change I had to adapt to was the Texas accent. I remember our PE coach telling us not to forget our towel fee to wash our towels.
MILITARY YEARS
Those halcyon Houston high school years were good ones, but the student was about to make decisions that would directly shape told me that based on my ASVAB test scores he wanted to send
At Fort Hood, the aspiring aviator was temporarily assigned to Hueys when he was transferred to Germany. Upon returning, he felt a strong calling in our spirit to become missionaries in Central
National Guard. “I spent eight-and-a-half years in the Florida instructor pilot and the lead instructor pilot for the Black Hawk unit.
family at the time. “In preparation for that, I had an idea of taking night vision out of the military and getting it to law enforcement.
MOON SHADOW TRAINING Thus, he founded a little company in Lakeland, Florida, called year when he left the military. He recalls ruefully, “Sometimes my
Still, it was a year of entrepreneurial effort that opened a window with Litton Industries, which manufactured night vision goggles. going to talk to me about becoming a consultant and for three hours they tried to convince me to become their manager of business development for a new aviation products unit they were as unenthusiastic as he played. On his way from the airport he pulled over to a payphone (remember those?) and called Sandy to tell her about the persistent offer that had been made. “As a
started developing and selling for Litton and also regulated night vision standards by co-chairing the RTCA committee that created promoted to business development manager for Europe, then became the BD/Sales department manager.
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