About Scott Craig

Who am I?

I am a native Tennessean, born in Clarksville, TN (about 45 miles northwest of Nashville) on October 1, 1951, son of Ruth Cole Craig (later Ruth Hutton) and Elmer Vernon Craig. I was married on January 26, 1973 to Mabel Frances (Jo) Chapman and have been since. Our "Children" are a calico cat named Lucy and a bunch of freshwater fish without names. We moved to Nashville in 1983 and have been here since.

If you are really bored, here is a picture of me. It isn't very good because it was taken by accident. I was hooking up a camera on a machine at work and didn't realize that the picture was taken. Since it was, I figured I would at least use it for something.

What do I do for a living?

I am employed by a small engineering company as a designer / network administrator. I have about 20 years experience in engineering-related fields, and another 15 years in computer-related fields.

My computer experience dates back to about 1982 and a Texas Instruments TI-994a computer. Since then I have had and/or used many machines, peripheral devices, operating systems, and software ranging from 8-bit CP/M machines through VAX minicomputers and, of course, the IBM-PC family. I have written software for many platforms, and in many languages including BASIC, FORTRAN, Assembly, PASCAL, C, and C++.

What are my Hobbies and Interests?

I enjoy doing many things that are "Technically Challenging" in some form. My favorite passtimes are:

Shooting - I am very much "Pro-Gun" and I have enjoyed competition pistol shooting in both USPSA/IPSC and IDPA and shoot frequently at many of the clubs in this area. Unlike most of my peers who shoot Glocks or 1911 clones, I'll stick with my old trusty Beretta.

Computers in general - Based on the number of years I've been using these things, it is easy to see that I really enjoy messing with them. I've seen them grow from the TRS-80 days (yes, that is well before the IBM-PC or Microsoft was even thought of), through mainframes and minicomputers, to the machines we have today. I saw what they could do then and I know what they can do now. While my list of gripes with the latest trends in software is extrmely long, I would hate to go back to what we had many years ago!

Photography - I have been interested in photography since I was in Junior High School when I took a job with a local camera shop. You can see some examples on my Fish page (although some of them are admittedly pretty bad). I've done a lot of darkroom work, both color and black-and-white, although none in the past several years.

Amateur Radio - I have been a licensed Amateur Radio Operator (Ham) since 1976. I currently hold an Amateur Extra class license (the highest offered in the United States) with the callsign WA4TTK.

Flying - I earned my pilot's license in 1978 and currently hold an Airplane, Single-Engine, Land certificate with an Instrument Airplane rating.

Aquaria - I was intorduced to freshwater aquaria and fish keeping in 1997 and have developed a keen interest in it. I now have 2 tanks with about 30 fish in them. Details and photographs are available on my Fish Tank page.

Racing - Probably my number 1 passion, I'll watch or go to a race anywhere, anytime. I've been that way since the early 60's when my step-brother worked for Cosworth, Ltd. and got me interested in F-1. While I don't have any "Seat Time" myself (although I was pretty good with radio-controlled cars) I love to watch them. I guess my favorite classes would be Formula-1, NASCAR Winston Cup, CART, and SCCA Trans-Am. Other classes are acceptible as well because everyone knows that "A bad day at the Racetrack is better than a good day at work!"

Cats - While I don't profess to be a Cat Fanatic I wouldn't trade the one we have now for anything. Her name is Lucy and she is just a calico "DLH" (Domestic Long Hair) but she is pretty special to us.

Modeling - I started building scale models as a kid back in the early 60's. Since then I have built for a while and then quit for a while and built for a while and quit for a while. I started building again in early 2004 and have had a great time with it again. To see some of my latest models take a look at My Modeling Page

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