Rick Fowler:
CLASS OF 1976
Warwick High SchoolClass of 1976
Newport news, VA
Huntington Middle SchoolClass of 1973
Newport news, VA
Saint Andrews Episcopal SchoolClass of 1971
Newport news, VA
Sanford Elementary SchoolClass of 1971
Newport news, VA
Hilton Elementary SchoolClass of 1971
Newport news, VA
Rick's Story
Life
VMI: 1976-1980 (BS Physics)
USN: 1980-1984, Nuclear Engineer
Newport News Shipbuilding: 1984-1996, Project Engineer
UVA: 1990-1995 (Master of Engineering)
Crestar Bank: 1996-1999, EDP Auditor
Social Services: 1999-2004, IT Audit Mgr.
Circuit City: 2004-2005, IS Audit Manager
Va. Info. Tech. Agency: 2005-2006, IT Auditor
Northrop Grumman: 2006-2011, Auditor Specialist
Huntington Ingalls: 2011-now, Senior Audit Specialist
VCU: 2001-2007 (Ph.D. in Public Policy)
Married: 1985-1995, 2 kids
Divorced: 1995-1999
Remarried: 1999-now (and this time with the right woman).
Workplace
I spent 4 years in the Navy after graduation from VMI. I went to Nuclear Power School and served as the Electrical Division Officer on the USS Nimitz. Remember US-2 Lybia-0? I was there.
I then spen 12 years at the shipyard as an engineer, still working on aircraft carrier nuclear plants. I liked it so much, I went and got a Master's degree in engineering. I also learned a bit about computers.
When the shipyard...Expand for more
became boring, I used my computer skills to get a nice job with Crestar Bank (in Richmond) as a computer system auditor. I learned a lot about banking, motgages, and computer security. When Suntrust merged with my bank, I could have stayed with them and moved to Atlanta. I decided to stay in Richmond so my daughter could finish school with her friends.
That lead me to my next job as the audit manager at the state social services office. After 5 years of state stagnation, I tried auditing at a retail chain. I was too late - Circuit City was on its way out. So I bailed and went vack to the state for a year, working as the IT Auditor for VITA. When Northrop Grumman took over the IT functions for the state, I was looking for another job. And I found a great one back where I started, at the shipyard.
Never burn bridges.
So, from electrical engineer to nuclear engineer to bank audit to socal services, I've had a varied career path.
I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up.
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