Feb 16, 1959: Wayne is born.
	Feb 16, 1959: Fidel Castro siezes Cuba.
	Coincidence?

I attended one year of college at New Mexico Tech studying computer science. It was a great year: lot's of fun, but only completing 12 semester hours! Realizing I might not have the discipline for college work at that time, I joined the New Mexico Air National Guard in '78 to get a permanent position with the computer services department. When the government job I was to get after completing basic military training disappeared, I decided to enter active duty.

My first active duty tour was at McGuire AFB, New Jersey. Two years later I transferred to Reese AFB, Texas where, a year after a very brief first marriage (don't ask), I met my wife Susan on a blind date. We were married 8 months later, in Nov '83. Within two years we 'pulled chocks' for a three year tour to (then) West Germany. We came back to Brooks AFB, San Antonio, Texas in '88. After three years there, I was 'nominated' (i.e. involuntarily selected) for a special duty assignment at the Pentagon. We had the joyous privilege to spend 5 years of our lives in the "District of Criminals". We bounced back to Randolph AFB, San Antonio, Texas in '96 where I worked as a software development project manager at the Air Force Personnel Center. Then, on May 12, 2000, I bid the Air Force farewell and 'retired' to start a second career.

After a short break, I started civilian work in July '00 as an MIS Project Manager with Arrow Electronics on Long Island, New York. There, I primarily managed infrastructure related projects, assisting with renovations, relocations, and decommissioning of Arrow facilities in North America. In keeping with my tradition of not staying in one place too long, I convinced my boss to let me transfer to the Arrow Denver facility in July '01. Three weeks after arriving in Colorado, my section was 'downsized' (i.e. shut down). I asked my wife to stop unpacking boxes until I found a new job. I spent the following three months on a job search, and landed a job in California. The movers loaded us up again, and we continued west to the coast.

We settled into Mission Viejo, California in October '01. I started contract work as a project manager with CompuWizards, on assignment to Verizon Wireless at their West Area headquarters in Irvine. I was working in the information technology (IT) department, managing real estate projects that have an IT impact for a twelve state region. Unfortunately, the telecommunications market experienced a 'slight' downturn, shifting the focus away from real estate, and consequently putting me on the street after five months. Then through a series of fortunate events, I landed a job back in Denver. We packed our bags once again, and headed east.

Stay tuned...