 FAMILY HISTORY
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MY HISTORY |
| 1953 | Born to Lillian and Harold Davies, the eldest of
three boys. My early interests included sciences,
arts, and music (mandolin). |
| 1958 | Began kindergarten at Garfield in Olympia, WA. |
| 1959 | First through fourth grades were spent at Lincoln
school. My interest in science grew as I
constructed my first radio (crystal set), spent
many hours with my microscope, chemistry set, and
erector set. I constructed a motor and solenoid
for school projects, and showed an unusual
interest in mathematics by the second grade.
Drawing and painting were favorite pastime
endeavors. During these years, my father began
SCUBA diving and we spent a great deal of time
on the water. |
| 1963 | We moved to Lacey, WA, and I attended school at
Lydia Jane Hawk, and Lacey grade schools. I began
playing chess and started SCUBA diving. A vacuum
forming machine (thermoplastics sheet molding) was
among my favorite possessions. My brothers and
I began to spend much time playing music as the
Beatles released their first album. |
| 1965 | At Chinook Junior High, I began my formal training
in the visual arts. Science still held my great
interest. During this time, I constructed a
thermionic generator, and collected numerous
marine specimens for preserving. I wrote a paper
on the anatomy of the sea-urchin, and had a
cartoon published nationally (newspapers.) I hated
my french language classes as much as I had hated
Spanish in grade school. Summers were spent in
the San Juan Islands, boating aboard a dive ship. |
| 1967 | My last year of Junior High was at Nisqually. This
was good year for me as I began woodworking, and
pottery. I learned to snow ski that year, and was
manager of the football team. I consider myself to
be very lucky to have had a mathematics instructor
who decided to teach his students logic. As a boy
scout, I climbed my first mountain (Mt. Lena in
the Olympics. At the end of summer, I contracted
with the manager of a local marina to refinish his
32 foot Cheoy-Lee sailboat. |
| 1968 | North Thurston High School was good to me as I was
able to study many subjects of special interest. I
was on the debate team for all three years, and
struggled with Latin. President of the Explorer
club, and the ski team. Classes included graphics
arts, metal shop, electronics. I corrected the
physics papers of my peers as a teachers
assistant. As a Junior I was employed by KGY radio
station and learned to make printed circuits. I
started my first business in my senior year, to
produce serigragphic products. One spring, several
of us skied down from devil's half acre on Mt.
Rainier. I graduated at age 17 in 1971. |
| 1971 | Attended Central Washington State College. One of
nine students selected for the general honors
program, (my only 'freshmen' course, as a freshman. ;)
As a general honors program participant, I created
my own course(s) of study and was given the private
tutorial services of three tenured professors these
studies including The Psychology of Political Propaganda,
Growing Transistors and Psychosynthesis. Extra-
curricular activities included touring Hanford
nuclear reservation, lobbying for the A.C.L.U.,
and intramural football. My regular course work
included logic, philosophy, drawing, painting,
and propositional calculus. Music continued to
be a source of enjoyment and expression. I was
elected chairman of the finance committee for my
dormitory. |
| 1972 | Col. Greeley's tree farm laborer, Fuller brush salesman,
Presto pride salesman, United Drywall truck driver,
Saint Martin's College dishwasher. |
| 1973 | Climbed Mt. Wow. Produced a number of water color,
pen and ink works (exhibited at J.K.Gill.) Took a
course in salesmanship. Employed by Wall Bros. as
a station manager (Chevron and Exxon.) |
| 1974 | Studied; computer programming (assembler, cobol,
RPG,) accounting, engineering mathematics, electronics,
chemistry, and technical report writing at
The Olympia Technical Institute.
Employed as teachers assistant to
tutor in basic math and english. |
| 1975 | Worked for the Revenue Accounting Section of the
Fiscal Management Division of the Department of Licensing
for the State of WA as an automated banking terminal
operator, (clerk I). Also performed
clerical operations such as filing and archiving
documents, typing, report writing, and some minor
accounting routines. I found some amusement in
being entrusted with handling of 7 digit checks
on a daily basis, but was not amused by training
my co-worker who then received more money than I
for doing the identical work. (This was due to
the rules of beaurocracy, not any prejudice on the
part of the boss.) |
| 1976 | Fished and cooked aboard a purse seiner in Alaska. |
| 1977 | Studied calculus at Central Washington University,
and worked as a computer programmer. Painted in
oils. |
| 1978 | Studied electronics, physics, chemistry. Associate
in applied science degree. |
| 1979 | Worked for Accounting Systems Inc. I was Chuck White's
(an IRS Enrolled Agent) first employee. I reconstructed
books from original documents and prepared the final
tax statements for private individuals and business
including taxes and financial statements of other
accounting firms. Extensive use of spreadsheets and
CCH (Commerce Clearing House books for research
in tax law). |
| 1980 | Worked for Swift Engineering. Accounting, surveys,
drafting work. Placed a quarter corner marking in
the Olympics for U.S.G.S. Computer programming. |
| 1981 | Founded an electronics manufacturing company with
two partners. Designed and produced digital and
analog circuits for restaurants. |
| 1984 | Started another partnership to produce injection
molded parts from thermoplastics. |
| 1986 | Bought out partners, produced worlds leading valve
for SCUBA suits. |
| 1992 | Began formal classic guitar studies at Virtuoso
studios with Rick Riley. Assumed his class one
year later at the local high school. Co-founded
the Olympia Conservatory (now under the direction
of William Sweeney.) |
| 1998 | Began the Trillium University Project.
Currently: manufacturing a variety of products, music,
and artworks. USA Manager of the Karaoke World
Champions contest. Webmaster for several commercial
websites. |
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My Parents
In the 1970's I led several climbing parties to the top of Mt. Wow which lies 4½ mi. S.W. of the summit of Mt Rainier. The view from Mt. Wow must be the reason for it's name, (but I have not researched this.) Looking north east, Mt. Rainier looms spectacular. Looking south, one can see the cascade range down to Mt. Shasta in CA, and to the west, Puget Sound with the Olympic Mountains.
The Mountain itself provides a variety of terrain including spree chutes,
snow, and shear rock cliffs to make the climb interesting in itself.
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Resume of F. Davies