Darren McBride:  

Well folks I'm still living and working in Reno! After High-school in 79 I went to UNR and University of Arizona for 1 semester. I graduated in 83 with an electrical engineering degree and worked for about 9 months at IMS International (Cubix) designing Hard drive controllers and switching power supplies. Then in early 1984 I quit and started a computer consulting firm (Sierra Computers), traveling to the middle east with my partner Lee James, who I had met at IMS. We designed english/arabic computers and traveled the world until 1986 or so. In 1987 I dissolved the partnership and became sole owner of the firm and changed the focus to Reno computer sales and support. About that same time (actually a year before) my brother-in law set me up on a blind date with Ellen Bowers, a Freedom Wisconsin native who was working on a pre-med degree at UNR. We've been married 23 years (give or take)this August 2009. Ellen is now a psychiatrist in Reno and we have 4 children: Meredith who is 19 as of this update (April of 2009) and just finishing up a semester at Shanghai University, Samantha who is 18 and about to graduate from Manogue High School, Jaclyn who is 16 and currently a Junior at TMCC High School, and Christopher who is 12 and just finishing 7th grade at Sagerige. We are lucky to have everyone in the family happy and healthy. Meredith is currently majoring in International Finance, Sam is planning to enter engineering at UNR, Jaclyn has hopes of entering medicine, and Chris currently likes the idea of being a comedian. I still run Sierra Computers as a ...Expand for more