Born Oakland, CA 1948. GRaduated High School 1966 Concord, CA. United States Marine Corps 1966 to 1971 as a Microwave/rardi Relay Technician. Rancho California Water District 1975-2004.Developed Computer Controlled Supervisory Control System in late 70's. Retired as Director of Operations April 2004. Hobbies are Scuba Diving, Underwater Photography, Landscape and Wildlife Photography through pandemic breakout. Amateur Radio. My focus with amateur radio is off the grid, fully independent communications HF-6M to 80M, UHF/VHF-2M, 1.25M, 70 CM also including GMRS and FRS