Michael Bloom:  

SCHOOL AND WORK After graduating from DW. Clinton I went to City College for electrical engineering. Before and after graduating from CCNY I worked as a sales engineer. Then, being a child of the 60s, I found my work meaningless and looked for something meaninfull to do. that led me to teach, a career that lasted for 12+ years. My teaching included : Thomas Jefferson H.S. in Brooklyn (Physics and the alternative school) Maslow-Toffler School of Futuristic Education in Brentwood, Long Island (an alternative high school). LaGuardia Community College (Cooperative Education Coordinator) Suffolk County B.O.C.E.S. (electronics) Along the way I received an MS in Counselor Education (CW Post College) and dropped out of PhD program in Educational Administration (Hofstra). Some early entrepreneurial endeavors included a tutoring agency; dealing in collectible stamps; and a dating service. I left education in 1983 and became a technical journalist working as Sr. Editor for the Hearst Corp. I Published over 100 articles on electronic technology. I have been founder/president of Sinotech Inc. for the past 25 years. The company manufactures custom engineered products in China. My travels include scores of trips to China. LOCATION In 1990 my family moved from Bayport, Long Island to Portland, Oregon. What a wonderful place to live: verdant forests, the high Cascades, ocean beaches and high deserts. FAMILY I married right out of college at age 21. The marriage lasted 7 years (magic number?) with no children. After five years of joyfully promiscuous single life, I met my current wife Jaimee, to whom I have been married for 34 years. Both wives happened to be NYC special education teachers working in the same school district! Maybe I'm special ed? I adopted her three children and we had a fourth, all of whom are productive adults and successful in their fields. Two grandchildren so far. LIFE IN GENERAL Life has been good with lots of adventure and travel. I've be...Expand for more