Mark Gilchrist:  

To all who happen to stumble on my profile .... I design, build, manage and troubleshoot Networking Systems for AT&T. I've had a myriad of jobs - all with the same company - for 34 years and counting at this point. As some of you know, I graduated mid-term '78 on a Thursday; and started working for then Pacific Telephone (in Linda Mar location) the following Monday. Been there ever since ... I moved up to management 24 years ago after they paid for my education. I have a BSEET in Electronics Engineering from Cogswell College. After 10 more years (after high school graduation) living in Pacifica, I moved to Clayton to avoid the 3 hour commute to the East Bay. Unfortunately, you have to move there for better job selections. Another 9 years in Clayton, I got a chance to be moved by the company to Fairfield where we have a Data Center - a small unincorporated area called Green Valley - and I've been here ever since. If you know where the Jelly Belly factory, or the Anheuser-Busch bottling plant is, you know the area I live in. I used to travel a lot with this job - hitching a plane and staying in nice hotels. Now, technology has progressed to the point where I can do most of my work from home - or more to the point, from a remote location.. I'm not proud of the fact I've been married a couple times now. All I can say is, you do stupid things when you're 22. I do have a beautiful daughter from my first: Alana Marie. Got some photos of her here and she DOES do Facebook. I also helped raise my sister's daughter: Tonia also a Facebooker under Kennedy (if interested). She's in the pics as well. I'm currently married to a beautiful lady of whom I met while working in Concord (Clayton is nearby): Patricia Arnella Teresa Marie Ursulita - now Gilchrist aka PATMUG (Face-booker too). I have included some pics but, don't expect much ... she doesn't like her picture taken so, this is the best I've got. She has more on her FB profile. We have 2 homes that are almost paid for; 5 cars; and plenty of adult toys. Outside of my divorce, I've certainly been blessed in my time past Oceana. I...Expand for more