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Profile

I became involved in computers in 1970. At that time I was working for Southern Pacific Railroad (SPR), as a demerge (billing) clerk. My job was to route empty boxcars to originating owners and input data to a main frame computer via punch cards and tape. In 1977 I made a career change, moving to SPR’s transportation department. There I worked as a brakeman, conductor, and yardmaster. The highlight of this part of my career was a five-(5) year assignment as a photojournalist for High Rail Magazine. In 1990 the railroad provided an option for twenty-(20) year employees to accept early retirement. I accepted the offer, recognizing it as an opportunity to pursue my own career path.

The advent of free time provided me with the ability to enter the world of computers. My first purchase was an IBM 286 PS2 that I connected to a midi keyboard. This was a milestone in my life, forever binding me to computers. My first accessory was a modem. This equipment enabled me to access bulletin boards and transfer files. In 1992 I felt my world blossom beyond expectation as I signed-up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Nine-(9) months later I responded to an ad in USENET. It called for a start-up ISP with Saturday demonstrations at Egghead Software stores. Ultimately my endeavors broadened to include ISP customer training for internet applications. Today, I am a training consultant to four-(4) companies.