The Ph.D. brought a new job search, and subsequently a move to the great state of California. I worked for a large research institution south of San Francisco, and we lived in the town of Sunnyvale, north of San Jose. Our son David was born in 1984. The Bay Area was a delightful place to raise a boy. So many things to do and places to see, all within a two-hour drive. My work was also quite interesting, involving unique applications of radio-frequency engineering for government and prime-contractor clients. My various titles during those years were Senior Research Engineer, Program Manager, Program Director and Deputy Laboratory Director.
On the sidewalk in front of our house in Sunnyvale, around 1987. Must have been a Sunday; I never got that dressed up to go to work.