Robert Allen Smith

I have been a musician (percussion - big band, rock, jazz), photographer, high speed motion picture photographer (Lockheed Missiles and Space), certified automotive technician, entrepreneur, district sales manager. Self taught computer user and programmer since 1967. BS, cum laude, in Computer Systems Management (1996, University of San Francisco). CEO of R n R Products (manufacturer of radio control gliders and drones). Retired since 2004. 3 years working part time as Verizon sales rep in store 2010. Happily married to Pamela Knuts since 1964, 2 very successful children and 4 "grand girls" ages 6 to 26. Since 1979, at our 4 acre ranch in Gilroy, CA we have had horses, koi pond, raised bees, chickens, and currently our two very cute miniature schnauzers. My current hobbies are flying large, radio control gliders, golf, raising bees and koi.

Loved science classes. Primarily band all 4 years. Percussion section leader 3 years. Best friends were Harry Ariza (class of '61, deceased), Dean Monasmith (deceased), Harold Morales, Refugio (Cole) Gomez (deceased), Bob Greenwood (deceased), Ken Lobner, Joe Sanchez. It is no coincidence that these were all band members.
Met Pam (Knuts) in 1963, during a music gig while we were both attending Foothill College. We did not meet while attending Sunnyvale. We have been married since 1964.