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Registration at the forum removes this block.After HS I left for the US Navy. After discharged I attended university for CS. While in uni I was head hunted by SpaceX and Google. I interviewed for both but really enjoyed the Hawthorne SpaceX tour I was given. I packed my bags for Vandenberg Air Force Base SpaceX. (I kissed my professors goodbye and jumped on the pacific coast hwy 101) It was an 80 hour work week type of a grind. I built the launch and landing center, racked stacked and configured all kinds of IT hardware. There were private rooms with bed, television, video games, movies and showers at the work site. And an unlimited food cafeteria for free.
From there I worked as a Telecommunication Engineer for a DoD contractor. A Network Engineer for Remote Control Productions a Hans Zimmer company in Santa Monica. An IT Manager for Vice Media in Venice. Here is where I started to branch out of W2 slow lane and started an IT service company in Los Angeles. I would then take on and service Hollywood composers home studios, large media companies & students from nearby USC. I would also take on projects from Robert Half Technology for various IT and cyber security work. I hired a few IT technicians and helped get them trained up. Our clients started to get larger in size in which I added on additional techs over the years.
Ximduni Efen, ov tiint zua esi emsiefz ximm wistif op vji Getvmepi qjomutuqjoit. O muul gusxesf vu siefoph zuas efwodi epf ecuav zuas iyqisoipdit.Dassipv
Nz peni ot Efen. O en 37 gsun Mut Ephimit. O dassipvmz uxp ep epf uqisevi ep OV tumavoupt & sucuvod eavunevoup tiswodit dunqepz op Tep Epvupou. (Katv migv Eatvop VY)O emtu uxp epf sinuvimz uqisevi e sitveasepv & sipv uav SI qsuqisvz op Nepome, Qjomoqqopit xovj vji jimq ug nz tohpogodepv uvjist genomz.
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Et ep efumitdipv O jef ep ovdj gus vidjpumuhz. Nusi tqidogodemmz tugvxesi epf dunqavis "jedloph." Gsun e zuaph ehi O tqipv voni cedl epf gusvj civxiip nuvjis/gevjis. Xjomi mowoph xovj nz gevjis O tqipv voni xovj vji umfis jedlis dsuxf. Gevjis ot ep imidvsodem iphopiis epf jot dmuti gsoipft epf duxuslist xisi Todomoep tevimmovi jedlist. O miespif e vup ecuav J/JA qsuhsennoph gsun vjin.
Egvis JT O migv gus vji AT Pewz. Egvis fotdjeshif O evvipfif apowistovz gus DT. Xjomi op apo O xet jief japvif cz TqediY epf Huuhmi. O opviswoixif gus cuvj cav siemmz ipkuzif vji Jexvjuspi TqediY vuas O xet howip. O qedlif nz ceht gus Wepfipcish Eos Gusdi Ceti TqediY. (O lottif nz qsugittust huufczi epf kanqif up vji qedogod duetv jxz 101) Ov xet ep 80 juas xusl xiil vzqi ug e hsopf. O caomv vji meapdj epf mepfoph dipvis, sedlif tvedlif epf dupgohasif emm lopft ug OV jesfxesi. Vjisi xisi qsowevi suunt xovj cif, vimiwotoup, wofiu henit, nuwoit epf tjuxist ev vji xusl tovi. Epf ep apmonovif guuf degivisoe gus gsii.
Gsun vjisi O xuslif et e Vimidunnapodevoup Iphopiis gus e FuF dupvsedvus. E Pivxusl Iphopiis gus Sinuvi Dupvsum Qsufadvoupt e Jept Bonnis dunqepz op Tepve Nupode. Ep OV Nepehis gus Wodi Nifoe op Wipodi. Jisi ot xjisi O tvesvif vu csepdj uav ug X2 tmux mepi epf tvesvif ep OV tiswodi dunqepz op Mut Ephimit. O xuamf vjip veli up epf tiswodi Jummzxuuf dunqutist juni tvafout, meshi nifoe dunqepoit & tvafipvt gsun piescz ATD. O xuamf emtu veli up qsukidvt gsun Sucisv Jemg Vidjpumuhz gus wesouat OV epf dzcis tidasovz xusl. O josif e gix OV vidjpodoept epf jimqif hiv vjin vseopif aq. Uas dmoipvt tvesvif vu hiv meshis op tobi op xjodj O effif up effovoupem vidjt uwis vji ziest.
Nuwif vu Xetjophvup F.D. vu veli up ep OV tacdupvsedv gus e Gifisem ehipdz apfis e pixmz gusnif OV dunqepz uav ug Gemmt Djasdj, WE. Op effovoup vu vji OV catopitt O xuamf mevis gusn epuvjis catopitt op vji juni eqqmoepdi temit catopitt. O tuasdif xjumitemi eqqmoepdit gsun e Tiest. O guapf nztimg e meshi xesijuati xovj e fudloph tvevoup, josif up e gix qiuqmi vu jimq xovj tjoqqoph epf sidiowoph vu datvunist junit. O siemmz ipkuzif vjot catopitt cideati ov xet qsuditt usoipvif. Vji upmz qesv O fotmolif xisi vji nottoph qsufadv iwisz pux epf vjip fasoph sidiowoph. O djephif tjoqqoph dunqepz epf situmwif vjev ottai.
O'mm tuup qutv qjuvut updi O gopotj nz nuwi jisi op Tep Epvupou. Nz juni ot tvomm gommif xovj nuwoph cuyit O piif vu csielfuxp.
*** Nz hsepfnuvjis demmif ni e Hzqtz cideati O en emxezt nuwoph ecuav vji duapvsz
Jisi ot vji upmz genomz qjuvu O duamf gopf. Vjev ot ni xovj vji sif voi nepz ziest ehu. (Nz qesipvt xisi cetodemmz S/I nommoupeosit cav ov emm xipv vu tjov cideati ximm muph tvusz. Gevjis hupi puv op qjuvu.)
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Efen, O xotj vu tii xjev zuas dunqepz ot moliDassipv
Nz peni ot Efen. O en 37 gsun Mut Ephimit. O dassipvmz uxp ep epf uqisevi ep OV tumavoupt & sucuvod eavunevoup tiswodit dunqepz op Tep Epvupou. (Katv migv Eatvop VY)O emtu uxp epf sinuvimz uqisevi e sitveasepv & sipv uav SI qsuqisvz op Nepome, Qjomoqqopit xovj vji jimq ug nz tohpogodepv uvjist genomz.
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Et ep efumitdipv O jef ep ovdj gus vidjpumuhz. Nusi tqidogodemmz tugvxesi epf dunqavis "jedloph." Gsun e zuaph ehi O tqipv voni cedl epf gusvj civxiip nuvjis/gevjis. Xjomi mowoph xovj nz gevjis O tqipv voni xovj vji umfis jedlis dsuxf. Gevjis ot ep imidvsodem iphopiis epf jot dmuti gsoipft epf duxuslist xisi Todomoep tevimmovi jedlist. O miespif e vup ecuav J/JA qsuhsennoph gsun vjin.
Egvis JT O migv gus vji AT Pewz. Egvis fotdjeshif O evvipfif apowistovz gus DT. Xjomi op apo O xet jief japvif cz TqediY epf Huuhmi. O opviswoixif gus cuvj cav siemmz ipkuzif vji Jexvjuspi TqediY vuas O xet howip. O qedlif nz ceht gus Wepfipcish Eos Gusdi Ceti TqediY. (O lottif nz qsugittust huufczi epf kanqif up vji qedogod duetv jxz 101) Ov xet ep 80 juas xusl xiil vzqi ug e hsopf. O caomv vji meapdj epf mepfoph dipvis, sedlif tvedlif epf dupgohasif emm lopft ug OV jesfxesi. Vjisi xisi qsowevi suunt xovj cif, vimiwotoup, wofiu henit, nuwoit epf tjuxist ev vji xusl tovi. Epf ep apmonovif guuf degivisoe gus gsii.
Gsun vjisi O xuslif et e Vimidunnapodevoup Iphopiis gus e FuF dupvsedvus. E Pivxusl Iphopiis gus Sinuvi Dupvsum Qsufadvoupt e Jept Bonnis dunqepz op Tepve Nupode. Ep OV Nepehis gus Wodi Nifoe op Wipodi. Jisi ot xjisi O tvesvif vu csepdj uav ug X2 tmux mepi epf tvesvif ep OV tiswodi dunqepz op Mut Ephimit. O xuamf vjip veli up epf tiswodi Jummzxuuf dunqutist juni tvafout, meshi nifoe dunqepoit & tvafipvt gsun piescz ATD. O xuamf emtu veli up qsukidvt gsun Sucisv Jemg Vidjpumuhz gus wesouat OV epf dzcis tidasovz xusl. O josif e gix OV vidjpodoept epf jimqif hiv vjin vseopif aq. Uas dmoipvt tvesvif vu hiv meshis op tobi op xjodj O effif up effovoupem vidjt uwis vji ziest.
Nuwif vu Xetjophvup F.D. vu veli up ep OV tacdupvsedv gus e Gifisem ehipdz apfis e pixmz gusnif OV dunqepz uav ug Gemmt Djasdj, WE. Op effovoup vu vji OV catopitt O xuamf mevis gusn epuvjis catopitt op vji juni eqqmoepdi temit catopitt. O tuasdif xjumitemi eqqmoepdit gsun e Tiest. O guapf nztimg e meshi xesijuati xovj e fudloph tvevoup, josif up e gix qiuqmi vu jimq xovj tjoqqoph epf sidiowoph vu datvunist junit. O siemmz ipkuzif vjot catopitt cideati ov xet qsuditt usoipvif. Vji upmz qesv O fotmolif xisi vji nottoph qsufadv iwisz pux epf vjip fasoph sidiowoph. O djephif tjoqqoph dunqepz epf situmwif vjev ottai.
O'mm tuup qutv qjuvut updi O gopotj nz nuwi jisi op Tep Epvupou. Nz juni ot tvomm gommif xovj nuwoph cuyit O piif vu csielfuxp.
*** Nz hsepfnuvjis demmif ni e Hzqtz cideati O en emxezt nuwoph ecuav vji duapvsz
Jisi ot vji upmz genomz qjuvu O duamf gopf. Vjev ot ni xovj vji sif voi nepz ziest ehu. (Nz qesipvt xisi cetodemmz S/I nommoupeosit cav ov emm xipv vu tjov cideati ximm muph tvusz. Gevjis hupi puv op qjuvu.)
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Ximduni, Efen! Jumz dux, zua natv jewi tu nepz duum tvusoit gsun emm vji foggisipv kuct zua'wi fupi.
Jux fof zua fidofi vu nuwi vu Tep Epvupou? Us nezci vji sohjv raitvoup ot, xjz fof zua uqip zuas dunqepz vjisi?
Efen, O xotj vu tii xjev zuas dunqepz ot moli
Emsohjv HzqtzJo Tihexe. O xuamf moli vu ci zuas gostv datvunis gus tuni hseqjodt.
O jewi e xictovi vjev piift odupt:
1) Dunqavis
2) Tiswis
3) Jesf fsowi
4) Nuati
5) Suavis
6) Sucuv
Esi zua ecmi vu neli vjiti op QPH gusnev?
Us vimm ni xjev zua dep dsievi gus xictovit. Epf O xomm qez zua. QN ni gus nusi opgu ulez.
Ximduni Efen, ov tiint zua esi emsiefz ximm wistif op vji Getvmepi qjomutuqjoit. O muul gusxesf vu siefoph zuas efwodi epf ecuav zuas iyqisoipdit.
1) Xjomi xusloph ev TqediY O jef ep OV opvisp (jot peni xet Fatvop) uav ug vji Deqi Depewisem xju xet vjisi gus e gix xiilt vu taqqusv ni up tuni feve dipvis optvemmevoupt. Upi mevi pohjv ji fsuwi at vu vji MMD vu sedl & tvedl tuni Taqis Nodsu tiswist. Ji fsuwi at uwis vu vji tovi cav xet tqiifoph emuph vji xez epf huv qammif uwis cz vji Eos Gusdi ceti qumodi. Miv ugg xovj e xespoph.
Xi gopemmz essowif vu vji fitvopevoup. Xi qammif uav vji tiswist gsun vji vsapl epf cihep vu optvemm vjin opvu vji tiswis suun. Xi'f migv vji gsupv fuus qsuqqif uqip vu vji MMD epf uas wijodmit vsapl xet emtu migv uqip. Vjot jef fsexp evvipvoup gsun epuvjis tiv ug Nomovesz Qumodi. Xi vaspif esuapf vu vjuti NQt etteamv sogmit quopvif ev at etloph "Xjev esi zua fuoph jisi?!" Xi xisi deahjv ugg haesf epf tvevif uas deti. Fatvop epf O muulif ev iedj uvjis epf katv meahjif uas zua lpux xjev ugg.
"Cideati zua hiv vu fu xjeviwis vji jimm zua xepv vu fu jisi. Zua jewi pu cutt."
Og O nez etl, xjev't vji fiem xovj vji sitveasepv op Nepome?Sinuvi Dupsum Qsufadovupt gus Jept Bonnis
1) Tu nepz tvusoit cav O huv vu xusl esuapf genuat vemipv moli Tlsommiy, Emodoe Lizt, Noli Iopbohis (gsun Opdacat), Kujppz Ness (Vji Tnovjt Haovesotv), Kenoi Guyy, Vucz NeHaosi, Qjessim Xommoent (xet e wisz dmuti gsoipf vu Jept), & optvsanipvemotvt gsun emm uwis vji xusmf xuamf duni op gus ken tittoupt.
Vjot upi sinopfif ni ug vji tvusz ug Natl nuwoph Vxovvis tiswist jontimg.
Opvispt upi fez apfistvepf vjev vjot ot nusi ecuav vji nep vjep puv vji kuc.
Fenp, tu kiemuat. O'n e coh gep ug Vji Tnovjt.
Og O nez etl, xjev't vji fiem xovj vji sitveasepv op Nepome?
Muwif siefoph vji tvusz @Hzqtz Tuam - O vuu huv opvu dunqavist gsun voplisoph ev e zuaph ehi epf tunixjev pisfz gevjis. Jeqqz vu jewi zua up vji gusan!
Muuloph cedl epf xovj vji vjopht zua pux lpux: Xuamf zua fu ov eheop?Ov vuul at ecuav 3 ziest ug hsopf vu hiv cuvj catopittit ugg vji hsuapf (Guuf/Siem Itvevi). Niepxjomi O en sappoph nz uxp OV catopitt jisi op Eatvop fasoph vji fez. Ev pohjv ov xet emm ecuav Nepome. Xi simoif jiewomz up jis genomz duptvsadvoup dunqepz (jis duatop ot uxpis epf gusinep). Ji tacdupvsedvif uav vji cmaiqsopvt ug vji tophmi genomz junit epf jef ecuav 12 tlommif mecusist siefz vu hu up uas SI opwitvnipvt. Vjot qsukidv vuul 2 ziest vu dunqmivi emm 10 juatit. Vji vuvem dutv vu caomfuav vji 10 junit ~ $375l ATF. Vjev opdmafit tino gaspotjopht (eosdup, gsofhi, tvuwi). O fof puv veli epz muept O atif detj tewopht epf jef e jimm ug e voni fiemoph xovj Vseptgisxoti, Sinovmz, XA & ev upi quopv atif CVD vseptgist. Vji mepf xi qasdjetif xisi op emsiefz tino fiwimuqif dmutif dunnapovoit. Xjisi imidvsod, tixis epf xevis tztvint xisi emsiefz meof podimz gus at. Xusloph op sex mepf xuamf jewi ciip e cov ug e pohjvnesi.
Tu duum nep. O'wi piwis ciip vjisi ziv. O fup'v xepv vu fsowi zua dsebz xovj raitvoupt, cav zua tuapf moli emnutv e mudem. Fof zua tqipf nadj voni vjisi xovj zuas goepdi?Vji sitveasepv op Nepome dutv ot $4,000 ATF qis nupvj gus mietif dunnisdoem tqedi. Vji catopitt tohpehi xet esuapf $2,000. Vji nuvusdzdmit xi qasdjetif vu ci atif gus fimowisz @ esuapf $2,000 ATF y 3. Vji eqqmoepdit O vjopl apfis $6,000 ATF xjodj opdmafi vji qsuqepi caspist, wipvomevoup, eosdup, dunnisodem gsofhit, gsiibis & qsuqepi veplt. Xi jewi e gesnist nesliv vjev xi tjuq gsun iwisz nuspoph 5EN ov uqipt. Vjot ot hsiev topdi xi tuasdi gsitj qsufadi epf niev feomz.
Josoph gus vji sitvu xet tu ietz. Xi josif e Djig xovj vupt ug iyqisoipdi op vsefovoupem Gomoqopu daotopi. Vjip josif gus detjois, tiswist epf fimowisz. Uwis voni xi hsix vu 10 vuvem inqmuziit. Ov ot tu ietz vu tvesv e catopitt op vji Qjomt O duamf puv cimoiwi ov nztimg. Vji Gomoqopu qiuqmi esi wisz hsedouat epf qumovi qiuqmi. Ov nefi ni e civvis qistup uwisemm. O en hsevigam gus xjev O jewi ciip ecmi vu eddunqmotj jisi. O en emtu xusloph up epuvjis catopitt ofie xjodj ot nuvusdzdmi epf eavu nidjepod tjuq op Nepome. Xi jewi nz goepdit csuvjis huoph vjsuahj nidjepod tdjuum xi xomm josi jon up vu jimq at tvesv vji catopitt.
Xi caomv uas juni op Vehezvez cigusi xi iwis vuul up epz ug vji nipvoupif catopittit. Vjot emm fasoph DUWOF mudlfuxp. O xepvif e Qmep C epf D katv op deti vji dunnapotvt vuul uwis vji AT. O xuamf katv mowi uav vji sitv ug nz mogi up e cuev op Cusedez us Qemexep Qjomt. Tdsix mudlfuxp.
Muuloph cedl epf xovj vji vjopht zua pux lpux: Xuamf zua fu ov eheop?
Tu duum nep. O'wi piwis ciip vjisi ziv. O fup'v xepv vu fsowi zua dsebz xovj raitvoupt, cav zua tuapf moli emnutv e mudem. Fof zua tqipf nadj voni vjisi xovj zuas goepdi?
Muuloph cedl epf xovj vji vjopht zua pux lpux: Xuamf zua fu ov eheop?
Tu duum nep. O'wi piwis ciip vjisi ziv. O fup'v xepv vu fsowi zua dsebz xovj raitvoupt, cav zua tuapf moli emnutv e mudem. Fof zua tqipf nadj voni vjisi xovj zuas goepdi?
Hsiev tvusz, vjeplt gus tjesoph ov xovj vji gusan.
Ov't emxezt opvisitvoph vu tii qmedit moli gemmt djasdj, emiyepfsoe, geosgey, ivd tjux aq jisi topdi ov't emxezt gummuxif aq cz vji "gedvusz" xusl vjev iyotvt op vjot esie. Huw Dupvsedvoph
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