James Darden:  

Well I guess I should give the 'Reader's Digest' version: ____________________________________________ '79-82: Student (Midshipman) at the U.S. Naval Academy. Did not graduate from there however. I hit a little speed bump with the academics and I guess they felt I should make my exit. '82-'83: Student at CO State Univ. Graduated with a B.S. in Physics in fall '83. '84-'99: Worked in the Aerospace industry at several companies. The most recognizable names being Martin Marrietta (pre-merger with Lockheed), McDonnell Douglas (pre-merger with Boeing) and Northrop Grumman. '99 - Present: Several positions in the IT industry but for the last 5 years I've been at UCLA as an admin at the School of Public Health. ____________________________________________ I moved to Southern California in '87 and have never looked back. I love it out here with the exception of the outrageous rent and gas breaking $4/gal you can't beat the weather. While working at Douglas I became friends with a guy who just happened to attend Cherry Creek. yeah...go figure. I was conducting a meeting and happened to pass his desk and noticed...Expand for more