Gregg Testa:  

Life I spent two years at the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) on a Navy ROTC scholarship, but decided that I didn't want to do this for a living (mistake). I completed my Bachelor's degree at the SUNY College of Technology that was located in Utica at the time. I probably spent way too many of my hours between classes taking the free brewery tour at the West End Brewing Company ... I literly knew the tour better than most of the tour guides ... surprizingly 20 years later I probably remember more of it than I ought to. After graduating I worked briefly for Hamilton Digital Controls in Utica and then took an Engineering Position with Rome Cable in Rome. I worked for them in Rome from 1984 to 1986 and was then promoted and transferred to their plant in West Jordan, Utah. Beautiful place to live and awesome snow skiing. After about 9 months they sold this plant to Southwire Company and I opted to stay on with the new owners rather than returning to Rome. In 1990 I was "recruited" to go to work for General Cable in Kingman, AZ. After working for General for about 11-1/2 years this plant was purchased by Southwire and I was really glad I hadn't burned any bridges when I left Southwire the first time. Kingman is small town of about 25,000 located in NW Arizona about a 2 hour drive South-East from Las Vegas, or 2-1/2 hours West from Flagstaff, or 3-1/2 hours North-West of Phoenix. It's about 35 miles East of Laughlin, NV. I live about 7 miles north of town in a small sub-d...Expand for more