About Dr Gonzo
Education
- 1994; Grade 12 diploma, Transcona Collegiate Institute
- 2004; Network Engineering Professional Diploma with Honours received from Robertson College
Career Highlights
- Flyer Delivery boy; Brandon, MB (quit)
- Brandon Sun — Delivery boy; Brandon, MB (quit for “better” job)
- Transcona Country Club — Serving staff; Winnipeg, MB (worked for former city councilor Al Golden)
- McDonald’s employee; Winnipeg, MB (quit for “better” job)
- Franklin Enterprises Ltd — Metal Shear operator; Winnipeg, MB (laid off when Western Star Trucks pulled their production contracts)
- Club Regent — Credit runner; Winnipeg, MB (casual on-call employment only)
- Revy Home & Garden — Shipping crew; Winnipeg, MB (quit for “better” job)
- Winnipeg Forest Products — General labourer; Winnipeg, MB (quit for “better” job)
- Faneuil Group — Outbound telemarketer; Winnipeg, MB (quit ‘cuz I couldn’t handle outbound calling anymore)
- Prairie Online Inc — Call Centre Mgr & web/graphic designer; Winnipeg, MB (laid off too many times as a result of piss-poor biz sense of one of the owners)
- Plotter Operator (with a prominent graphics company); Winnipeg, MB (left to pursue education in Networking)
- Interned at Robertson College during summer of 2004
- 2004 – Current: Rather not say at this time.
Interests / Hobbies
- Cycling
- Film making
- Web/graphic design
- Travel
- Restructuring society
- Counterfeiting
Computer History
- Commodore 64/PET/Vic20 (grades 3-6)
- IBM PS1, running DOS (grades 7-8)
- Apple IIe & IBM 286 clones running Win 3.1 (grades 10-12)
- Win 95, 98, ME
- Win 2000, XP
- Some Linux
What I drive
- 95 Chevy K1500
What I Don’t Drive
- A bike anymore, and my gut shows it.
Favorite Musician/Band
- Toss up between The Tragically Hip & the Headstones
- Honourable mention: The Molestics
Favorite Sports Team
- 2002 Men & Women’s Canadian Olympic Hockey Teams
- 2006 Women’s Canadian Olympic Hockey Team
Favorite Books
- Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas –Hunter S Thompson
- 1984 –George Orwell
- Animal Farm –George Orwell
- Brave New World –Aldous Huxley
- The Hobbit –JRR Tolkien
- The Lord of the Rings Series –JRR Tolkien
- The Cat in the Hat – Dr Suess
Favorite Computer/Console Games
- Postal®
- Quake II® then Quake 3® and then later Quake 3® Arena®
- Command & Conquer Red Alert 2®
- Max Payne® I and II
- Age of Empires II®
- Baldur’s Gate II® and it’s expansion Throne of Bhaal®
- Neverwinter Nights® (I love you Aribeth)
- Fable® (too damned short though)
- Jade Empire® (like KOTOR, jut in old feudal Japan)
- Doom® and Doom III®
- Props to Halo’s 1®, 2®, and 3®
- Bioshock® (holy shit what a game)
- Gears of War (another, different type of holy shit what a game)
- Portal® (Holy Fuck! Awesome Game, worth it for the Orange Box® alone
- Half Life 2® (blah blah blah blah Mr Freeman…)
- Bionic Commando®
- Wolfenstein 3D® (man, we played these games)
- Mario Bros®, Mario Bros 3®, and Super Mario Bros® (fuck you Mario Bros 2®, fuck you up your stupid asses©)
Favorite TV shows
- Kids in the Hall
- Twitch City
- Star Trek TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise
- Simpsons
- Futurama
- The Family Guy
- Trailer Park Boys
- Battlestar Galactica
- Dr Who (original and the new series)
- Lost
Favorite Movies
- LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring –2001
- Star Trek Movies
- Star Wars Trilogy Special Ed
- Kids in the Hall Brain Candy –1996
- Dr Strangelove –1963
- Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas –1997
- Fubar –2002
- Bowling For Columbine –2002
Quote
“Fuck’em if they can’t take a joke!”
Secret Identity
- Raoul Duke