Thank you Mr Louis Galante
I was fully unprepared to decide what career path I wanted to take when I got to high school. It was the 1970's and engineering was on the mind of many of the parents of kids my age. I was more concerned with making it out of high school. As a Freshman I chose the exploratory course, with a semester each of auto shop; electronics; drafting and machine shop. As luck would have it, the machine shop teacher for that class was Mr Gene Dougherty, my father's close friend, and the best man at my parents' wedding. So when it came time to decide my electives for Sophomore year, I chose machine shop... and had hoped I have Mr Dougherty again. As it turned out I got Mr Louis Galante, a super great guy. He took me under his wing, prepped me for life in the machine shop, along with a pile of encouragement.
As I write this (2022) I'm looking forward to my retirement. While still a few years off, nonetheless it's close enough that I'm thinking about it. I feel blessed to have had a career that has been so interesting and rewarding. And fun to boot. I've often wondered if I would have been as pleased at any other job. Extremely challenging, and yet so satisfying. I only hope that every body retires feeling this way.
Alexander Machine Tool Co. Woburn, MA (1977 -1978) was a tough place to work, lots of pressure to perform and not much in the way of learning the trade. However, I got to work under the tutelage of Mr Joe Tringali, who really helped me maneuver through those days.
Block Engineering, Cambridge MA (1978 - 1979) Through my friend Parris Varney I was hired on as an apprentice at Block, where I got to learn the trade. Worth noting is that my foreman here, Hany El Far understood the situation with my father's cancer that he'd often let me take a few hours (paid!) to run up to Mt Auburn Hospital to visit with my dad. Man what a generous, caring guy....
Microwave Associates, Bulington, MA
C&K Components, Newton, MA
As I write this (2022) I'm looking forward to my retirement. While still a few years off, nonetheless it's close enough that I'm thinking about it. I feel blessed to have had a career that has been so interesting and rewarding. And fun to boot. I've often wondered if I would have been as pleased at any other job. Extremely challenging, and yet so satisfying. I only hope that every body retires feeling this way.
Alexander Machine Tool Co. Woburn, MA (1977 -1978) was a tough place to work, lots of pressure to perform and not much in the way of learning the trade. However, I got to work under the tutelage of Mr Joe Tringali, who really helped me maneuver through those days.
Block Engineering, Cambridge MA (1978 - 1979) Through my friend Parris Varney I was hired on as an apprentice at Block, where I got to learn the trade. Worth noting is that my foreman here, Hany El Far understood the situation with my father's cancer that he'd often let me take a few hours (paid!) to run up to Mt Auburn Hospital to visit with my dad. Man what a generous, caring guy....
Microwave Associates, Bulington, MA
C&K Components, Newton, MA