Scott Ames:  

Life Attended Eastern Washington State College in Cheney Washington for two years before transferring to The University of Washington in Seattle Washington. Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese Regional Studies from the University of Washington in 1976. After moving to Alaska in 1977, I worked at the Gift Shops in the Anchorage International Airport selling ball point pens to Japanese Tourists. In 1981 moved back to Washington State and joined the Navy and entered Officer Candidate School my Commission before reporting onboard USS John A. Moore (FFG-19), a guided missile frigate home ported in San Diego California. I served on there 1986 then transitioned to the Navy Reserve. While on active duty I made two West Pac deployments, one mini deployment to Central America and crossed the Equator (twice), becoming a Shellback. I then returned to Washington and worked as the Night Manager for a Tavern before going to work for The Boeing Company in 1989 as a Quality Assurance Inspector. I was laid off in 1993 and attended North Seattle Community College earning a certificate in International Trade then worked for a small Import Export company mainly dealing in Teak lawn furniture. In 1996 I returned to The Boeing Company and continue to work there. My career has gone from Quality Inspector to Quality Investigator and then to Customer Quality Support Representative where I liaisoned between Boeing organizations an...Expand for more