I WAS BORN IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA IN 1962. WHICH MAKES ME 58 YEARS OLD. PEOPLE MIGHT WONDER WHY A 58 YEAR OLD IS PURSUING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN INTERIOR DESIGN. WELL, HERE ARE A FEW SUPPORTING REASONS...

I JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN 1980 AND COMPLETED 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. AFTER THAT, I NEEDED TO FIND ANOTHER CAREER PATH FOR MYSELF.

 I WAS A BOMB LOADER IN THE AIR FORCE AND THERE WERE NOT TOO MANY JOBS IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD THAT NEEDED MY EXPERTISE. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION HAD A PROGRAM CALLED, "VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION". IT WAS DESIGNED TO RETRAIN INDIVIDUALS INTO CAREERS THAT WOULD BE OF USE IN THE CIVILIAN SECTOR.

I HAD ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN LAYOUT AND DESIGN AND OVER THE YEARS HAVE RECEIVED MANY ACCOLADES ON MY DESIGN ABILITIES. SO WHEN I WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO CHOOSE WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO WITH THIS NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE, I PICKED INTERIOR DESIGN.

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THE INTERIOR DESIGN VISION I HAVE CHOSEN FOR MYSELF IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM MY CLASS. I DO NOT WANT TO START FRESH INTO A NEW CAREER WITH A LARGE DESIGN FIRM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SMALL HOME STAGING COMPANY TO PRACTICE MY DESIGN SKILLS, HELPING  PEOPLE PUT THEIR HOMES TOGETHER AND KEEP MYSELF BUSY WITH SMALL SCALE PROJECTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCORPORATE DECORATING HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AS PART OF MY BUSINESS.

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MY PERSONAL AESTHETIC LEANS TOWARD MASCULINE. I LIKE TO INCORPORATE THE USE OF REPURPOSED ITEMS AND "TREASURES" FOUND AT ESTATE SALES AND THRIFT SHOPS. BUT, I CAN ACCOMMODATE MY DESIGN SKILLS TO MEET MY CLIENTS NEEDS.

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