Mark Johnson:  

Life I attended the junior college in Visalia, majoring in Accounting, and then attended CSU at Fresno where I changed to a Business Degree. After college I went to work for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph in their Buildings and Real Estate Department. This department built and maintained the buildings that company owned for the telephone switching equipment, and all of the rest of the facility needs of a big company. I spent almost 20 years working in that industry through many company name changes and mergers. I worked out of Visalia for a few years, then San Jose for a few years, Walnut Creek for a few years and then San Ramon until I left the Company. My last 3 years with them I handled the building work for the non-regulated companies across California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and part of Texas. Southwest Airlines was my friend based on how much I traveled at that point. I managed well over $600 million in building projects during my time with that organization. When SBC purchased Pacific Telesis and the finial take over happened, I was no longer needed so I left the big company and started my own general contracting business in San Ramon, CA. I started Scuba Diving when I moved to the Bay Area in 1983 and ended up teaching scuba diving, C...Expand for more