Saturday, February 18, 2012

A short version of life after Jimmie's Story

Family stuff
  • Married to Sheila in 1975
  • We have two great kids
  • Jamie [now in Japan with his own English business and Kazusa his significant other] 
  • Leah [about to begin traveling with Sean her significant other, after finishing teaching in Wonju, South Korea]. 

Education stuff

  • Grade School Stratford, Ontario
  • High School Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 
  • University in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Other stuff

  • Joined the Baha'i Faith in 1973, Sheila in 1974, 
  • Moved around the Maritimes a lot, then on to Ontario for 4 years; then Ste-Anne, Guadeloupe FWI for 7 years, Quebec City area for 7 years; lived in Ottawa, ON, for 5 years. In June 2003 we moved to Victoria, BC to get away from winter! 

Work stuff

  • Marketing Manager [EXFO  fibre optics]
  • Director of Communications for a  [r/d tech non-destructive testing company which got bought by Olympus]
  • Web Services  manager for JDS Uniphase. I got laid off in October 2008 following the financial crash in the United States
  • Started a computer business and then got hired by BC Assessment as their Senior Web Analyst. 

That's it for now.

1 comment:

Jim Heidema said...

Yes 'Jimmie' is all of the above plus he is a nice guy, contrary to what everyone says. Hehe! I had the pleasure of working with him for many years at the Baha'i National Centre. He puts passion into everything he does which something I admire about him.