Timothy DeFalco:  

Life After H.S. I went straight into the Navy for six years. I spent the first two years in the service going to school, mostly in Pensacola, FL, for electronics and then was stationed on the USS MacDonough (DDG-39) in Charleston SC. While on that ship I made a North Atlantic and Med cruise and several trips to the Carribean. When I was discharged from the Nave I spent a few months in Jacksonville, FL and then got a job with Sperry as an electronics instructor. This job involved teaching Saudi Arabian sailors hor to operate and maintain the system that I worked on in the service, so I lived in S.A. for almost two years. When I returned to the U.S. I was assigned to the Clearwater, FL facility for the next three years. While there I worked on several Automated Test Stations. All the people I working with were degreed engineers except for me so I started going to school part time. After a year or so of that I quit my job and attended school full time in Minnesota where I got my AA at Normandale Community College. I was involved with someone at that time and when things didn't work out I moved from Minneapolic, MN to Miami, FL which was quite a trip. I attended Florida International University in Miami and obtained my BSEE in Dec 1990. While looking for a job I came to Huntsville, AL for an interview with GE. While there I looked up some friends that I knew in Clearwater that had been transferred to Huntsville by the company (Unisys). They suggested that I submit my resume since I already knew most of the people from my previous employment with the company. I did and ended up coming back to work for the same company I...Expand for more