Brian Yap:
CLASS OF 1979
Sunnyvale High SchoolClass of 1979
Sunnyvale, CA
Madrone Junior High SchoolClass of 1975
Sunnyvale, CA
San Miguel Elementary SchoolClass of 1973
Sunnyvale, CA
La Mesa Elementary SchoolClass of 1972
La mesa, CA
Brian's Story
MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Glenda, a middle school Science teacher, who grew up in Hawaii then moved to California.
CHILDREN:
2 Kids, Sean Anthony (born 1993) and Elise Marie (born 1996). Both attended Evergreen Valley High School. Sean finished his B.S. in Biological Sciences from UC Santa Cruz and his Masters in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University. Elise graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B.A. in Music Industry Studies. She has a YouTube channel with her creative work.
RESIDENCE:
San Jose's Evergreen district since 1991.
PLACES TRAVELLED TO (for pleasure and work):
USA --
California: Alameda, Anaheim, Angels Camp, Aptos, Berkeley, Big Sur, Bodega Bay, Burbank, Calistoga, Cambria, Capitola, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Cayucos, Chico, Chino Hills, Clear Lake, Davis, Discovery Bay, Emeryville, Eureka, Fort Bragg, Grass Valley, Healdsburg, Irvine, Jamestown, Lake Tahoe, La Verne, Los Angeles, Lucia, Marina del Rey, Mill Valley, Monterey, Morro Bay, Mount Shasta, Murphys, Napa, Nevada City, Newport Beach, Niles, Northridge, Pasadena, Paso Robles, Petaluma, Pismo Beach, Point Arena, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redding, Riverside, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Rafael, San Simeon (Hearst Castle), Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Sausalito, Sebastopol, Shasta, Solvang, Sonoma, Sonora, Tiburon, Turlock, West Covina, Willow Creek (Bigfoot country), Windsor, Yosemite.
District of Columbia: Washington, DC.
Florida: Ft. Lauderdale, Homestead, Miami, Orlando, Kissimmee, Key West.
Hawaii: Oahu - Honolulu, Kaneohe, Makaha, North Shore. Maui - Pouipou Pt., Waimea Valley.
Illinois: Chicago, Rolling Meadows, Schaumsburg.
Louisiana: New Orleans.
Maine: Cape Elizabeth, Kennebunkport, Portland.
Maryland: Baltimore.
Massachusetts: Boston, Cape Cod, Framingham, Gloucester, Hopkington, Lexington, Marlborough, Northborough, Salem, Southborough.
Montana: Bozeman, Chico Hot Springs, Gardiner.
Nevada: Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas.
New Hampshire: Chelmsford, Salem.
New York...Expand for more
: Brooklyn, Buffalo, Jamaica Estates, Long Island, Niagara Falls, NY City, Queens.
Oregon: Portland.
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia.
North Carolina: Raleigh.
South Carolina: Columbia.
Texas: Ft. Worth, Houston.
Washington: Seattle, Tacoma.
Wyoming: Yellowstone National Park; Grand Teton National Park, Jenny Lake.
CANADA -- Vancouver, BC; Vancouver Island; Alberta, Calgary, Edmonton; Toronto.
CARIBBEAN -- Grand Bahamas, Nassau, Great Stirrup Cay. Puerto Rico.
ASIA -- Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong, China; Kuala Lampur, Penang, Malaysia; Singapore.
PHILIPPINES -- Manila; Quezon City; Panay Island; Boracay Island.
HOBBIES:
Activities with my children, gardening, shopping, dining out, movies, digital photography, piano, ukulele, listening to Hawaiian music, guitar (like playing Beatles and Carlos Santana songs, trying to learn "Flamenco" style classical guitar; eventually will try Hawaiian slack-key style guitar).
EDUCATION:
The George Washington University - Master's Certificate in Project Management.
San Jose State University - Major: B.S. Industrial Technology. Minors: Business Management; Mathematics.
De Anza College - Computer Aided Drafting & Design, Certificate of Completion.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Air Academy Inc. - Six Sigma Black Belt.
Project Management Institute - Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Perry Johnson, Inc. - ISO 9001 Internal Auditor.
AFFILIATIONS:
Project Management Institute.
Project Management Institute of Silicon Valley.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
See updates in my LinkedIn profile --> Brian N. Yap
Companies worked at: 3Com, Adobe, Applied Materials, Brocade Communications, Cisco Systems, Conner Peripherals, Intuit, Monitek Technologies, Link Flight Simulation, Symantec, Trescal, and other companies in the "Silicon Valley" working in the technical field of 2-D & 3-D design, Mfg., Business Operations, Customer Assurance, Quality, New Product Introduction, Mfg. Process Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Global Customer Success, Global Sales Support Operations, Service Delivery.
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