Brian Phelan:  

Life What a difference a kick in the butt made. In 1979 I decided to join the Army. I worked as a Helicopter Mechanic for 5 years then selected for a Helicopter Inspector course, after training I tested and earned my FAA aircraft mechanics license. I started college in 1984, attending evening classes with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. In 1986, I was selected to become a (WO) Warrant Officer serving as an Aviation Maintenance Technician. Prior to be promoted to I attended training for 1 year. The next assignments were Korea, Fort Ord (Monterey) Calif. and Hawaii where I completed a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics. On 1 April 1999, I retired as a (CW3) Chief Warrant Officer 3 with 20 years of service. I decided 20 years of aviation was enough, so I perused a career in the Information Technology field. I acquire the (MCSE) Microsoft Certified System Engineer that placed my foot in the civilian world. I started working for GTE/Verizon in Stuttgart, Germany as a Field Engineer for Defense Information Systems Agency - Europe. My work allowed me to travel all over Europe and Southwest Asia. Life in Germany was great however, after 5 years it was time to move. In 2003 I moved to Korea working as a Project Manager for CACI managing contracts and personal in Korea and Japan. We moved back to the USA after 11 years oversea, I am working as the Network Engineer in NM on the (UAV) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle project. Its to early to retire so work continues. In Aug 2005 I purchased a house in Estes Park, CO to on day come home to live again. We do visit often and now were a quick 8.5 drive away our summer weekends will be at home. In 2007 I married to my beautiful wife and partner Julalak. In 2008 we purchased 30 acres of land in the village her family has lived for hundreds of years in Thailand. We started with a farm that had not been worked for over 20 years and after 3 years it is looking more like a ...Expand for more