Personal info & background:
Favorite Quote:
"The most valuable thing is not 'to know all the answers' -
but rather, to fully comprehend all the questions!"
My fascination with manufacturing goes back many years - I got a VIP tour of the Lockheed Martin fighter jet plant in 1977...
....and a personal tour of the 747 assembly facility, while working for Boeing in 1980.
Mother was a Staff Sergeant in the Women's Army Corps in WWII - she was stationed in New Guinea at the same time General MacArthur was there, and she was also in Manila in 1945.
After the war, she was assigned to the 'Military Assistance Advisory Group' in Paris, France.
Father emigrated from India to the U.S. in 1953, then retired in 1973 at the age of 45, and since then he has been circumnavigating the globe nonstop!
He had an engineering firm in Miami for twenty years - they were THE leading firm for innovative hospital design. With his partner, they designed and developed this 500 bed hospital in North Miami in 1973, without any institutional lenders - a rare feat!
Very willing to tackle most any project - including electrical wiring when needed!
Designed and assembled this multi-plank solid wood table from the raw stock, without assistance.
Worked as an auto mechanic while attending college - with a specialization in British sports cars.
And here is my DAD a few months ago at age 98!
Not too shabby...
He worked HARD till age 92, and only quit because of Covid closures!!
YES, I am a biker - this is my prior Ducati Multistrada,
and now researching what my next bike should be,
maybe a Kawasaki ZH2 ?!