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Star Sign: Capricorn
Chinese Sign: Snake
Birthdate: 18-Jan
Sexuality: Gay
Profession: Network Administrator / Lead Programmer
Perfect Partner: Nice, caring, fun-loving individual
Interests: Computers, sports, cooking, friends
Makes Me Happy: Affection, love, being close with someone
Makes Me Sad: Lies, head games, being stood up
Cigarettes: Occasional Smoker, now quitting
Alcohol: Social drinker
Bad Habits: Helping giving so much to people I care about and then being taken advantage of or hurt
I was born January 18th in St. John's, NFLD; where I lived for 4 yrs
in Mt. Pearl, NFLD with my Mother(Phyllis) and Father(Clarence). We then moved
to Riverview, New Brunswick where I basically spend my years growing up.
I'm basically a big ol' geek; my dad was a Sound Technician and Salesman,
he also owned his own Computer Sales and Consulting Business. He tought me much
about computers while I was a youngin'. Computers all through my life growing up
helped me to advance quickly; I was writing basic programs at the age of 3 1/2.
By using a computer at that age I was as able to learn how to read and write as well.
God Rest my Father's Soul -- I love him so much !
At the age of 16, just out of High School(Riverview High School), I got hired
on at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Moncton as a Network Administrator for 8 months.
I was reponsible for over 500 scientists. It felt kinda weird being that
young helping out and sometimes instructing co-workers with Doctorate degrees how to do things properly.
After which I worked a summer at Atlantic Lotto Corp as
a Backup Database Managaer where I managed critial data backups, and monitored system performance levels.
It was an interesting job working with such a huge company; the people there were quite fun
to work with -- no cares in the world it seemed. We all played daily pranks on one-another too,
which were always a little whacked.
After that summer I decided I was "ready" for University. So I piled into the car(Neon) my Mother
bought me for Graduation and headed off to Halifax in 1996. Ahh Dalhousie University the answer to my
career preparation; well, at least from what people were telling me. My first year was the year of hell !!
Little did anyone know, I was actually heading to Halifax so I could finally establish my identity and
come out as being Gay. I always knew I was gay growing up as far as I could remember even in Kindergarden
I was always watching the boys and ignoring all the girls. I went through a lot of termoil that year with
my mom and telling her. She didn't take it well at all --- I didn't know how to tell her growing up
about how I felt towards other boys. School that year and the following was all for not, I was under too
much stress to deal with coming out and studies.
After a few Tech and Programmin Jobs I managed to gain enough work experience to be where I
am today !
I'm now a Senior Computer Programmer and Network Administrator for an intermediate-sized
IT company, Momentum IT Group, Inc.,
I am in charge of the development and maintenance of a variety of Online University-style Safety Training
Campuses (Passport To Safety). I'm very
proud of myself and my abilities to allow the company I work for to prosper so well. My bosses
are the greatest two people I've ever met in my life... Larry Scaravelli and William MacKeen
Larry was the person who originally interviewed me for the job in 1999. I have developed almost a
father-son relationship with him; I look up to him for soo much. He takes care and looks out for
me as if I were his own; this relationship is very important to me since I lost my father to cancer
when I was 15 y/o and had no father figure to follow during my critical years.
Well I'm going on and on... so I think I should stop now and wait until another day to simplify
and summarize this Mess !
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