Federico "Rico" Brown:
CLASS OF 1978
42nd Street Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Los angeles, CA
Crenshaw High SchoolClass of 1984
Los angeles, CA
Dorsey High SchoolClass of 1984
Los angeles, CA
Audubon Junior High SchoolClass of 1981
Los angeles, CA
Audubon Middle SchoolClass of 1981
Los angeles, CA
Federico "Rico"'s Story
Life
I was born on September 30, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. My mother moved my sister and I to Los Angeles, California when I was 10 years old. I lived there until I enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984 at the age of 17. I spent all my military time in South Carolina, Georgia, Germany, Colorado and California.
After an honorable discharge, In 1992, I moved to Victorville (in Southern California). In 1996 I moved to Hayward (in Northern California) and currently reside in Antioch, California.
My beautiful wife and I have 6 children. (combined - 5 daughters and 1 son, ages 14 to 20)
I currently Lead a Biomedical Engineering crew of 9 and we support several Bay Area hospitals.
School
I was an excellent student until I got caught up in crime, drugs, and gangs. In my senior year due the the teenage pregnancy of my girlfriend, I dropped out of regular high school to work full-time in the day and then completed the remainder of my diploma requirements at night in Fairfax adult education. In August of 1984 I enlisted in the U.S. Army and served honorably for 7 years on active duty and then an aditional 8 years of national guard service.
Workplace
During my 7 year active military service I was strictly a Communications & Electronics repair technician. I spent 3 years in Germany an...Expand for more
d was assigned stateside in Georgia, Colorado and California. Since my discharge from active military in 1990 I have stayed in the the electronics repair field, repairing devices ranging from copiers to my current responsibilities of medical equipment. I have worked in companies ranging from copier repair companies to Jet Propulsion Laboratory to most recently a string of Hospital and Hospital service organizations.
Military
During my 7 years of active military service I was strictly a Communications & Electronics repair technician. I attained the rank of SGT/E-5. I earned 2 Army achievement medals - 2 Army Good conduct medals - Army National Guard Achievement medal - Army National Defense medal - Army NCO Professional Developement Medal w/numeral 2 - Army Service medal - Army Superior Unit award - 5 California Drill Attendance Ribbons - Army Expert shooting badge - Army Driver and Mechanics badge. I spent 3 years in Germany and was assigned stateside in Georgia, Colorado and California. I was honorably discharged in 1990 and enlisted in the California National Guard in the same year. I have extensive training and experience in the repair of Military Communications & Electronics equipment as well as extensive training and experience in the repair of Biomedical Electronics equipment.
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