Patrick Kelly:
CLASS OF 1977
Pleasant Hill High SchoolClass of 1977
Pleasant hill, CA
University of CaliforniaClass of 1981
Davis, CA
Meadowbrook Junior High SchoolClass of 1973
Prairie village, KS
Corinth Elementary SchoolClass of 1971
Shawnee mission, KS
Hollenbeck Elementary SchoolClass of 1971
Sunnyvale, CA
Patrick's Story
Life
Early life - Sunnyvale, CA (K-5th grade)
Next - Prarie Village, KS (6-7th grade)
Next - Pleasant Hill, CA (8-12th grade)
Next - UC Davis (2 yrs., 1 quarter)
Then - UC Santa Barbara (BS, MS)
After coming to Santa Barbara I never wanted to leave. What a beautiful place this is! I was lucky enough to meet a wonderful woman, marry her (eventually) and have some kids here. Life is pretty great...
Married 20+ years. 3 sons (15, 12, 10 as of 2007).
3 horses, 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 money pit (pool).
Nice house with a great view of the mountains.
School
Pleasant Hill High - 1973-1977
Started out with only a few friends - still new to the area. Played football for first 2 years but hated it. A broken wrist, an operation, and a year later I was done with that. In my junior year I saw a group of kids having a great time and I wanted to be part of it. I saw that most of them were trying out for AFS so I did too so I could get to know them. I ended up going to ...Expand for more
Brazil and I'm still friends with them as a result. One of my smarter moves.
Nels Berthold is still my best friend. We only get together a few times per year, but it is always great when we do. The spring Strawberry Festival outside Yosemite is an annual trek for both of our families.
College
UC Davis - 1977-1980 (2 years, 1 quarter with 2 quarters off to earn money for college)
UC Santa Barbara - 1980-1982. BS in Environmental Biology. Had 2 jobs to get through.
UC Santa Barbara - 1982-1984. MS in Scientific Instrumentation (Physics dept.). Loans and 2 jobs.
Workplace
1984-1988 - Delco (General Motors). Wrote embedded SW for on-vehicle computers (engine computers, body computers).
1987-present - Vetronix. Started as a SW engineer and am now a manager.
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