Robert Banos:  

CLASS OF 1963
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Ballou High SchoolClass of 1963
Washington, DC

Robert's Story

Presently, Founder and President of my third company, TSWS, Inc., a Delaware Corporation operating in California. We are at purerainstorage.com and purerainstorage.ru. We are establishing a manufacturing operation in Ukraine, near Odessa. So much of the world needs clean potable water. This is what we do. After Ballou, however, I headed , with John Tole (who went on to MIT) to Drexel University , then University of Maryland to earn BS degrees in Aero engineering and physics respectively. Led to a one way plane ride to San Francisco and enrollment in SJS University (physics ) and Stanford Univ. (cybernetics) where I completed two MS degrees. Five years as an engineer (NASA, et al.) led to UC Berkeley LHS as a computer analyst I and II and my first company. Followed by 25 years as physics, engineering and mathematics teacher (High School), and 8 years - concurrently - as adjunct at UC Berkeley, Engineering night school, Dominican Univ., San Rafael, where I taught physics. Began my third company. California Water Solutions, 2010, and am president of TSWS, inc. after bringing onboard a new CEO See us at purerainst...Expand for more
orage.com. Women, A career in itself. But, did finally settle down and, During my one and only marriage of 8 years, I did truly fall in love with my only wife, Lilia from Russia. Alas, we separated, but life went on. Broken-hearted. Again. No children of course. No time in a life filled with skydiving, small plane pilots license, love for fast cars (two jaguars, two motorcycles,) doing research in mathematical physics, writing, and teaching to affor d homes, one of which I built myself in the Tahoe Donner Resort of Truckee, Ca. Company, TSWS, taking most of my time. Won award as technology teacher of year from Microsoft, 2002, .. you know,,.. the usual.. You all have had it happen to you too. But best years were singing. Just could not make a living at it. Sang semi pro with American Bach Soloists, Belvedere, California, and had paid gigs singing in the 40 voice chorus of Nicholas McGegan's Philharmonia Baroque Chorale. Teaching physics, chemistry, mathematics, environmental science,.... skiing every year on Lake Tahoe slopes,.... Nothing ever came close. To singing Bach Cantata's, his Mass, his Passions,
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