Keith John Dutson

Born January 21, 1942
Houston, Texas

Thumbnail Version - Summer 1960 to Present

Lee College - Summer and Fall 1960

• Summer success (4.0 gpa)
• Fall withdrawal - 24 semester hour load

U.S.A.F - November 1960 to September 1964

• Denver - Electronics training
• California - F106 Air Weapons Mechanic
• Victor Valley College - another withdrawal
• Cuban crisis
• Auto wreck - almost killed
• First motorcycle - 56 Harley Hog
• Early guitar - self taught

Houston Baptist College - September 1964 to May 1968

• Chemistry and math majors
• New guitar - lessons - January 1965
• Changed to physical chemistry and math majors
• Drama club - met Beth
• Marriage to Beth - 4/21/67
• Changed to physics and math majors
• Second motorcycle - 60 Triumph 6T
• Summer school at UH
• First programming language - Fortran - October 1967
• Degree in physics and math - 152 hours - May 1968

Banking I - June 1968 to May 1977

• Second programming language - COBOL - July 1968
• Credit card system Implementation
• First daughter - Dallis Ann - 1/11/69
• European vacation - Summer 1969
• Second daughter - Trace’ Lee - 9/5/70
• Third programming language - IBM Assembler - April 1974
• Witnessed tornado in Xenia, Ohio - April 3, 1974
• Garage band (more guitar) - professional debut
• Technical support (systems programming)
• Third motorcycle - 71 Honda 500
• Manager technical support - 1976
• Obtained ham radio license WD5DXL, novice class - April 1977

Computer consulting I - May 1977 to August 1980

• Fourth programming language - Databus - September 1977
• Upgraded ham radio license to advanced class - September 1977
• 80 hour work weeks
• Central America vacation - El Salvador - Summer 1978
• Fourth motorcycle - 75 Honda Goldwing
• Fifth motorcycle - 80 Honda Goldwing
• West coast motorcycle vacation - June 1980

Banking II - August 1980 to January 1992

• Management training
• Disney World vacation - Summer 1980
• Banking Officer - 1981
• Assistant Vice President - 1982
• Drag racing - 1968 Camaro SS 396 - Summer 1982
• Vice President - 1984
• Chemical Bank merger - dust off resume - 1988
• Fifth programming language - C - HCC - August 1991
• Dallis graduates from Sam Houston State - December 1991
• Layoff

Computer software business - January 1992 to August 1997

• Started retail business with partner
• Dallis wins Miss Go Texan - February 1992
• Sixth programming language - Visual Basic - May 1992
• Trace’ graduates from Baylor - 1993
• First product introduced - August 1993
• Initial success - December 1993
• Sixth motorcycle - 94 Honda Goldwing - Niagra vacation - June 1994
• Egypt vacation - December 1994
• Family cruise to Bahamas - May 1995
• Extreme success - June 1995
• Big investment loss - July 1996

Computer consulting II - August 1997 to Present

• Forklift manufacturing business
• Guitar revival - more lessons - classical, pop and blues
• Drag racing revival - 1999 Trans Am WS6 - August 1999
• First drag racing trophy - May 2000

• REL 2000 40^th reunion - 2000