Will Murray

Paulding (Ruth) Middle, Attended 1982 - 1984, Class of 1984
Arroyo Grande High, Attended 1984 - 1988, Class of 1988

Cuesta College, Attended 2008 - 2008, Class of 2008, Associate's Degree, General studies
Los Rios Community College - Sacramento City College, Attended 2002 - 2004, Other, Small Business and Network Administration
Cuesta College, Attended 1988 - 1993, Class of 1993, Other, General education

Computer Consultant

MCSE, CAIPv6TF, IEEE, NASBA, SACSBUG

animals, anthropology, business, cats, civil rights, computer security, computers, concerts, conservation, cooking, dogs, e-commerce, economics, electronics, entrepreneurship, environment, exercise, fair trade, family, fantasy, feng shui, finance, fitness, food, friends, gardening, gay marriage, health, holistic health, home improvement, horticulture, human rights, international business, international development, Internet services, Internet, libraries, Linux, marketing, meditation, Microsoft, model rocketry, mountains, movies, music, mysteries, nature, networking, nutrition, ocean, pets, philosophy, photography, physics, psychology, reading, recycling, science fiction, senior citizens, small business, software, space exploration, spirituality, theater, travel, weight training, yoga

James Rollins, (all), J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, (entire series), J.R.R. Tolkein, Lord of the Rings, (entire series), Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Narnia, (entire series), Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, (entire series), Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time, (all), Rita Mae Brown, Mrs. Murphy Mysteries, Earlene Fowler, Benni Harper Mysteries, (partly because they take place near where I grew up), computer books, business books, motivation and success oriented books

Harry Potter, (entire series), Lord of the Rings, (entire series), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Narnia, (entire series), Disney, (mostly stuff made before the 1990s, as well as the Pixar movies), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, National Treasure, Jumanji, Zathura, Back to the Future, (especially the 3rd one), Star Wars, (entire series), Indiana Jones, (all), Sahara, Ella Enchanted, Ocean's 11, (entire series), Sahara, James Bond, (all), The Thomas Crown Affair, Indiana Jones (all), Scooby Doo (both), The Fifth Element, X-Men (all), Moulin Rouge (except the very end), The Matrix, (all), You've Got Mail, Raising Helen, Under the Tuscan Sun, The Holiday, Princess Diaries, (both), Shall We Dance?, (both the American and Japanese versions), Love Actually, The American President, Chasing Liberty, Love's Labours Lost, Just My Luck, Step Up

MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACKS, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Alan Menken, Basil Poledouris, and Elmer Bernstein, SHOWTUNES AND BROADWAY MUSICALS, 80'S ROCK, Huey Lewis and the News, Duran Duran, Madonna, Bryan Adams, NEW AGE, David Lanz, Nancy Rumble, Eric Tingstad, Josh Groban, Yanni, CHRISTIAN, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sandi Patti, COUNTRY, Brad Paisley, Clay Walker, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Smokin' Armadillos, Tim McGraw, HOLIDAY MUSIC, Christmas, WORLD, ETHNIC, Irish/Scottish, Latin, Caribbean, world fusion, BAROQUE, Vivaldi, J. S. Bach, Telemann, Handel, CLASSICAL, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Paganini, ROMANTIC, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Grieg, DIXIELAND, SWING, KIDS, Disney, CLASSIC ROCK, POP, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross and the Supremes

Burn Notice, Eureka, The Dead Zone, Kyle X/Y, Psych, Monk, Heroes, HGTV, Food Network, History, Starz!, HBO, On Demand, DVDs, many more

Scorpio

I am busy (unfortunately, I didn't say wealthy!) computer consultant for smaller businesses. I travel back and forth to Visalia, CA fairly frequently to help care for my elderly grandparents. Thank goodness much of my work can be done of-site by telephone or remote access via the Internet. I am also actively looking for some businesses in the Visalia, Tulare, Hanford, Dinuba, Lindsey, Porterville area that are looking for a big-city-class computer consultant/network administrator on a part-time basis. I'd like to make up some of my lost revenue while traveling, and it's a great opportunity for businesses looking for the kind of help that is hard (and expensive!) to find outside of a major metropolitan area. Our company only works with other businesses. Sorry, we don't do in-home computer work, unless it's clearly a professional business space that happens to be at your home. Most of our clients are professional offices including dentists/orthodontists and other doctors, real estate, and insurance. Other former and current clients are in the hospitality, light industrial, mail-order supply, and manufacturing industries. We have done work for wineries before, and would enjoy working with agricultural businesses, including farms and dairies. Non-profit organizations are another specialty, with a lot of experience working within their particularly tight budgets.

Though I'm obviously a bit of a computer geek, I enjoy meeting new people and getting to know them. I frequently strike up conversations with strangers in the supermarket or while riding the train, and it's fascinating to see the world through their eyes; I always learn something new. Besides computers, I enjoy travel (though commuting between Sacramento and Visalia is not exactly what I had in mind!). Growing up, I used to go camping and hiking pretty much every summer, but haven't been in several years, and I miss it. Walks along the beach have turned into walks along the American River. Spending time with my family and friends is probably what I spend most of my time doing when I'm not working. Well, that and eating and sleeping, which I also enjoy.

I'm passionate about people and causes that are dear to me. My personality type is an "ENFP", and if you know what that means, you probably will appreciate it. Oddly, I used to be an INFP, but over the last few years I have become much more extroverted. I'm not sure what caused the switch. Maybe it's just that I am more comfortable with myself, or maybe it's running a business. I'm a much deeper person than I let on. Even after you get to know me, you probably won't know the real me that well. I'm not hiding things from you; I'm just kind of a private sort of guy. Despite that, I love intense conversations about life, the universe, and everything.

I would love to make some new friends, especially in the Visalia area. I won't have much time to spend with friends while I'm there (let alone money unless I can find a few clients in Visalia), but it would be nice to spend a little time away from the grandparents, perhaps sipping some iced tea or something while making a new friend. And, since I'm single, who knows where that friendship could ultimately lead us. I'm also interested in making more Sacramento friends, too!

Feel free to message me, but don't invite me to view your photo site or offer me incredible new opportunities. I'm not going to sink my limited income into anything like that, and I am not going to join any groups you invite me to. If you're a real person, not a spam bot, then you know what I mean and you are welcome to contact me. My blog is at http://willmurray.name/. I'm not doing a very good job of keeping it updated, but you can still find out a lot more about me and my thoughts on several topics.

Thanks for reading my profile. Now write to me and say "hi" already! :-)

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