Jim Tison:
CLASS OF 1974
Rolling Hills High SchoolClass of 1974
Rolling hills estates, CA
University of California - EngineeringClass of 1981
Los angeles, CA
Malaga Cove Intermediate SchoolClass of 1970
Palos verdes estates, CA
Pedregal Elementary SchoolClass of 1967
Palos verdes peninsula, CA
Jim's Story
Life
Did 3 yrs USAF, a few years college, did a LOT of partying. Ended up working for multiple airlines (UA, CO, AA); now working for IBM in NY, living in Connecticut since '88. In between, lived all over the US, and even in France for a while. Now the only traveling I do is for work. Would like to move back to So Cal someday, but it'll have to wait for a few kids to get outta college first!
Got married (for the 4th and very LAST time) in 1998 to a wonderful woman who, unfortunately, is pretty ill right now. I have learned what it's like to be married to a cancer victim: it ain't pretty, but all in all, it's worth it. The courage I watch her display daily leaves me in awe.
Blew my spine out two years ago. Now I know what it's like to be a cripple. But that didn't stop me from learning how to weld, which I do just for the he...Expand for more
ll of it. I'll weld on anything from auto body, to shelves, to furniture, to repairing a snowplow, to art/sculpture.
I'd reclaim my private pilot's license if only the FAA would let me ... I'm medically disqualified for the foreseeable future ... pain meds & being pilot in command just don't mix.
Workplace
Specialized in aviation support. Began career (after a USAF stint) working for United Airlines in LA, transferred to DEN (systems) where I programmed Apollo. Quit UA in 1982 over $$$, hired on to American Airlines, moved to Tulsa where I did airfare/tariff applications for Sabre. Left AA in 1989, freelanced for a few years, wound up at Readers Digest sorting mailing lists (boring, but very nice people!!). Hired back with IBM in 1997, got into TPF operating system architecture. Still there, maybe I'll make it to retirement!
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