As I graduated from NW-REI I entered a job market fairly rich in offerings. Considering my unique family situation none of the options seemed right for me. All of the wind farms I looked at were far from my home in Olympia, WA. They all looked like I would either end up travelling-coming back in 6 week intervuls, or I would take a permanent job far from home paying for a second residence in a state I didn't want to live... struggling to see my family at all. What happened next seemed like a miracle. On a routine trip to the Olympia auto mall to show off our new baby and get an oil change I talked to my former boss at Titus-Will. He needed a person in the Stadium Service and Tire store. This store rests in the heart of the historical Stadium District of Tacoma, WA. It is just blocks from downtown. The opportunity here is awesome. It pays a living wage, is within reasonable commute to our home and puts me home weeknights with my sweetheart and our wonderful children.
I am expecting that the wind farm Iid like to work at will be built within @ a year near Olympia. When that time comes I anticipate being ready to transition to my new career as an O&M technician. Until then, I'm happy and healthy in Tacoma.
