Mark Schaeffer:
CLASS OF 1978
Poway High SchoolClass of 1978
Poway, CA
University of California at San DiegoClass of 1982
La jolla, CA
Twin Peaks Middle SchoolClass of 1974
Poway, CA
Midland Elementary SchoolClass of 1971
Poway, CA
Williamson Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Williamson, NY
Mark's Story
Work
After high school, I became an undergraduate at UCSD, in a computer enginering (mixed software and digital hardware) program. In 1982, I started working for the US Navy at Point Mugu, California, doing embedded software for ground and airborne systems. During that time I did class and research work that earned me an MS in electrical and computer engineering from UCSB.
Looking for a new routine, I moved to Irvine in 1989 and completed a second BS in chemistry, doing it in 2 years and a PhD in chemistry at UCLA, doing some pretty snazzy molecular spectroscopy work, now (2013) in graduate level chemistry books. But, snazz does not buy dinner. So, in 1997, I bade academia farewell and moved to the Silicon Valley, doing embedded work for both civilian and military firms there and in Berkeley. After the tech crash killed t...Expand for more
he job market I moved to Iowa to do contract embedded work. Currently, I'm doing avionics software work in Los Angeles County.
Family
Meera Srinivasan has a PhD in social work research from USC and writes social commentaries. Her father is a retired demographer, who recieved recognition from the President of India for his work. We met in March 2002, the modern way, using online personals ads, even though her job at San Francisco State placed her next door to my San Francisco apartment! We married in a Homa (fire) ceremony, at the Shiva-Vishnu Hindu Temple in Livermore, CA, in October 2002, and will celebrate eight years of marriage.
I have one brother who is married and has 23 years with Caltrans. Of three nephews, one has graduated from high school and is a seasonal firefighter near his home. His brothers are in school.
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