Retired electrical/software engineer BSEE Cal Poly Pomona, 1972 1972-1977 Conrac Corp., Conrac Div., Covina, CA 1977-1993 Perkin Elmer Aerospace Division, Pomona,CA 1993-2001 Orbital Sciences Corp. (our division was sold to OSC, same plant, same office) 2001-2017 Hamilton Sundstrand, Sensor Systems Division (sold again!) Ham radio operator (WB6FCS) since 1963 Amateur astronomer since 1967 My dad was also an engineer, started with Rocketdyne in 1957 on the Atlas program, part of the team that developed the J-2 engine that powered the upper two stages of the Saturn 5. Personal: Married since 1974 (same wife!), three grown daughter, two grandkids In addition to ham radio, photography and astronomy, we are owned by a pair of absolutely wonderful Ocicats, our older girl Saphira is my avatar. Very smart (sometimes TOO smart), the have learned and respond to a number of words, like their names, NO, food, and eat. We sometimes have to spell things if we don`t want to have them bugging us for food. The have us wrapped around their little paws, but we don`t want to change that.
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