Paul Tate:  

Life Now retired as of January 2024. Prior to that I was the Manager of Environmental Health, Occupational Safety & Risk at Fort Valley State University. in Fort Valley, GA....down near Macon in middle GA. Before that was the Manager of Environmental Health, Occupational Safety & Risk Management at Dalton, State College in GA, this position was eliminated due to budget cuts as a result of the pandemic. Prior to this we lived in Atlantic City, NJ for a year where I worked at Revel Resort as the Executive Director of Safety. That job was eliminated after the hotel suffered huge financial losses and reorganized after Hurricane Sandy. Before that we were living in Augusta Ga where I was employed as a Fire Protection Engineer with a contractor at the DOE Savannah River Site for a year. Prior to that we lived in Smyrna,GA in the NW corner of metro Atlanta, where I was employed with DeKalb County Fire & Rescue, adjoining the City of Atlanta, as Fire Protection Engineer. I remarried 10/8/05. and I've learned that I'm a G*d D*mn Yankee! I moved south, took a job here and married a southern girl. If you're going to be in the area, let me know and maybe we can get together for a drink and old times. School Oh to be back at McDowell in 1967, when life was simpler. Lots of good times in band, orchestra and yearbook. We didn't realize how good it was until it was too late. College Having my parents tell me what to major in wasted several years of my college. Once I figured out where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do made it easier. Having had to pay for my degrees myself also made me appreciate it more. Just wish my mom & dad had been alive to see me earn my degree. Completed my Bachelor of Science in Fire & Safety Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati in August 2001 and my Ma...Expand for more