My name is Richard Sweetland and my
degree is in Electronics Engineering. When
I got out of the Army I went to work for General Electric as an International
Field Service Representative specializing in High Power Long Range Radar.
During this time I spent one year in
After that I went into Commercial
Broadcasting, where I built half a dozen stations and I was Chief Engineer of a
dozen others. Most of this time was
spent in
My next job was with the US State
Department as a Foreign Service Officer with the Voice of America - International Broadcasting
Bureau. I spent six years in the
When I retired from the government I
returned to
Alaska 1973
California 1978
New Mexico 1982
Guam 2003