Todd Doucet:  

Life I was born in Sacramento, California and lived in Carmichael and Rio Linda for a short time. My family then moved to Newark, CA. I attended pre-school, kindergarten and part of the 1st grade there at JFK Elementary. We moved back to Carmichael and I finished 1st grade and started the 2nd grade at Cameron Ranch Elementary School. In 1974 my family made a big move to Clovis, California. I attended Weldon Elementary, C. Todd Clark Intermediate and Clovis High School. I was blessed to attend the Clovis schools and I believe much of my success is due to the teachers and friends that touched my life in those few years. I am still in touch with many of my closest friends and their families from this era in my life. I graduated from high school in 1985. I worked summers with my dad for a couple of years as I attended CSU, Fresno. I went in as a Music Major and quickly changed my major to Computer Science. I ran track at Fresno State '86-'87, '87-'88 and through Fall 1988. I kept very busy between my studies, athletics and music. I also played music professionally on the side as jobs were offered to me. In May 1989, I decided to stop working long, hard summers. For the previous 10 years I had worked summers with my dad either building swimming pools or selling and distributing wholesale pool equipment for a local warehouse. I wanted to use my brains rather than my muscles for a change of pace. I interviewed with PG&E for a summer intern position as a computer analyst. I was fortunate enough to get the position out of approximately 40 others at Fresno State. This turned out to be a very wise decision. My job at PG&E was supposed to be over at the end of the summer, but they liked me well enough to offer me a year-round internship. I jumped at the offer and worked hard to attend school fulltime and work at PG&E parttime. I graduated with a BS in Computer Science in May 1991. I continu...Expand for more