Randall Elliott:  

If any of you recall me at all, you might remember I was a geek LONG before it became so fashionable! I moved to Boise after my freshman year in Fairbanks Alaska. After graduating Borah in 75, I got a 3-year Associates from Idaho State and was recruted by Tektronix in Portland, Oregon. I've been here ever since. Professionally, I was a Technician for 12 years and have been an Engineer for the past 25 years. I've worked for about 10 Portland-area companies over my 31 years here - such is the High Tech industry. Mileposts of note: I wrote songs, sang and was Lead Guitarist in a Portland-area Christian Rock band (circa 1985), married a CPA classmate from Fairbanks Alaska, travelled to Britain, Thailand and Taiwan, put many miles on several motorcycles, ran my own IT business for 2 years, built about 6 electric guitars and own many more, designed and built the guitar amp I've used for 25 years, was co-inventor on a patent, have a bunch of proprietary inventions that I don't own and can't really talk about, and I have the coolest step-daughter a guy could have! I think she is a lot...Expand for more