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Gray Alexander After high school, I worked for Western Electric Co. installing communications equipment in Telephone exchanges until drafted into the army during the Korean War. After the army, I earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering at OSU, then a MS in Electrical Engineering from NYU. I worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories (BTL) in New Jersey until retiring to Florida. At BTL I wrote engineering analysis programs for my own use using Fortran, and later Basic. I was never a computer programmer; the computer was a tool to help with my engineering design work. After retiring and being computer-less for several years, I succumbed and bought a PC and taught myself Windows 98, and later Windows XP. After joining the HCC, I learned more about operating systems, and found more interesting things to do with computers. By being an instructor, I hope to help others learn more about their computers and how to use them. |
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Holger Bruning After completing my education in Munich Germany at the age of 21 I signed on as an engineering apprentice with a German Merchant Marine Company. After the first year I was as assigned chief electrical engineer. My responsibility was to maintain the electrical systems on various merchant marine ships. Four years later I immigrated to the United States. After a couple of temporary jobs I was hired as an electronics technician by a consulting firm that farmed out troubleshooters to companies whose own employees were not able to handle their newly installed equipment. One such Company was the Long Island Rail Road who had just received their first shipment of new high speed passenger cars equipped with the latest electronic control systems . Within several months of mostly training their employees the LIRR offered me a position as a technical instructor. After two years of doing that I was put on "special assignment " That meant analyzing various problems within LIRR and offering solutions to the executive management. 6 years later I was assigned to manage several Maintenance Facilities of the LIRR. The last Facility I managed with the help of many co-workers was one of the most modern and largest Rail Road maintenance facility of its time. When I retired to Florida I spent the first 5 years fishing out in the gulf. Now I enjoy anything that has to do with computers and photography. |
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Ron Dakin After graduating High School in 1952 I enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. I served 6 years active duty in the Army Security Agency in the field of communications intelligence. Upon separation from the military in 1958 I began a career in data processing beginning with punched cards and progressing through the evolution of commercial computers. I installed one of the first all-transistorized computers, the IBM 1401, for Allied Stores Corporation in 1960, which had 12K of memory. I worked for several major retail corporations as Data Center Manager and Director of Management Information Systems. I retired in 1996 and moved to Timber Pines where I had been active in teaching various computer related courses and serving on the computer club's Board of Directors. |
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Linda Evans I retired and moved to Spring Hill from South Windham, CT in 2001, after a 20 year career with Aetna, Inc. I started at Aetna as an Administrative Assistant using a mainframe word processing system. When the company started to install PCs I enrolled myself in every class I could. I then moved into a position as a Research Assistant for Aetna Realty Inventors. In this position I researched demographic and economic trends of various real estate markets using tools such as Geo-demographic databases and Regional Economic databases. From there I joined IT as a Desktop Consultant with the Help Desk, assisting and resolving problems for PC users nationwide. My final stop at Aetna was as a Consultant for a company-wide application implementation project – rolling out financial and human resources systems to 40,000 employees nationwide. I look forward to providing my students with “ah-ha moments” as they become more skilled on their computers. |
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Dave Fetter Originally from Upstate New York, where I finished High School and College, I've spent most of my career in Sales and Marketing Management in the HVAC industry, where I taught myself about computers and office software, as most of my work required me to be a mentor, trainer, and administrator. I've worked for manufacturers, as well as wholesalers and most recently moved to Florida, (where I choose to live) working as a Territory Manager, for a Manufacturer's sales agency. In my age group (I'm a baby boomer) and in the industry I've worked in, most of my peers were never very computer savvy, thinking me more of a “computer geek”, when I've always known my skills were quite limited, especially compared to my children and grand children. Joining HCC has been very gratifying, however, as I'm finding many people my age and above whom I can go to when I need advice and get excellent help. |
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Joann
Frucchione Before computers replaced the typewriter, I was a
secretary for the Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. in the Wall Street area of New
York City. Returning to work after being a stay-at-home mom, I was
first introduced to computers in the pre-Windows days while working for
Long Island Savings Bank. Several years after moving to Florida, I
decided to go back to school. I graduated from Pasco-Hernando
Community College with an AS Office Systems Technology degree. During my
college years, I took part in the Phi Beta Lambda Regional competitions,
which included 13 counties, and took home awards in Word Processing,
Computer Applications, and Business Communications. |
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Brigitte Haag Originally trained in Germany as a schoolteacher with emphasis on Mathematics, I started a successful gift manufacturing business after moving to the United States. When health forced me to take up a more sedentary occupation. I refocused my artistic talents to the computer screen and maintain a Website creation and real estate photography business. I love instructing because the satisfaction is great when the students display pleasure in experiencing and learning new things. |
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Don Karslake After moving to Florida in July of 2003, I became a member of the Hernando Computer Club the following month. My background includes Sales and Marketing with major corporations and small companies. My Lecture and Hands On Classes are focused on the variety of information available by Surfing the Web.
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| Lucille Lane After 30 years doing advertising and public relations work for ocean transportation companies, I decided to set a new course and returned to school, earning a M.A. in Environmental Geography. That gave me the opportunity to do research on floods in Tennessee and right here in Florida , and on landslides and volcanic eruptions in Ecuador . What a blast! Subsequently, I taught freshman and upper division classes in Geography and Global Conservation at USF. My hobbies are birding, hiking, tent camping and photography. I enjoy teaching because it's so rewarding when you see the joy students experience when they master a new task or subject. It also keeps me on my toes – I've learned so much from students. Teaching is a two-way exchange. |
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Charlene Lafferty I was a classroom teacher for 22 years in Niagara Falls, NY. I was also a "teacher trainer" coaching teachers in how to use computers and teach students in their use. I LOVE volunteering because I like to see the how excited people get when learning a new skill!
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Michel Morin Born in Montreal Canada |
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Ron Purkhiser After a State accredited apprenticeship program at The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, I worked there 40 years as a certified welder and trainer. After the four kids grew up, I trained in electronics repair and started and operated a small electronics repair center in addition to my work at Goodyear. After retiring from both of these jobs in 2001, I discovered I have great interest in everything computer, photography and video. I enjoy teaching because it is so satisfying to watch member’s happiness when they learn something new. |
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Teresa Rose In my professional life, I worked for 33 years as a Registered Nurse. I was always interested in our family history, but never had time to pursue it until my husband and I both retired and moved to Florida 16 years ago. |
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Bill Scott Spent most of my career in Cable Television. Working my way from the technical side to become an area Manager in Virgina. I was a member of the Society of Cable Television Engineers. Created a technical training course for the technicians where I worked and then taught the classes. Computers have always been a hobby of mine, starting with an IBM Jr. I have worked with audio converting records to Cd as well as making MP3 music files. Current project is moving video from tape to dvd the home movies that I took over the years. |
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Kearney Sheirich Born in Reading, Pa. and a resident of Spring Hill since 1999, I retired as a material engineering assistant with Pa. DOT and various civil engineering firms. I started my family genealogy sixteen years ago when I launched my first two-gigabyte computer at Christmas time. I joined the Spring Hill Teaching computer club and when that club dissolved I switched to H.C.C. I am a part time employee with a tutoring company in Tampa working with children in the ‘”No Child Left Behind” program and continue to work with income taxes locally. H.C.C. provides me the communication with others to meet, socialize and further learn the computer world. |
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Pat Turek I have always loved working with numbers, therefore I became a bookkeeper. Most of my education is self taught by advancing in the companies I worked for. The college courses I took were specifically tax and accounting related. I was able to move to an accounting position at the picture frame moulding company I worked at for 16 years. It was natural for me to move into the computer world as it just makes my math skills shine. I was the go to person for computer questions as I was instrumental in getting the company up to speed when setting up the wide area network and software programming. I continue to work in tax preparation and accounting for small businesses. Helping people truly makes me happy. |
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Norma Winner I have been involved with volunteer work most of my life. Either being one or working with them. When my five children were little, I was the Cookie Mother for the Girl Scouts, then I served as a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts and when my boys were old enough for Boy Scouts, I was the Cub Scout Den Leader Coach. When my youngest started school, I went back to work driving a school bus for five years and working for the
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Fred Wise
Instructor (Lectures, Hands-On) I went through the USAF photo school in Denver, CO and have taken advanced photography courses. Have worked in photo labs, newspapers, crime scene and aerial photography, photo sales, and had my own wedding photography business. Self taught in computing since 1999, and have used digital cameras and editing software since 2000. Joined HCC to fill in some gaps in my computing knowledge and learn advanced photo enhancement programs such as Photoshop Elements, as well as to share some of my professional experience with others. |
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| About the Club | Facilities | Location |
Hernando Computer Club, Inc.
8375 Spring Hill Drive, Grace Presbyterian Church, Education Building B
Spring Hill, Florida
Tel (352)
684-7171
email