Just like General Colin Powell, I am of Jamaican roots. I am from humble beginings, but because I was raised by a single mother who loved me dearly, my childhood memories are happy ones. After earning a Bachelor of Science with a major in thermodynamics and a minor in physics, I became a member of Allied Chemical Corporation's engineering staff. From then on I went on to hold many responsible positions in some of America's most prestigious organizations, including Bell Telephone Laboratories, American Can Corporation, General Dynamics, Parsons, Texas Instruments, Inc., U. S. Department of Ener...