alvin hernandez:  

Since I was extremely shy and worked over 30 hours per week during high school, I missed out on friendships and activities. The money I earned for college was gone after the first year. I was able to complete 4 years of engineering school and earn a degree in electrical engineering from Indiana Tech with a loan and part time jobs. During this time I froze each of 4 winters and met my wife Linda. We were married a week after I graduated. I accepted an engineering job at Florida Power & Light in Miami. I was on track for a life long career at FPL. Our only child was born in Miami. I was a big winner in the first re-organization I experienced. I became Manager of Substation Engineering in 1991. in 1993, while I was enjoying the best lobster diving vacation with my son, Brent, the VP I worked for was having a disagreement with CEO. The VP became a VP at TVA. Most of the remaining managers under the VP became politically incorrect. I had no clue of the politics that was going on in the background. I accepted a supervisor position during the re-organization that occurred when the VP I worked for left. My position was eliminated in 1995. Since our son was a sophomore in high school, we decided to start a business providing engineering and field services to electric utilities and any other job we could get. We e...Expand for more