Brian Coughlan:
CLASS OF 1976
Fairfax High SchoolClass of 1976
Fairfax, VA
Brian's Story
Life
My Spouse
Patty and I met at Virginia Tech. She is from Virginia Beach. She is an attorney.
My Pets
Yellow Lab named Sunny. Cat named Missy.
My Kids
Three terrific kids.
Jennifer is 26 and lives in New York City. She works for a home health care firm. She recently completed an Master's in Health Care Administration and an MBA from UNC - Chapel Hill.
Michelle is 24. She lives in New York City. She greaduated from NYU with a degree in film and television. She works on the film crew for movies and television shows. Board Walk Empire and 30Rock to name a few.
Walker is 21. He is a junior at VMI in Lexington, VA. He is majoring in English and plans to teach.
Fortunately, none of my kids have followed in my wild footsteps from high school.
My Job
My company helps businesses and governmental agencies reduce their electric bills. We work throughout the southeastern U.S. I am frequently in Northern Virginia working with our sales force in that area.
School
Gerry Berry was my favorite ...Expand for more
teacher. I am an electrical engineer. I do a lot of math in my work. Mr. Berry inspired me to become interested in math.
Activities
I have been backpacking on the Appalachian Trail every January since high school with my good friends Curt Clark, James Wilkinson, John Chrisinger, Paul McDermott, Dave Clark, Mark Sewell, Steve Head and Sam O'Rear.
I enjoy swimming, bicycling, running and competing in triathlons.
College
BS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Since I also attended school during the summers, I was able to graduate in just 6 years.
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1990. (I wasn't quite geeky enough after just getting the BSEE.)
MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000. (Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School was my hero.)
Workplace
I worked for 15 years at Carolina Power & Light Company before leaving them to start a consulting firm. I have been running my own firm, Utility Management Services, for 13 years.
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