Welcome!
Welcome to my isle of paradise. Now living in beautiful Orlando, Florida and within an hour or less of several lovely beaches, beaches are one of my favorite places to hang out. For more information, click on any of these links, or contact me below.
About Me
Hey ya, I'm from 'da North!
You heard it, don't ya know! I'm from 'da north: cold country, home of 'da moose, surrounded by cheese farms, dairy cows, and oh yeah snow. Now you know why I like the beach so much, eh? Well, I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just a few miles from a humble town called Wauwatosa. While actually several hours away from any moose that I know of, we sure talked about 'em a lot, huge majestic creatures, which I hear as a hunter you can only shoot one moose in your lifetime (and with a proper hunting permit, to boot).
Huh, You Wanna Know More? Here's Some More Facts:
- I was born in Dover, Delaware where my dad was stationed to retire from the U.S. Air Force. He was a pilot, and flew everything from jets to the old B-17 bombers in World War II (he was 50 when he retired and had me, OK? Do the math).
- Our family later moved to Milwaukee, WI when I turned four
as that is where most of my dad's family lived. We had uncles,
aunts, grandmothers, a whole hoot of close friends and other
relatives.
- After high-school, the family retired again and
agreed to move to Las Vegas, Nevada. It was there
where I had finished a BS, MIS degree (Bachelor of Science,
Management Information) at the University of Las Vegas, NV.
Living there was fun with lots to do, and if you
like warm weather like I did, this was the place to be.
My first real job in Las Vegas (after running a few
clerk jobs like the 7-11) was at
Bank of America's National Dealer Lending
Center. I was typing 65 wpm (words per minute) in
Data Entry, then later found a spot in their Information
Technology department (see more about this on the
Profressional tab).
- After several jobs in IT, I finally settled down
in Orlando, Florida where I live today.
- My best job: working for a small company (manufacturing) since you get to wear many hats, helping to create/develop/lead it in a way you know you have a big difference.
- Worst job: in Massachusetts - great people, but the daily commute was hours and hours in the worst traffic.
- Current job: in Florida - now working for an entertainment company I love.
My Favorite Hobbies
- I'm a tried and true Green Bay Packer fan (who knew?)-- even when Bret Favre went to the Vikings -- and even when Aaron Rogers went to the Steelers, I still rooted for undoubtedly best team in the NFL.
- I'm also an avid runner and love to attend races. (Find a race to run here!) In my lifetime, I have run a marathon or two, but prefer the smaller 5k/10k races with the funky themes. In high school, I ran the 1600 meter in 4 minutes 44 seconds (in cold weather!), and placed top 5 in our local conference cross country team.
- On the weekends I golf -- the best site to book is GolfNow.com -- but think maybe I play because I find it a challenging sport -- plus you get to hit things hard with a club and watch it go far. Golf is apparently SO HARD to master, I had placed a spot for it in the "Today's Challenges" tab, for sure.
- Lastly, I'm a seasoned piano keyboardist (and yes,
have a few accolates), have played throughout
high-school & college, and still play for fun - click
here to hear one of my favorite songs:
Song by Chicago, Hard to Say I'm Sorry
My Professional Life
- I'm a certified DBA (database administrator),
currently seeking recertification (expired),
and a solution devloper in several programming languages &
platforms (windows, linux/apache, etc.), working mostly
on back-end systems (getting data from point A to point B).
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Note: I will include my resume here later,
along with other contact links when
I start to look for new work in the near future.
- I'm also a certified EPA 609 MVAC tech (motor vehicle air/conditioning technician), and will soon be an EPA 608 certified residental HVACR tech (heating, ventilation, & A/C refrigeration tech). I haven't been paid a cent for any of the HVAC work I've done so far, but have repaired about 8 different MVAC systems for friends and family. It's hot down here in the South! HVAC work would be my "part time retirement job" that I would probably do 10-20 hours a week at most, then golfing for the rest of the week.
Today's Challenges (Always Changing, Of Course)
This is a placeholder to discuss today's challenges, either locally or throughout the world. While I like to stay from political discussions (there's plenty of that on other discussion boards, ad nauseum), some things you just can't ignore. Anywho, I'm staying local here, which of course affects me most (haha). So, here is my list of daily challenges I'm stuggling with and how I'm working through them.
- Golf is Hard! (or is it?): the struggle
is real while I try to replicate this simple series
of images below: it's a masterful sequence of events
I try to replicate, and has the hidden mastery of power
and distance once you figure it out!
Images courtesy of The Art of Simple Golf
- Really understanding a pressure gauge: I had referenced
web-sites listed below for general knowledge, but EPA exams reference
BOTH inches of mercury (Hg") as well as microns (greek letter
"mu" or "μ"), but articles discuss millbars only -- and
found a millbar or mbar(a) is equal to 750.6 microns.
Did you know "microns" is actually short for "microns of Hg" to replace inches, and that vacuum is never expressed as a negative number? Vacuum implies negative pressure as shown on the image, right: see the "green" area where Hg" is from zero (atmospheric pressure) to 30Hg (total vacuum).
More important to NOTE: you actually cannot go past 29.92 Hg" (total absense of pressure) and once past the 29" mark, it becomes really "unmeasurable" with a gauge, and that you must actually use a special device called a "micrometer" to get the total actual number of required vacuum via. EPA requirements! To demonstrate, I placed this table below and further explanation.
Sources: https://fluidpowerjournal.com/vacuum-measurement-a-basic-guide/
and https://www.kodytools.com/units/pressure/from/millibar/to/micronhg
Atmospheric pressure at top & "total vacuum"=29.92 Hg" at bottom
0"Hg 760 Torr
(mmHg)1013
mbar(a)0-kPa
(%)Microns
(μ)+ 3" 684 900 -10 675k + 6" 608 800 -20 600k + 9" 532 700 -30 525k + 12" 456 600 -40 450k + 15" 380 500 -50 375k + 18" 304 400 -60 300k + 21" 228 300 -70 225k + 24" 152 200 -80 150k + 27" 76 100 -90 75k + 29.92" 0 Torr
(mmHg)0 mbar(a) -100kPa (%) 0 μ
- Future links are TBD, and not limited to the following: web-languages, video-gaming links, common tools used in HVAC industry.
Contact Me
Orlando, FL 32812USA
My cell: 407-956-7581