John Dermody:
CLASS OF 1981
Polytechnic High SchoolClass of 1981
Riverside, CA
John's Story
John is from Centreville, Illinois. John's schools include Polytechnic High School.
Music John likes includes AC/DC, Metallica, Rock Music. Books John likes include Blink, Freakonomics, Call of the Wild. Movies John likes include Vanishing of the Bees, Forrest Gump, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Official Page). TV shows John likes include House, History, Cash Cab.
One of John's favorite quotes is:"-Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
-The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
-People cannot discover new lands until they have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
-It is bad luck to be superstitious.
-When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
-Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
-The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.".
More about John:"married 11JUN11
-After NMMI (1983), tried to continue medical goal at UCR. Parents divorced, college funds evaporated, tried working full time (couldn't get any $ assistance) with 21 units, failed miserably. Floundered. Move...Expand for more
d to Sacramento in 85.
-Odd jobs: Landscaping, fast food management. Obtained computer programing degree from MTI, no job resulted. Married in 86, Son Sam born in 88, divorced 89, sole custody. Sam is trying to enter the Las Vegas police academy while working for the coroner's office
-89 to 99; worked at Bel Air; Checker, courtesy clerk trainer, head clerk. Married in 90. Second son, Adam born in 91. Divorced in 96. Obtained BS in Electronics Engineering from ITT (96-99). I got sole custody of Adam in 2002. Adam graduated last and has been attending CSU Sacramento while working part-time at Citi-Trends.
-99 to present; working at Hewlett-Packard. First as a product engineer (server quality) to 2005, got my MBA 2005-2007 and now a program manager for Japanese OEM parts quality and delivery. On the personal note, I have been dating Maritess (in my pics) for about a 2 years. Went home to meet her family and childhood haunts for Christmas; very nice. I will be taking her through Riverside in March to meet my Mom who now lives in Vegas.
Travels have included Puerto Rico and Japan (8x) and Philippines.".
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