History of a Safer World Goes Live Worldwide!

The History of a Safer World is a love story - about business!  Its a tribute to the men and women of Triconex and Wonderware.  A history from startup to the time to serve the wine (you'll have to read the book to find out which wine) that began in the evangelical sun culture of Orange County, California.   The author was recently interviewed on a webcast hosted from Manhatten, New York City! 

Here's the link for the show.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chattininmanhattan/2012/02/24/the-history-of-a-safer-world.mp3


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Gary L. Wilkinson has written the great American novel, volumes of picaresque verse, as well as several well-crafted short stories. None of which has ever been published. However, he has written many technical training manuals, user specifications, and engineering documents that describe the flow and configuration of industrial computers, and how to program the machines so they don’t catch fire and cause a ruckus. Nearly all of this output has been published by the high-tech and aerospace firms that have employed him over the years.

It is this fusion of art and machinery that has enabled him to bring to life The History of a Safer World – a love story about business. It is a beautiful story of men and machines that will inform and entertain you. He has been a witness to the space and time in which these events have occurred. He has recorded the voices of this stunning entrepreneurial triumph. In these times, their story is more relevant than ever as a legacy on how to build and grow businesses as the story takes place during the global recession that followed the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.

Mr. Wilkinson was born in the gritty river town of Chester, Pennsylvania, a few miles southeast of Philadelphia. After a non-descript academic career, he joined the army. During his military service, he continuously trained to defend his county, particularly if the expert application of mops and brooms were to be called upon.

During the mid-1980’s he arrived at Huntington Beach, California. At the time it was known as a center of the punk rock music scene, with skinheads and surfers warily skateboarding past each other on Main Street, which led to the pier. There were scores of shops to buy booze and corners to buy drugs, and there was no Starbucks.

Then, on January 17th, 1988, something happened. The pier collapsed into the ocean. The city fathers used the rebuilding of the pier as a fine reason to clear out the riff-raff, some still call it the character, from the city streets. When the pier re-opened four years later, there were designer shops, high-end condos, and upscale restaurants. And, of course, a Starbucks opened.

He began working for Triconex in December, 1995. It was a magical place to work. And, nearby, there was another magical destination called Wonderware. In the evangelical sun culture of Orange County, the History of a Safer World began.

Gary's Blog The History of a Safer World