Paul is originally from Redwood City, California. Now retired, he has had a wide spectrum of education, experiences, and employment. His three daughters currently reside in Ohio and he currently resides in Maine since 2002 with his wife Deb who has two daughters of her own. California was a great place to grow up, go to school, work, and experience life.

Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts were a great opportunity to learn skills and appreciate nature. The Bay Area is close to beaches, parks, Tahoe, and Yosemite. How can you go wrong? Silicon Valley was just a stones throw away, and the schools reflected that in offering technical programs as they were developing. Computers and electronics were developing at a fast pace. Jobs included technician for microwave video communications at Farinon Video, Network Engineer at Equatorial Communications, Controls Engineer at Semi-Gas Systems, and Systems Developer at Integrated Flow Systems.

Paul is a licensed amateur radio operator, as is his wife Deb. While being a great hobby, it also provides an opportunity to give back to the community by providing emergency communications during many local events and fundraisers as well as being a part of local emergency response organizations. Amateur radio provides an opportunity to also hone and use skills in electronics and computer programming.

Days are now spent enjoying much of the same things as before but at a much more leisurely pace. The only thing added to the mix is HO scale trains! Paul has a desire to provide courses and kits focused on teaching electronics, software development, and electronics/software integration. How well this is received may depend on how many people find it worth their while since the approach is based on a good foundational knowledge rather than “let’s see what happens”. IYKYK.