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About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Technology
Occupation	Senior Network Analyst
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Introduction	I grew up in Midland, Texas I went to Midland Lee High School and moved to a small town in Oklahoma outside of Tulsa my junior year of high school. I grew up playing football, basketball, and baseball so I have a deep appreciation for those sports. I also grew up hunting and fishing and love the outdoors and all it has to offer here in the Pacific Northwest. I took up martial arts in my early twenties - have participated in forty full contact karate tournaments - have won numerous tournaments in the Southwest including back-to-back Texas State Welterweight Championships. Qualified for U.S. Nationals in 1988 - 1999. I was a self-employed contractor for many years before moving to the technology sector full time in 1996. I've made a living at art having been a successful decorative painter for a number of years. Attended the Day Studio - San Francisco - studied under Mike McNeil. Obtained CNE in 1996 - changed careers. MCSE in 2000 - numerous other certications - CCNA in 2007 and working towards CCNP.
Interests	Contact Sports - especially Football! Surfing -Martial Arts - Yoga - hunting - fishing - wood working - computers - technology - photography - videography -art - decorative painting - fractal geometry - sking - snowboarding - politics - American History.
Favorite movies	The Natural - Kill Bill - The Good, the bad and the ugly - Bladerunner - Cronicles of Riddick, etc.
Favorite music	Smooth Jazz - Rock and Roll - some Country music - some Pop music.
Favorite books	Hmmm...due to technical reading I rarely have time to read other topics...but love History books - Science with particular interest in Astronomy - Craftsmanship - and have read "the psycology of winning" a dozen times - The Inner game of Tennis is another good read.