Roland Potts:  

months I was there. I then worked at SIE Dresser as an Electronic Assembler. I was laid off twice and called back once. Due to the econmic situation at the time I went to work at Murray Rubber Company as a trimmer. I finally went to work at Mandrel as an Electronic Assembler. I worked there for 5 years, working my way up to Leaderman, Production Planner, Engineering Techincian and being in chrage of Document Control. I was offered a position in Quality Control by United Gas Corporation Instruments. They closed after about a year. I then went to work for Mark Products, Inc. I was there for 34 years. I was hired in as a Quality Control Technician. From there I became the Lederman over the Production Department, and then Supervisor. I was then moved to a new department that was in process of being developed. This was an indicator system for Cranes. It would check the set up of the crane, the boom angle, and the weight being lifted. It was programed to set off an alarm if the crane was approaching a tip over condition. Duirng this time I was also in charge of the Military division, which made interconnect cable for the Titam 3C missiles. We crane division was sold, and our Military contact was completed. So I then was pur in charge of the Production Planners. After this I moved several times, wherever the need was. We purchased another cable company. I was there in charge of Quality Control, then Plaqnt Manager, later back there in charge of the warehouse and purchasing. In between time I was in the sales Department as and Technical Assistant to the sales force. After all of this I was Quality Control Manager, and then Engineer; Repair Department Supervisor, Fiberoptics Department Supervisor, Technical Advisor to the Military for a cable system they were developing, and finally Prodution Schedule. Two years after being bought by a French Company I and all of the other long term employees were laid off. In one week I had a job with a machine shop that was one of the vendors for Mark. I worked there for 3 years as a combination Buyer, Scheduler and Production Planner. I then retired on January 4th of 2005. Military After Boot Camp at San Diego, CA., I was sent to Treasure Island, CA. This was for Class "A" Electronics Technician School for 36 weeks. After school, I was station on Midway Island for 19 months. During my tour on Midway, I was able to befriend several Albatrosses to the extent that I could pet them on their head, and pick them up by their wings. Also, I assisted two men from Washington DC. One was form the FAA and the other from the Audubon Society. Their job was to try to find a way to correct the Albatrosse's problem of flying into the jet engines and propellers of the landing aircraft. Nothing that we tried worked. Then 6 months at Barber's Poing on Ohau, Hawaii. I spent the last 8 months on the Pine Island, AV-12, a Seaplane Tender. I was discharged in San Diego, CA. as a 2nd Class ELectronics Technician Petty Officer.