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Seeking a "better life," my wife Cindy, our 6 month old daughter and I moved from San Jose to Livermore in early 1992. We moved into the one and only house that we looked at in Livermore, finding it and the brand new neighborhood a perfect fit for our lifestyles. We chose Livermore for its beauty, safety and openness. We were impressed with the local parks, the safe neighborhoods and the various downtown activities that were promoted by the Chamber of Commerce, the Main Street project and the City of Livermore.

After dropping our infant daughter off at grandma's for the day, we fought the ever increasing traffic to our jobs in Silicon Valley. Even though we carpooled together, our commute grew from 45 minutes each way to over 90 minutes each way. Although we both had wonderful jobs at the Fortune 500 companies we worked at, we grew increasingly tired of the commute, and time away from family and the local parks and attractions that the Livermore Valley had to offer.

Even after having a son in 1995, we continued to fight the traffic to our jobs. I was a Corporate Security Manager and a Corporate Web Designer, while Cindy was a Systems Engineer. Having our daughter start to attend school was an even greater challenge - the carpools, who would pick up, when, etc. We longed for a better way of life - where we could work closer to home and spend more time in our community.

In early 2000 Cindy and I both decided to quit our Silicon Valley jobs. In my case, I already had a transition plan in place, as my Web design business, Utkaduck Design, was growing by leaps and bounds and needed to be managed on a full-time basis. I began to work from our home office and within 2 weeks Cindy had a job offer from another Fortune 500 company, with a permanent office in Pleasanton. Finally we were now able to work close to home, saving between 3 to 4 hours a day each in travel - time we could now spend with our children and "play" in our community.

I became involved in the Chamber of Commerce, where I was immediately asked to join the Ambassador Committee. I also joined a local business networking organization - Leadfinders - whose goals include the promotion of small businesses in the Livermore Valley.

Our children attend local schools. They have both participated in recreational gymnastics, and are currently involved in competitive swimming, Jujitsu and soccer.

I am an eleven year member of both the High Technology Crime Investigation Association and the American Society for Industrial Security. Additionally, I am one of only two certified trainers in the US for the PPM 2000 line of software used in the corporate security industry.

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Alex Dourov for LARPD Board of Directors
P.O. Box 1112
Livermore CA 94551
925-443-8852
925-443-3825 (fax)
alex@dourov.com