Badger Creek Computer

Lou garnered much of his computer background while serving as a Secure Telecommunications System Technician in the United States Air Force. After retiring from a twenty-year military career he continued working in the telecommunications field as a volunteer with Wasco County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on a part time basis. Duties there involved installing, maintaining and upgrading the radio communications and computer systems at the EOC.

When an opportunity arose to work for a local Internet service provider, Lou jumped at the chance to expand his areas of expertise. His responsibilities there included hardware maintenance, software installation, insuring data integrity and user training. These duties provided a challenging environment where the customers legacy software and hardware sometimes clashed with the latest technology.

A realignment of responsibilities at the ISP led to a decision to start a separate computer service business. Not much of a change in areas of responsibility, nor even a change of venue, but instead a more flexible arrangement where a wider range of customers could be served.