Timeline

Greece Cruise 1988

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A 10-day cruise of Greece and Turkey.   Before the cruise we spent a week in Athens during record-breaking heat.  We went to Delphi.  After the cruise we went to Hydra Island for a few days.

QPC Grows and Moves to 1700 Broadway Oakland

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In 1986 QPC had obtained multiple federal contracts, primarily for the Food and Nutrition Service, and grown to 13 employees.  We took over and remodeled the third floor of a more modern office building at 1700 Broadway.

QPC Moves to 1455 Broadway Oakland

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QPC’s first real office was on Broadway in Oakland.  We moved here after getting our first Federal contract to build Food Stamp fraud control.  My first hires were Gail Simpson and then Art Burger.

Comfort Foods I Cooked in the 70’s and 80’s

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Mac and Cheese Tuna Casserole Chili (Patty) Quiche Tacos Taco casserole Soufflé Beef roast Pork roast Cheese Fondue Sour cream pork chops Lasagna Moussaka Steaks Hamburgers Mushroom soup Liver and onions Stuffed mushrooms Split pea soup Lentil soup Cherry duck Hunan beef with black beans Beef stew Fried chicken Crepes Baked chicken Fried and baked … Read more

Director of Statistical Support for the US Treasury

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In 1982, while working for Applied Management Sciences, I took the lead on a project to provide statistical consulting services to the US Treasury.  In that capacity I directed a project for the Executive Office of the President to establish standards for the hundreds of US Government loan programs.  I directed a variety of additional … Read more

Carolyn Sports

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In Washington, I would take Carolyn to sports events on weekends while Patty slept in.  She did gymnastics and field hockey. When we moved to Oakland she took up swimming.

Dad Died

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Edward Finnegan died after multiple heart attacks.       I never related well to my father.  There was never any sign he liked me at all. There was never a kind word. He demanded obedience and respect.  I was short on both.  He was given to baiting and beating me.  There was an angry … Read more

Applied Management Sciences

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In December 1980 I moved to Washington to take a position at Applied Management Sciences.  I served first as statistician then as project director on a large number of federal policy studies.  The company averaged about 160 employees with very high turnover.  It was at AMS I obtained the skills and connections that created the … Read more