About Me!

My name is Randolph D Garrett:

My statistics:

• Age 48
• Unemployed former software developer and quality assurance
• Living on SSI in Contra Costa County California
• Financially and mentally ruined by an Extortionist, Burglar, hit and run drivers, and subsequent refusals to enforce the law by Richmond, CA police (and "protection" of said burglar too!).
• Recovering from homelessness and loss of housing, personal belongings, family
• Model Railroader
• Railroad enthusiast
• Former custom computer system builder (VAR experience as well)
• AS Degree in Account (and Data Processing)
• Caretaker of my disabled parents most of my life
• Almost no family now
• Never married
• Always been sober
• Never did drugs
• No serious crimes

Work and Talents:

• SQA fanatic
• computer software engineering and quality assurance
• systems engineering
• tests of various subjects, verification, debugging
• User interface design
• Ergonomics in general
• SOHO and telecommute office setup & consulting - computers & technology
• Custom computers and performance upgrades

Current situation as of 2/8/08: I have been evicted, robbed, extorted, lost everything, forced to move many times, told by police they cannot enforce the law anymore (regarding what happened to me).  As a result my mental health has taken a nose dive.  I am really ruined.  Plus my hearing aids are busted, etc.

Disability Diagnosis:

• Severe hearing loss
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Severe Depression
• Pinched Sciatic nerve (can't stand for length of time)
• Several moderate back problems
• Overweight but not Morbid
• Nearsighted and loosing a bit of that too!