harold rasp
19602010 |
After graduating from Catalina in 1960, I attended the University of Arizona and earned B.A. and M.A. degrees. My major was Latin American history. While searching for a college teaching position I worked in the parts department at Precision Motors on Speedway, later Precision Toyota. The automobile business was fun but I still wanted to teach. I obtained a teaching certificate and taught fourth grade in Globe for a couple of years. While teaching I became interested in computers through a colleague who had a TRS 80 PC. I left teaching and began computer programming training at Pima Community College. This training led me to a programming job with the Arizona Department of Public Safety in Phoenix. I worked in the information technology field at DPS for twenty-four years. I was a mainframe programmer (Cobol, CICS, and Natural), a systems analyst, and eventually a supervisor of PC Support for the department. I enjoyed working with computers and helping fellow employees resolve their software and hardware problems. On Halloween 2008, I retired from DPS. I continue to live in Phoenix but also travel to Tucson from time to time to visit friends and family. My main interest is motorcycle touring. I’ve travelled throughout the western United States, western Canada and a bit of Mexico since 1974. My longest trip was an 8,000 mile journey from Phoenix to Nova Scotia in September 1991. In 2011 I plan to tour New Zealand. My current bike is a 2000 Triumph Sprint St.
(Last Updated: 2010) |