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AchievementsI am happily married and we have just celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. I have two children, Emma Rose and Akiva. I love dogs. Tippy, an old-English Jack Russell terrier is our current canine pack member. I taught myself to ski (alpine and nordic). I earned an Associates Degree in Liberal Studies - University of Maine at Presque Isle. I earned a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology Services Management - University of Maine at Presque Isle. I was the Valedictorian of my graduating class. I've worked steadily in Information Technology support since 1988. I am highly skilled in End-user technology infrastructure, especially in Higher Ed. I hold foundations certification in ITIL ITSM from the ITSMF I'm a Thawte Web of Trust notary. I am an Ordained Clergy Person in the Church of Spiritual Humanism and the Universal Life Church I am handy. I built my own solar-powered home from a retired Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Boxcar and also built a large conventional-framed workshop. I have participated in several large residential construction projects. I can fix most minor and major problems with automobiles. I can weld and run a torch. I built a large steel trailer for my O'day 22' sailboat. I can pour concrete. I can cut firewood. I can drive a farm tractor and other farm machinery. I like tools. I can shoot (shotgun, rifle and pistol). I can slaughter animals when necessary, although I typically don't enjoy it. I do enjoy hunting upland game and fowl. I am an FAA-certified private pilot - PPSEL. I began flying instruction in Seattle, Washington, at Boeing Field, in a Cessna 120, with Dan Skarperud, in 1982. I earned my wings in Presque Isle, Maine, with Alan Billing, in a Cessna 150, in 1991. My wife and I owned a Piper Colt - N5178Z in the early/mid 1990's. We made several long flights, including a VFR round-trip from Presque Isle (PQI) to Ft Lauderdale (4 days flying). I have held a concealed weapons permit in Maine. I can drive a bulldozer and backhoe/loader. |