Andy Skrzynski:  

Hi !!! After some great times at Western High School and a lot of great Rock & Roll music, I went on to Jackson Community College to study Engineering and continued on to Michigan State (go Spartans!!) I graduated from Michigan State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in Dec/1976. I completed an Engineering and Software career at IBM (Austin Texas) from Feb/1977 through March/2007 and retired after 30 years of service, remaining in Texas. From 1982 through 2007 I was a Sr. Manager of Software Development on numerous exciting projects. Some include the Web-Sevices (infrastructure software)behind the scenes, used to create and display websites around the world, such as the one your using now. During this career I had the pleasure of managing 1000's of employees, many who remain some of my closest friends today. I still keep in touch with many from my very 1st department in 1982. I'm fortunate to be married to a wonderful wife, Bonnie Skrzynski (maiden name Roza) from Dearborn, MI and have 2 Daughters Shannon and Colleen. Notice the Irish in Bonnie, Shannon, Colleen and the Irish bloodline is definitely evident in their wonderful and beloved temperament! Bonnie is my closest buddie. Believe it or not, in our retirement, we start out each day sipping coffee, playing cribbage and scrabble before starting off with other daily activities and we throw in a couple more games here and their when we want a break! We love to play Texas Hold-em Poker and play in free tournaments whenever they arise in our area. My passions in order are: Bonnie, Children, Friends, good cup of coffee, Economics/Investing, Fishing, Nature (but not a tree hugger), Games... My dislikes in order are: Dishonesty, most (not all) politicians/politics, lack of integrity, greed, rudeness, lack of thoughtfulness and, oh yea, starting to lose some of my memories. I've never understood those w...Expand for more