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Uduak

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger...

About Me

I think of myself as an optimist, someone who tries to live their life with no regrets. I have a big heart. Used to be a former college football player and uniformed security guard, then I followed my passion and became an engineer. I grew up in a multi-racial, multi-national family of seven in the most ethnically diverse city in America. I'm an eclectic mix of fun loving friend, mentor, hard nosed achiever, and all around nice guy. I enjoy public speaking, project management, web design, working out, community service, and traveling. Currently, I'm developing my professional expertise and network. It's been said that I've changed peoples lives in a single conversation. So, drop me a message if you'd like to talk.

My Interests

Leadership, Geo-Politics, Engineering, International Business, Global Logistics, Computer Repair, Traveling, Great Conversations, Web Design, Fair Trade, Photography, Weight Lifting, Walks on the Beach, Running, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Physics, Personal Development, and Blogging.

I'd like to meet:

Open minded individuals who are ambitious, self-confident, focused, caring, and don’t put unnecessary boundaries on themselves. I'd love to meet old friends, CSULB students, & USC Trojans on myspace!!! Anyone who can hold up their side of a great conversation or share their most recent travels. I'm passionate about meeting people who want to change the world, work in Africa, globally informed, play soccer, enjoy community service, and have a real personal value set.

Music:

Dead Prez, Sublime, Tupac, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Fela Kuti, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Femi Kuti, Ray Charles, Immortal Technique, Angelique Kidjo, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Toni Braxton, Common, Kanye West, and Frank Sinatra.

Movies:

Spike Lee Joints and all types of documentaries: The Corporation, Life+Debt, and Super Size Me.

Television:

I stopped watching TV in May 2003...but I still watch the Chappelle Show & Bondocks on DVD.

Books:

Execution: The Art of Getting Things Done, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Wrenched of the Earth, Who Moved My Cheese, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, The Empire Builders: Inside HBS, Malcolm X’s Autobiography, 1984, and Against Empire.

Heroes:

My Dad, Dolores Huerta, Kwame Nkrumah, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Manley, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, Dalai Lama, Martin Luther King Jr, Andrea Jung, and Mahatma Gandhi.

My Blog

Florida 2000 at CSULB

I will post my side of the CSULB election story here in a few days for all my subscribers. Uduak  
Posted by Uduak on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:03:00 PST

President Maxson Retires After 10 Years

By Natalie Vratney Union Weekly After 11 years at Long Beach State, President Robert C. Maxson announced last Wednesday his plans to retire at the end of 2005. Maxson, who plans on ending his ...
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

CSULB Students Face Global Competition in Job Market

By Zamnã Ãvila Online Forty-Niner Contributing Writer Cal State Long Beach students are encountering challenges in an information era that has added contenders in their career pursuits worldwide....
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Fall 2004 Over!!!

Wow, what a semester!! I haven't had a break in 11 months, driving straight from Indiana to Long Beach the weekend before the semester started. This semester was one of the most challenging of my acad...
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Indiana Summer

Southern Indiana, what a place. Cornfields, meth addicts, farms, fortune 500 corporations, low cost of living, two traffic lights, homogeny of midwestern values, no latinos, no asians, no Blacks. A p...
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Finals Finally Over!!!

Wow, what a whirlwind past six months. Probably the most change that I've gone throught in my entire life in this short a period of time. But I love it! I spent all summer in Indiana, got into the ...
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

2003 AIChE National Conference...

Just got back today from San Francisco at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Conference. It was thee worst conference I've ever attended. The whole thing lacked sustenance, I was ...
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

2003 NSBE FRC

This past weekend was the NSBE Fall Regional Conference in Anaheim, I had a really good time, both academically and personally. I attended workshops on Nanotechnology, Finacial Management and Mechani...
Posted by Uduak on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST