Don's Page
- Civil Air Patrol
- My current 71 Camaro
- My old car - a 1969 Camaro
- Some pictures from work
As you can see at the top of the page, my name is Don Hopkins. I am 34 years old and live in Davie, Fl a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale. I am a native South Floridian, a relatively rare thing these days in transient South Florida. Besides that I'm also not hispanic which seems doubly rare. I have a wonderful family. My wife Donna and I have been married 11 years this year and our children Jared & Shelby are Florida natives like me. Donna was born in Wilmington, NC. My parents live a few blocks away from us and my younger sister also lives here in Broward County. I really enjoy the area here but often find myself wondering how much longer I can continue to live here.
I graduated from Miramar High School in 1984 and went to DeVry Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga for 2 years graduating with an Electronics Technician Diploma in June 1986. While still in school in Atlanta, I began working for a company called S&H Medical Systems installing and calibrating x-ray machines for hospitals. The company hired me full time after graduation and moved me back home to Ft. Lauderdale in 1986. I've been here ever since. S&H was bought out by Philips Medical Systems in 1987. I've been working for Philips now for 15 years and currently I am a Senior Systems Specialist working on everything from a simple chest x-ray machine & fluoroscopic c-arms used in operating rooms to cardiac cath labs. I still enjoy the technical side of the work but with all of the cutbacks in personnel over the years it seems that I am always working late now. I am also the Team Leader (supervisor) for the other 8 service engineers working here in South Florida. I really like everyone I work with & wouldn't trade a single one. They are a great group of guys.
Music sure has changed a lot over the years but, my taste in it has not. Although I listen to a wide range (Hard Rock, Classical, Oldies, Alternative, Blues, Metal, etc.) of music, I find that I keep going back to the music I listened to during & shortly after my high school years. Yes, that 80’s crap still holds a place in my heart. My favorite genre has to be hard rock from the 70’s and 80’s and the greatest rock band in the world is still Cheap Trick.
Last Updated : 4/21/01