Chris Stradley:  

Life In case anyone out there is interested in my brief life story (and was a sucker enough to pay the fees for classmates.com to read this thing), here it is. After leaving JHS in May 1981, I spent the summer working in Maryland at my uncle's engineering firm. I came back in August to attend IVY TECH. (what a waste of two years...I wish I could get them back!) After graduating with an AA degree in electronics technology, I went back to Maryland and began working at the same engineering firm, which coincidently is only place that I've worked at since leaving Indiana. Most of my time outside of work was spent being an adult jock though most would find it physical abuse that I will pay for in years to come. I enjoyed playing soccer (mostly indoor), volleyball, golf, softball, and even the occasional game of darts. (accompanied with the pitchers of beer that I'd have to buy because I lost all the time). In the 90's, though I still found time to participate in sports, I decided to go back to school and get my BS in computer science. I managed to tackle 40+ hours of work, outside activities and 15 credit hours a year to reach that goal in 1999. Achieving a 3.75GPA to boot! (a hell of a lot better than I did at JHS and TECH) In 2000, I met my wife, Sara Shepherd who originates from Parkersburg, WV. I never once thought I'd marry someone from a state that prides themselves over introducing their spouse as their "wife and daughter" but hey. She's well educated (two masters degrees) and works for the FDA in Rockville, MD in the department of anesthetic, critical care and addic...Expand for more