David Audelo:  

Can you believe it is almost 20 years since graduation? I can't believe I missed the 10 year reunion, but I'll be there for the 20 year. I think this classmates.com website is really great, but I find it annoying that most people (and up until now, myself included) don't have any bio information. So for those of you who are curious about what I've been up to since graduation here goes... Football: My UCLA football career started w/ a lot of promise, but was cut short by injury. I redshirted my freshman year and actually suited-up for the first game at the Rose Bowl. I spent the first three weeks of the season practicing with the 2nd string offense before they decided to redshirt me. I entered my 2nd season tied for the 2nd spot on the depth chart at right offensive tackle behind a senior. I was projected as a probable 2-year and possibly 3-year starter. Unfortunately I sustained a neck injury in the first week of the season and played intermittently throughout the year. After sitting out the last 3rd of the season and most of spring ball, I opted for a medical release at the beginning of my 3rd year. Academics: Due to football, I enrolled in the College of Letters & Sciences with an undeclared major. It wasn't until the fall quarter began in my freshman year that I learned I would have to wait two years to apply for admission into the School of Engineering. So for the first two years (while playing football) I took the prerequisite courses for Engineering with the hope that I'd be accepted later. Fortunately, I was able to maintain good enough grades and I was accepted into the Chemical Engineering Department for the fall quarter of my 3rd year. I graduated in 1993 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in Biochemical Engineering. Professional: As many of you might recall, 1993 was a bad year to be looking for a job. Out of my class of 50 Chemical Engineers, only 3 had jobs at graduation. I, unfortunately, was not one of them. In September of 1993, I was finally hired as a Field Engineer in Midland, Texas by a little known company named Schlumberger. As it turned out, Schlumberger is the largest Oilfield Service Company in the world with over 70,000 employees, operating ...Expand for more