John Kida:  

</br> Want to reach me directly? E Mail: NocBubba-at- Gmail - Dot- com. For those that remember me. I left HHS on Oct. 19th 1973 after being placed in, "After School detention" again. I saw I was going nowhere given the group I semi-hung out with. So I purchased a 90-day Trailways Wonders Bus ticket and decided to travel the USA. From Shreveport, La, I called the HHS office and told them and I wouldn't be back for the rest of the year. I then went Walk-About sightseeing tour of the USA using Trailways buses. Yep, they likely had a party at the HHS Office, that I was gone. Either way, after roaming a few dozen states, I eventually ended up in Fresno, Ca. Where I worked a lot of no nothing jobs, just to get by, while waiting to turn 18 in Nov. of that year. Finally, having turned 18, I used the California High School drop out program, took an entrance exam and started Fresno City College in Feb. 1974. There I took a handful of 099 classes and passed those. Then took 5x 100 level classes, passed them (3.2/4.0). I then got a wild hair and applied, and was accepted at Augusta College in 1975. So I caught a bus back to Augusta and started classes there. Yes, I am in the Augusta College Yearbook to prove it. I volunteered with the Bell Ringer student annual/newspaper group for the fun it involved. There I met the woman I would marry for the rest of my life, for the 2nd time. I had originally met her at the Drew's Fair at Roses on Peach Orchard Road about 4 years previously. We married 5 months later, and we have gone on to raise 3 brilliant kids and 7 grand kids. 49+ years now. From 1980 to 1995, I continued my college education by attending Night classes at Phillips College. Where access to the Computer System allowed me to acquire "Gray-Hat" and 3 programming language skills, that resulted in me being hired as 3rd shift systems operations for First Financial Mgt. Corp (FFMC) computer center, which handled the operations for GA. Railroad Bank on Board St. and 24 other banks. I went to worked a collection of other I.T. jobs, while attending Ga. Military College, to get my Associates in Data Processing degree in 1986. Working as a TRADOC technical writer and asst instructor, teaching IBM Main Frame computer operations and later AN-GSC-52 Satellite operations at Bldg 916 on Ft. Gordon. An I.T. headhunter spotted me, and I was contracted by Electronic Assoc. Inc. and was put to work at Security Operations Training Facility (SFOD-D) aka US Army Delta Force at Ft. Bragg, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Pope AFB and backup support for the Seymour Johnson AFB KC-130 Flight Simulator. Where I worked for 4 years in a DOD classified role as an I.T. equipment and I.T. communication services support contractor, for whoever won the contracts. I was awarded the DOD medal for Civilian Services and numerous Letters of Commendation for my classified, hard to explain Semi-Civilian/Semi-DOD work in, mission systems support, during Operation Just Cause, and Desert Storm. However, having lost a few close working buddies due to military related issues and now the father of 3 and wife that also almost died, while I was out doing things. I submitted my 30-day notice and accepted a safer office/site position with NCI at Scott AFB, managing the Internet Security for US TRANSCOM J3-J4 Communications. Where I was only 1 of 7 sites worldwide to successfully detect and halt General O'Berry's Operation White Cap Exercise out of 100+ Military sites worldwide. After 18 months, like many in my field I said the heck with this year to year 24/7 DOD alert stuff, low pay, constant US Federal DOD contract seeking stuff and went Internet. Entering the Internet I.T. employment field,...Expand for more