable employment.
Major Event: San Franciso Earthquake
Major Event: Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing:
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City is seen from the air
Thursday, April 27, 1995. According to city engineers, more than 220 downtown Oklahoma
City buildings suffered some kind of damage in the April 19 explosion that rocked the
building, and at least eight buildings collapsed.
. I still have my sewing machine from Black Sabbath Custom Leather; thus, I can do my necessary leatherwork for bikes and cars.
1994 to 1995
Fort Scott Community
College (F.S.C.C.)
2108 South Horton, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701 (316) 223-2700
Associates of Science, degree completion with transfer credits from
previous college (43 credit hours) and military (19 credit hours).
After arriving in Fort Scott, I was unable to complete plans to attend DeVry in Kansas City, Missouri, starting in the summer of 1994; thus, I made the best of the situation and worked on completing my Associate of Science at the local community college. This not only helped me to complete my degree and transferable credits for DeVry, but it also helped me to get back into the swing of school. Fort Scott Community College is quite different from Oklahoma City Community College, or other community colleges that I am familiar with. To me, it seemed a cross between a high school and a community college - perhaps it is just the way small town community colleges are: more high school friendly. I did thoroughly enjoy my time and education at F.S.C.C..
1995 to 1999 DeVry
Institute of Technology
11224 Holmes road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131-3626
My favorite cars are the 1962 Lincoln Continental
and 1973 Monti Carlo. In 1996, I had to trade my Caprice Classic buy a 1995 Chevy 1500;
however, that turned out to be a scam. Can you say a four-letter word that rhymes with
truck! As of this writting, I'm still dealing with lawyers and other shit. OUCH!
I am now buying an F150-XLT that I like very much
and would just love to install a nice communications/entertainment system. I use to mount
Ham radios in my cars and on my bikes and I always had to have a kickas stereo system.
Gotta have that - right!
I would like to have my own restaurant / club . . . or coffee shop. I have a slight notion to do a coffee / soup shop split. One side called "The Soup Fly." On the window, on the front of the shop, would be a picture of a large fly sitting at a table with a spoon in his hand. One of his hairy fly legs would be pointing to the soup bowl in front of him as he says, "Hey, waiter! There's a human in my soup!!!" The other side of the shop would be called "The Coffee Addiction." It would serve the traditional items of fresh gourmet coffees and sinfully rich cheesecakes and pastries.
Although life is filled with decision making, there are times when you must make those
major one. Or at least major up to that time in life. I went through a major change or
changing from the time I got out of the Navy to the time I redirected my course in Fort
Scott, Kansas. That is, my change peaked after I left San Diego and isolated my
concentration on
where all and what all I've been, where I wanted to
go, what I wanted to be, what I wanted out of life, what I would settle for,... I believe
I have chosen the best course and I work continually to improve upon that chart. I must
believe in my aspirations. my inspirations, and myself.
I feel generally good about life, optimistic with a certain mischief! I want to share my life and self with someone who I can help feel the same way. I keep myself busy, often too busy. After reviewing my current situation and position in life, I believe myself to be achieving higher levels of self-actualization.
"The man who rows the boat generally doesn't have time to rock it."
"We are all manufactures - some make good, others make trouble, and still others make excuses."
"If you have tried to do something and failed, your are vastly better off than if you had tried to do nothing and succeeded."
Project Manager: Self
This project provides my experience in lease and property management, home remodeling and installation of a “micro network” system. Provides the building foundation for an Limited Liability Company.I assumed this project to accomplish several career related goals. First was to obtain a comfortable living environment while I completed my education in Kansas City, Missouri. Second was to provided a location to practice the various tasks I might encounter in my career: upgrading of electrical systems, installation and maintenance of PBX or KSU systems, installation and maintenance of multi-platform LANs, and general management skills. Third, but not last, was to provide the opportunity to form the core talent for an LLC (Limited Liability Company) that would continue to purchase and upgrade houses in similar fashion near the DeVry area to capture the DeVry student housing market.
This became a too much work; especially, dealing with certain renters. I desolved this situation and moved back to apartment life just in time to schedule surgery for my leg.
DeVry
Institute of Technology March 1996 to February 1998
Kansas City, Missouri (816) 941-0430
Supervisor: Rob Silvy
Telecommunications and LAN Lab Assistant.Achievements & Experience
- Developed an MS Windows database system for tracking T-Com and LAN lab inventories and topologies.
- Designed and implemented on-line documentation using MS Windows OLE capabilities for introduction, user and administration manuals for the T-Com and LAN labs.
- Experience in the development of end-user documentation using Microsoft products and linked objects between MS Word, MS Excell, MS Acess, MS PowerPoint and MS Paint as well as other MS and non MS applications.
- Experience in the delivery of hands-on PC-based software training with verbal and written presentation skills.
- DeVry Employee Self Evaluation for 1996.
- DeVry Employee Self Evaluation for 1997.
Working as an FA in school was very convenient and educational. Every little bit of experience helps. This position allowed me to focus on and solve real problems with the educational knowledge I was aquiring. I was already acquainted with most of the technical knowledge and was able to quickly learn new ways of using them. The Lab FA position also provided additional experience in customer support for faculty and students and re-enforcement of skills and knowledge by working with and assisting students in solving problems.
