Michael Francis:  

Life I now live in San Bernardino,Ca. I am still working on my Information Systems degree at the University of Redlands (taken longer than I thought). Although, I don't need the degree for my job (years of experience out weigh degree), the degree is still a personal goal. Since working at Raytheon in El Segundo, Ca, I have already taken after hours classes through the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and attained a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Certifications. I perform AS9100 Audits at Raytheon, and travel to our sister locations in other states when needed to perform Audits. I meet a wonderful woman in late 2003, and we stayed very good friends until recently, when we got married. A friend introduced me to the world of Pirate re-enactments. The organization is called Port Royal Privateers, and they have a website with the same name (portroyalprivateers.org). The group has been in existence for about 15 years. It is such a blast, dressing up as a pirate, going to events, and entertaining the public (especially th...Expand for more