Jim McGee:  

After B.P.H.S. - Grove City College, 2 years, then transferred ... to Penn State, graduated 1983, B.S.Mechanical Engineering. Circumstances that summer 1983 brought me to southern California. Got first real job in the area later that year, in aerospace. Started at Loral, then switched to General Dynamics, and then Rockwell within 4 years. Rockwell morphed into Boeing in 1996. In late 1999 job moved to site in Huntington Beach, where I was for 20 years. I've done a lot of road trips, exploring the West. I enjoy staying active, running, hiking, skiing, softball, ultimate Frisbee, and traveling. Married Kim, 2004. Beautiful local Orange County girl. I have a great stepdaughter, who I helped get through high school and college. Now she is on her own, doing well professionally, 30-something. In 2015 my wife and I moved to a house six blocks from the water (a small beach on a recreational harbor), another mile away from the Pacific Ocean. Job was about 3 miles and a 10 minute drive away. Life is good. Work is interesting, testing space-craft hardware, I'm thankful I don't have a job that sucks. In late 2019 - early 2020, my job, still about the same but moved to a different place. Transferred to El Segundo, CA, 30 miles away with 10 times the commute. A demanding waste of time, 2...Expand for more