How did I get where I am today??

I grew up in the suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana. After squeezing out of high school, I worked for PRO Electric Service, our family owned and operated business, as an electrical assistant. The company provided electrical motor service to the offshore oil industry. I enjoyed doing this work and learned a great deal from my dad and my brother-in-law.

Because I felt the need to make it on my own, I joined the
United States Navy in AUGUST of 1987. I went through bootcamp and the first electronics training schools in Great Lakes, IL just outside of Chicago. I was there for a year, before I transferred to Augusta, GA for six months of additional training which provided me the skills to attain a Navy career in satellite communications. Immediately after the completion of training, I received orders to Naples, Italy. I was there for two years as an electronics technician at a communications station. While living in Italy, I traveled Europe, visited many countries, met lots of people, and had a great time!

My next assignment was back in the states working with the Stennis Oceanographical Department, eventually being deployed to Oman and the United Arab Emirates for six months to chart the surrounding waters. I completed my Naval service the next year aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga. Living on a carrier was very different, but interesting.

Life after the Navy has been full of changes also. I moved to Tallahassee to attend college for the first time. To my surprise, I did very well and actually enjoyed attending school full time. Before I finished, my Bachelor's degree, I was offered a job with a great company, ABB. ABB has provided me with additional technical training and allowed me to live a comfortable life. When given the opportunity by ABB to move to Mobile, I readily accepted. It was here that I met the "Love of my Life", Michele and her son Wesley (whom I now claim and love as my own). My life has been filled with many changes, but it is these changes that allow me to experience the true meaning of life and the value of happiness.