Thomas Dawkins:
CLASS OF 1982
Tascosa High SchoolClass of 1982
Amarillo, TX
Thomas's Story
Life
Left Amarillo for Dallas - 1984
Worked for an oil and gas exploration company there for several years. Got recruited by a Danish software company where I became a nerd and learned to program. Did way too much partying in Dallas thanks to Rob Moon.
Left Dallas for Denver - 1988
Got serious. Wrote a book for MacMillian Publishers. Worked as a computer consultant and as a consulting practice manager for a large consulting firm. Presented at Oxford Univ. Traveled the world...(I have some great stories about each country I visited). Climbed alot of mountains and did alot of snowboarding while living in Colorado.
Left Denver for Seattle - 1999
Microsoft called and I could not turn them down. Got married and had a child (Tommy). We lived near the Cascades Mountains NE of Seattle. Work is great but it rained too much there.
In Sept. 2000, Microsoft moved me back to Texas to run their office in Las Colinas. It was great to have good Mexican Food! We had ano...Expand for more
ther child(Nathan) who looks alot like me when I was young.
In 2002, I was moved back to the Seattle area to build services businesses for Microsoft. It is great being an entrepreneur inside of a large company. I have to pinch myself to see if this is all real.
2004 - Family is doing great. Nathan is a "little me". Little Tommy is a great at baseball and soccer. I am still at Microsoft working inside of the Windows Product group focused on our security products.
2006 - Still at Microsoft. Boys are growing. Tommy (8) is a Blue Belt in King Fu, Nathan (4) is an orange belt.
2007 - Still at Microsoft. Shipped 5 products and did 2 acquisitions in the past year. Moving roles to focus on marketing skills. Tommy will be a Black Belt this year, Nathan will be a Brown belt.
2009 - Tommy my oldest is a 2nd degree blackbelt and nathan my 8 year old is a black belt. I am a proud dad. Still working for Microsoft. Life is awesome.
Rainy season has hit us again.
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