Tim McGaha:
CLASS OF 1985
South Grand Prairie High SchoolClass of 1985
Grand prairie, TX
Lancaster Junior High SchoolClass of 2002
Lancaster, TX
University of Texas at ArlingtonClass of 1990
Arlington, TX
Jackson Middle SchoolClass of 1981
Grand prairie, TX
Johnson Elementary SchoolClass of 1978
Grand prairie, TX
Tim's Story
Life
I work on flight simulators, which basically means that I fiddle around with video games for a living. It's a great gig. I'm married with a step-daughter and a sheltie, and in my spare time I sing tenor with the choir at First United Methodist Church in Mansfield.
School
Hmmm ... Well, that was twenty years ago, and I've slept since then. I'm sure I did something, but I can never quite remember what it was. I have vague memories of a teepee, a power saw, and a lemon wedge. That's about it.
College
I got my Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering from UT Arlington (No football, but we kick butt in Formula SAE racing!) in 1990, a Master's in the same discipline in 1993, and I would have gotten my Ph.D from UTA, except that my advisor skinned out for the University of Oklahoma....Expand for more
Which is just as well, since if I ever do finish up, it's proably gonna be with a different dissertation topic. (Note: if you take too long to finish, you end up getting really, really tired of what you're writing about...)
Workplace
I taught at UTA for a total of about four years, mostly Dynamics, but I've also taught Statics and Astronautics.
I worked for two and a half years on air traffic control software, until the lot of us got sacked after 9/11. But it turned out all right. I work on flight simulation software these days, which is pretty much what I wanted to do all along.
Military
I was an Air Force ROTC cadet for two years, from 1985 to 1987. I decided not to continue, but it was a great experience. I was also active in the Civil Air Patrol from 1999 through 2002.
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