Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Background - History

Jack-Of-All:
Aeronautics - Worked at Bristol Aerospace in the Design and Program departments.


  • Designed modifications to rockets, launcher and shipping containers,
  • project managed launch programs, and
  • Flew rockets (Mission Controller).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Brant_(rocket)


Management: my management skills developed from direct supervision to senior manager at a Director Level. I managed upward of 350 employees in telecommunicaitons in various desciplines. Some of the skills involved:
  • Project Management of major projects,
  • Integration of business processes, systems and organizational structures,
  • Management of Outside plant, Engineering and Specialized communication service operations,
  • Process improvements,
  • Team Building,
  • Management of Customer Services - Large Business Accounts,
  • Computer System development (Design, testing and implementation), and
  • Management and development of contracts for computer systems and major projects in telecommunications.
Other Skill sets:
  • Pilot aircraft,
  • Skipper 43 foot sailboats both in cruising and racing along with bare boat charter in foreign countries,
  • Navigator land, sea and air with or without GPS,
  • Can program in six different copmuter programming languages,
  • Handy around the house. Can renovate (infloor heating, drywall, wiring, plumbing, framing, finishing),
  • Computer literate in all of the MicroSoft Office applicaitons, and most of the Adobe Web Site Design applications, and
  • photography
Physical Activities include:
  • Skiing (water, touring, alpine and X-country);
  • Rock Climbing;
  • Tennis, squash, racket ball, badminton and table tennis;
  • Hike, run (10 K), and swim;
  • Golf, fishing

Community involvement:
  • Chair of Church Council
  • Director and Treasurer of Hospital Foundation
  • President of a international service club
And, many more things...
Master of None:
Other than my employment I didn't focus on specializing in one topic. Good in a lot but not an expert.
I am feeling rudderless... aimless... without direction or motivation and could use some extra cash. I would like to get back to work to grain purpose and an income but in what... to do what.... who out there needs me?

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