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Name:

   French name : Andre Raymond Roger Marie Lochin
   US name      : Andre Ray Lochin

Born:

   Saint Pierre La Cour, Mayenne, France. 1961
   Born the year Humans reached Space (Yuri Gagarine).

Citizenship:

   French, since Birth, and US, since 2005. Dual Citizenship.

Education:

   Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, IUT of Rennes - Beaulieu (1982)
   Bachelor in Microwave Technology Applied to RADAR, Paris X (1983)

Military:

   Second Lieutenant, French Air Force, 1984. Instructor in Electronics. Reserviste.

Languages:

   French: fluent (although I am loosing it!).
   English: fluent (with a very light accent).
   Spanish: basic (was fluent 20 years ago).

Professional Experiences:

   1984 - 1985: Giga Modules, Les Ulis, France.
   1985 - 1988: Matra Branche Militaire, Velizy, France (now EADS).
   1988 - 1991: Sorep, Chateaubourg, France (now EADS).
   1991 - 1998: Matra Defense, and Nortel - Matra Cellular, Guyancourt, France (now EADS and Nortel Networks).
   1998 - 2001: Metawave, Redmond, Washington, United States.
   2001 - 2003: NextComm, Bellevue, WA, USA.
   2003 - 2005: Microsoft XBOX, Redmond, WA, USA.
   2005 - Current: Elektrobit Inc, Redmond, WA, USA.