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about
df
The df zone
is here to offer information and some diversions for my customers
(and potential clients).
This page
introduces you to df, and gives you a little information
about me. The "fun zone" offers diversions and fun links.
Feel free to contact me by selecting "contact
df" on the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Who
I Am
Where I Work
What I Do At Work
What I Do For Fun
Who I Am
My name is Don
Fukuda (initials df -- get it?), I was born in Ogden,
Utah, raised in Los Angeles and now I work and live in Santa
Cruz, California. Santa
Cruz is a beach town located between Monterey and San Francisco
(directly across from San Jose AKA: Silicon Valley), and is home
to UCSC
(University of California, Santa Cruz -- home of the "Banana
Slugs", featured on John Travolta's T-shirt in "Pulp
Fiction"), the Boardwalk
(seaside amusement park with the oldest active wooden roller-coaster
on the west coast - featured in movies like The Sting, Bad Boys
and Sudden Impact, among others) and Steamer
Lane (world-famous surf location), among other attractions.
I've lived here since 1972 when I moved up here from Los Angeles
where I was a member of the GAIU (Graphic Arts International Union),
and held journeyman status as a cameraman and color correction artist.
Take a look
at a photograph of the Pogonip in Santa
Cruz that I took during a big storm in 1982.
I've worked
as a professional and fine-art photographer (published in the Los
Angeles Times, OMNI magazine, Cosmopolitan magazine, Columbia Records,
Santa Cruz Metro, Santa Cruz Independent, Santa Cruz Weekly, Good
Times, Santa Cruz Express, Cruzan, Monterey Life, independent CD
& Tape jackets, and movie credits in: Miss or Myth, Chinese
Gold and Madalena Z -- also group and individual art photographic
exhibitions featuring large-format, hand-colored and polaroid-collage
works) and worked at UCSC for 8 years as Senior Photographer &
head of the photographic services department. I still enjoy photography
as a hobby but I don't work commercially (I still produce fine art
photography & digital imaging, though).
I've lived with
my 'significant other', Terri, for the past 8+ years. She works
with an association management company that provides services for
national organizations. We have a cat named Keisha (who has 3 good
legs and 1 with partial function (due to what we think was an animal
attack when she was a kitten that required surgery and a metal pin
to save the leg).
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Where I Work
I work at MINT
Computer Resources in Santa Cruz. It's about 10 blocks from
my house -- on nice summer days I walk to work or ride my mountain
bike.
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What I Do
At Work
I buy and sell
computer hardware, specializing in IBM midrange equipment and printing
systems for Midrange Computing. I solve problems for my customers
and assist them with planning and implementing their hardware acquisitions.
My client list includes small, medium and large sized businesses,
including names you might recognize such as:
Foster Farms,
Inc.
C&H Sugar, Inc.
Naturipe Berry Growers, Inc.
US Cold Storage, Inc.
Mail-Well Envelope, Inc.
Crystal Cruises, Inc.
Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc.
Michelin Travel, Inc.
Concise Contact Lens, Inc.
KEYT TV
Detroit News Agency, Inc.
Ponderosa Telephone Co.
Public Utilities Commission, City & County of San Francisco
California Water Service Corp.
Kyrus Corporation
Sun Pacific, Inc.
Computerland, Inc.
Schlumgerger, Inc.
Texaco, Inc.
Lockheed-Martin
U.S. Air Force
Federal Reserve Bank
New York Transit, Inc.
Rocket Dog Shoes
West Marine, Inc.
Siebe Automotive, Inc.
Robertshaw Controls, Inc.
Dayton-Hudson Corp.
Mervyn's / Target
As you can see
from the short list above (from over 200+ customers), I serve a
wide range of companies. I give my best effort to all of them, regardless
of their size -- I'm not an expert in their fields, but I know how
to give expert service to help them with their needs.
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What I Do
For Fun
In past years,
I've played league softball, ran 6k races, rode bicycles in team
triathlons, raced road course and century (100mi) bicycle races,
played competitive 2-man beach volleyball, played league tennis,
competitive racquetball, and other active sports pursuits.
As the years
go by, my activities have toned-down a bit. I still enjoy bicycling,
but limit it to noncompetitive mountain biking and cruising around.
I play a little tennis, enjoy walking and hiking (we are near Big
Sur), white water rafting, and always look forward to camping in
the mountains. Occasionally I enjoy a night at the bowling alley
and the impromptu game of Ping-Pong or pool. I enjoy travel, classic
& exotic cars and motorcycles.
I enjoy snorkeling
and have learned SCUBA -- I like doing these things in my favorite
places like Maui, St. Thomas, Grand Cayman, Aruba, Jamaica and Cozumel.
I like warm water and tropical locations! A recently discovered
travel method I really enjoy is Cruise Ships -- I love a floating
hotel with great food, room service, and a Casino that takes you
to exotic locations.
I don't know
if you'd call it fun, but I like producing websites -- I made the
site for MINT Computer, and also have made them for Antique Dealers
in California and Hawaii, a local conservancy organization, a Consulting
company in Aptos, Ca., my old High School in Los Angeles, and various
family members.
At home, I enjoy
cooking, taking care of my garden, backgammon, playing with the
cat, and producing digital art and music on my PC. I enjoy a variety
of music (classical, jazz, pop, ethnic, country, rock, r & b,
blues, world, reggae, salsa, gamelan, etc.), especially live performances.
I enjoy movies (especially classic cinema), reading and plays (especially
Shakespeare). I play guitar (currently a Fender Stratocaster American
Standard) and used to have an oldies garage-band that played local
clubs and private parties.
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