RickAlpha

While I was born and raised in New York City, I spent much of my life working around the world. I am now a retired Professor of Electrical Physics and living in the Paradise of the Philippines.
I am a. . . . .
VIETNAM COMBAT VET - Was the Boat Captain of an Alpha Boat on the Mekong Delta from 1966 to 1969
MILITARY AIRBORNE - multiple static line jumps as well as free fall from as high as 15,000 feet.
US NAVY AND PADI CERTIFIED SCUBA DIVER - Have more than about 3,000 bottom time accumulated around the world.
MARTIAL ARTIST - 3rd Dan in Kenpo and Sensei of HHKL (Hammer Hand Karate Lifestyle)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - Worked as a Electrical Systems Design Engineer developing Electrical Control Systems for lighting.
PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL PHYSICS - Taught Electrical Physics in NYC and at Aramco University in Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
RETIRED - March 16th, 2011 my wife (A Filipina) and I decided that we were going to live our retired life here in the Philippines. We live in a castle I built for my wife (No joke she always wanted to live in a castle as a little girl so!!!)
WRITER - Novel (Unpublished) "The walk back from the edge" and "A Collection of Short Stories." (Also unpublished)