User:ChardingLLNL
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[edit] Brief Professional Biography
Hi! As my user name suggests, I work at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Computer Operations and Support. I have been in the computer industry for 35 years, come this September, working in such positions as operations, administration, programming, and maintenance. I began my career in the US Air Force as a maintenance technician for the second-generation AN/FSQ-31V mainframe that functioned as the Data Processing Central for the SAC Automated Command and Control System (SACCS DPC). I also worked in DMSP weather satellite operations assigned to Detatchment 1, 4000 Aerospace Applications Group (SAC) located near Fairchild AFB, Washington (near Spokane, Washington)(see picture above, right). I later was reassigned to the headquarters of the 4000AAG at Offutt AFB, Nebraska (near Omaha, Nebraska and did Telemetry Analysis, Technical Training Instruction, and finally writing custom telemetry analysis software in Fortran 5 on Data General S-230 systems running the Advanced Operating System (AOS/VS). After 9 years total service I decided to separate from the Air Force and started working strictly as a computer programmer for several different aerospace companies in Southern California. Did that for 10 years, then when the SoCal defense industry slowed down, moved back to my hometown of Livermore, California and worked for different companies again as a computer programmer. I was able to get hired at LLNL in 2002 and have worked here since.
[edit] Hobbies and Interests
I am a licensed Amateur radio operator with Amateur Extra Class License K6CKT. My involvement in amateur radio includes being the editor for the Livermore Amateur Radio Klub newsletter, and being a Public Information Officer for the Pacific Division, East Bay Section of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). I am also interested in emergancy communications and have recently become a member of the Amateur Radio Emergancy Service (ARES), the Emergancy Communications arm of the ARRL, and Radio Amateur Civil Emergancy Service (RACES)
I am also a member of the Knights of Columbus and serve as the Director of Communications, newsletter editor, and webmaster for the Fr. Patrick Power Council #4588
I am also a musician, singing and playing guitar since I taught myself how to play at age 12. I currently have 4 guitars:
- Black Dean Performer E
- Red Ibanez SA-400CH work in progress
- Natural Ash Ibanez Artist model 2617, another work in progress
- Purple Ibanez Roadstar II RS440RV
[edit] wikipedia involvement
I normally spend a fair amount of time clicking on the random article link on wikipedia for both entertainment and enlightenment. I've also gone looking for specific information about places I've lived, and worked, and noticed that there was either some outdated information, or incomplete information, and decided to help the wikipedia community by becoming an occasional editor. I have also joined the Wikipedia Amateur Radio Project and have started working on expanding some stubs, doing some cleanup, and creating some articles.
[edit] wikipedia contributions
- ASC Purple
- Albany, Georgia
- Gail Lightfoot
- PDCP
- Fire Bike
- Bob Wilkins
- Bay Area Rapid Transit
- SAC Automated Command and Control System
- Q32 and friends
- Livermore, California
- Livermore Amateur Radio Klub
- Amateur radio in popular culture
- Young Ladies Radio League
- List of amateur radio modes
- Livermore Rodeo
and the list just keeps on growing!
[edit] Plots and Plans
- I want to take part in more of the community - perhaps in some project or other - I see looking at the list of current projects that there is none specific to hobbies - perhaps I could start one?
If you want to get in touch with me try my talk page - I do check it every once in a while.
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