James Richard Willing

Background

Willing, James Richard was born on April 1, 1958 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of James Albert and Venita Faye (Fishburn) Willing.

Education

Graduate Beaverton High School, Oregon

Career

Shop technician Byte Northwest Inc., Beaverton, 1976—1979. Field svc technician Northwest Computer Support, 1979—1981. System programmer Johnson-Laird Inc., Portland, 1982.

Project director Central Bank CBBS/Northwest, Beaverton, since 1979. Lead technician Computerland, Tigard, Oregon, 1982—1986. Field engineer, technical Compu-Shop, 1986—1988, Portland Computer Arts Resource Center, 1986—1988.

Field service representative Sears Computer & Peripheral Service, Tigard, Oregon, 1988—1990. Offline customer support engineer Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, since 1991. Member steering committee Portland Computer Arts Resource Center, 1986—1989.

Achievements

• James Richard Willing has been listed as a noteworthy computer technician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member steering committee Portland Computer Arts Resource Center, 1986-1989. Writer, co-host ChipChat, 1991-1992. Member computer education task force Oregon Museum Science and Industry, Portland, 1984.

Member Control Program for Microcomputers User"s Group Northwest (founder 1979), president 1979-1982).

Connections

Married Carole Marguerite Babbitt, February 10, 1979. Children: Robert James, Paul David.

Father:

James Albert Willing

Mother:

Venita Faye (Fishburn) Willing

Spouse:

Carole Marguerite Babbitt

child:

Paul David Willing

child:

Robert James Willing