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- This Page is a Chronology of my life with an Emphasis on Awards and Aceivements
- It will be added to regularly and used to generate a Curiculum Vitae
- 1954 - Born in Washington, DC on Christmas Day
- - My father was a pioneer in computer information systems
- 1957 - Fried my Thumb in a Wall Outlet with a Safety Pin
- 1958 + Art, crafts, models, erector sets.
- 1964 - Began Study of Electronics - Built several radio's and amplifiers
- 1967 - Washington Regional Science Fair - Third Place Award for Basic Electronic Components
- & Computer Programming
- Wood and Metalworking Shop - Drafting
- 1968 - Washington Regional Science Fair - Third Place Award for Binary Calculator
- - Boy Scout Patrol Leader - Life scout - Pioneering - Nature - Science -First Aid
- 1969 - Red Cross Certified - Advanced Lifesaving
- 1970 - Sandy Spring Friends School - School store manager
- - Darkroom Photography and coverage of Richard Nixon with Black Star Photographer
- - Built Turntable for Records and Grandfather Clock in shop
- 1971 - Varsity Tennis and Soccer
- 1971 - World Champion Frazzleeram Team Member
- 1972 - Washington D.C. Regional Art Fair - Honorable Mention for Acrylic Portrait of "Tim"
- 1972 - Started over when house burned down
- 1973 - Manager of Five Philipsborne shoe stores in Washington at 18
- 1974 - Briefly married to Vivien
- 1975 - Arlington Electronic Wholesalers
- 1976 - Transcontinental Bicycle Trip to Santa Barbara from DC via Boston and Portland
- 1976 - Day manager of 100 room Schooner Inn at 533 State Street
- 1977 - Return to DC
- 1977 - Arlington Electronics, again
- 1977 - Started building my first computer
- 1977 - Computer's Plus
- 1978 - Apple Computer Certified Technician
- - Imsai Certified Technician
- 1979 - Kate, my first daughter is born
- - Washington Post Article - Best Computer Service in Washington
- - Dynabyte Certified Technician
- - Cromemco Certified Technician
- - Vector Graphics Certified Technician
- - Alexandria Police Department uses Imsai VDP-80's I assemble >
- 1979 - Service Manager for Computer Emporium and Computers Etcetera
- 1980 - C-Squared - Wrote Assembly Language BIOS for MP/M OS - and bad paycheck
- 1980 - Tablesaw Accident
- 1980 - Computer's Plus
- 1981 - Vice President of American Integrated Comtech
- 1982 - DMCC Founded February 1 - Digital MicroComputer Concepts
- 1983 - DMCC - Incorporated as Digital Micrcomputer Concepts Corporation
- Moves to Virginia Square, Arlington with 8 people
- 1984 - Married again, to JoAnna
- DMCC has revenues above $750,000
- 1986 - Arlington County Police Department - Computer Forensics catches Towson Theives
- 1987 - DMCC - Moves to Falls Church with 21 employees - revenues exceed $1 Million.
- 1991 - Magnavox & Philips Direct Dealer - revenues to 1.4 million.
- 1992 - Erin is Born
- - Magnavox cuts American Computer Division
- - Special Guest Expert - Cox Cable News segment on Computer Viruses
- 1993 - JoAnna leaves
- 1994 - A single dad with - DMCC(20 kids), Kate (15) and Erin (2)
- 1996 - JoAnna sues for custody of Erin - Defend suit pro se to preserve funds for:
- 1997 - Kate's first year of College - Mary Washington
- - Author of Article for Flying Solo Website
- 1999 - December - DMCC Closes
- 2000 - June 11 - Mom dies in our home and under our care for the last 3 months.
- 2000 - JoAnna files again - Defend second custody suit pro se
- 2000 - Move to Charlotte
- Yikes!
- 2001 - Expert Computer Consulting started in North Carolina
- 2001 - August 16 - Dad dies
- This website is a work in progress, for which I hope to have changes almost every day.
Please bear with me and check back soon.
If you have any questions or comments, please E-mail me.
Davis' Biography
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