Tranquil Fountains, Little Field Manufacturing
From very early in my engineering career, I dreamed of opening my own manufacturing business and I had explored a number of avenues over the years.
In 1993, I finally started one in my garage. Two years later, my products were selling well, so I took early retirement from McDonnell Douglas, moved to rural Washington State, and did my manufacturing business full time. My principal product then was a line of decorative tabletop fountains, but I also fabricated blown glass and cut stone sculptural items.
It was one of the most satisfying things I did during my long career. It only ended when an exiting opportunity came along to work on an aircraft project in South Korea. I had traveled to South Korea to witness engineering tests when I worked at McDonnell Douglas. I never imagined I would have an opportunity to live and work there.
I made hasty arrangements and trained a worker to run my small manufacturing business, and traveled to Sachon, South Korea. The Korean assignment lasted two and a half wonderful years. During that time, I met and married my new wife, donna, I became a professional Jang Sung artist, and donna and I traveled to exotic and interesting parts of the world that I had previously only been able to read about.
Coming back to the US, my new bride and I found stateside living a little dull. Where before we could easily travel to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Saigon, Xian, and Beijing. Compared to rural Washington State our overseas life had been exciting beyond measure. We decided to change course again and followed up Korea with engineering assignments in Brazil and several US cities
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Finally, the travel requirements & temporary apartment living caught up with us and now a quiet life in rural Washington State is more in keeping with our needs. Even my former impulse for my own manufacturing company has waned. Writing screenplays, short stories, and novels is a quieter passion that now satisfies both donna and I
In 1993, I finally started one in my garage. Two years later, my products were selling well, so I took early retirement from McDonnell Douglas, moved to rural Washington State, and did my manufacturing business full time. My principal product then was a line of decorative tabletop fountains, but I also fabricated blown glass and cut stone sculptural items.
It was one of the most satisfying things I did during my long career. It only ended when an exiting opportunity came along to work on an aircraft project in South Korea. I had traveled to South Korea to witness engineering tests when I worked at McDonnell Douglas. I never imagined I would have an opportunity to live and work there.
I made hasty arrangements and trained a worker to run my small manufacturing business, and traveled to Sachon, South Korea. The Korean assignment lasted two and a half wonderful years. During that time, I met and married my new wife, donna, I became a professional Jang Sung artist, and donna and I traveled to exotic and interesting parts of the world that I had previously only been able to read about.
Coming back to the US, my new bride and I found stateside living a little dull. Where before we could easily travel to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Saigon, Xian, and Beijing. Compared to rural Washington State our overseas life had been exciting beyond measure. We decided to change course again and followed up Korea with engineering assignments in Brazil and several US cities
.
Finally, the travel requirements & temporary apartment living caught up with us and now a quiet life in rural Washington State is more in keeping with our needs. Even my former impulse for my own manufacturing company has waned. Writing screenplays, short stories, and novels is a quieter passion that now satisfies both donna and I
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