Your Web Master in 1981 at Delta Associates

Was browsing through your site and came across a link that had a familiar ring to it- "your_webmaster_in_1981_Delta_Associates_Inc.jpg". Sure enough, that's me (John Kolar) fourth from the left, back row. If I remember the names, it's me, Andre Nohl, Marty Hartigan then you. As I recall, you were involved in QC and were frequently out-of-office (Navy Reserve?).

If you remember me, perhaps you can reply to this email and we compare notes re the interveneing 20+ years.

The screen and pc board cage of the gas chromatograph I was evaluation testing is to my left. This was in my position as a Research Evaluation Engineer in this start up scientific instrument company in Milpitas, California.

I came in March of 1980 as employee #32, straight out of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration district laboratory in San Francisco, CA, where I had been an Analytical Chemist. I was in the US Coast Guard Reserve since October 2, 1978 as a 3rd Class Port Securityman.

I spent about 16 hours a day at that start up and it was a most exciting experience. Came out of it in June of 1982 and went straight into Syva Instruments, an in-vitro diagnostic and therapeutic medical device company as a Quality Engineer II on June 14, 1982. In order to reestablish my credentials after going from Analytical Chemist to Quality Engineer, I had gotten an AA in QA, an MSc in QA, and earned certifications as an ASQC Certified Quality Engineer and Certified Reliability Engineer while at Syva.

October 4, 1994, I came out of Syva as a Quality Engineer III and in December 5, I started as a Senior Quality Engineer with MedaSonics, Inc., an ultrasound diagnostic medical device company.

In October of 1996, MedaSonics future was going down the tubes, and I started with Fidus Medical Technology, Inc., a microwave ablation therapeutic start up medical device company in Fremont, CA as a Senior Quality Engineer.

On January 1, 1997, I retired awaiting pay from the US Coast Guard Reserve as a Senior Chief Port Securityman.

On July 24, 1998, I was pushed out of the start up and in October 26, 1998 started with a contract R&D and manufacturing contract RF medical device company as a Senior Quality Engineer.