Guzenda Family Page Links

Sites associated with the Guzenda family

Family member's pages	Where we used to live
Penny's page Toby's page Sinkyone the Dog's home page Sinkyone's Favorite Books Did Sinkyone dream of electric sheep? Tony & Naomi's home page John's Jazz Page (Leon's brother-in-law) "Grandma" Marie Laming was a dedicated Jose Carreras fan and a fundraiser for his International Leukaemia Foundation Golden Star Home, where Verna's Dad lived.	East Cowes, Isle of Wight (where Mum, Dad and "Granny" Vera Guzenda and "Grandma" Marie Laming grew up) as it was described in 1876. The most comprehensive Isle of Wight site I've found - Dave Parker's "Isle of Wight Nostalgia" site. East Cowes Sailing Club - my cousin Tony was Commodore for three years and then became the secretary. A history of East Cowes Disused Isle of Wight Railway stations. Old maps, including the Isle of Wight. Benjamin Franklin's autobiography describes his trip to the Isle of Wight. Red Funnel Steamers run from East & West Cowes to Southampton. Marconi and the World's first permanent wireless (radio) station The Isle of Wight Space Programme The Isle of Wight History Centre The UK's earliest concrete houses? Wormleybury, where we lived when Naomi was born. Bracknell, where we lived before moving to California.
Where we were educated	Where we worked
Dogskool.com (Penny & Toby, Mum & Dad) Mum gained an Associate Degree at De Anza College University of Wales, Bangor (Dad) Carisbrooke High School (Mum & Dad) Dad was at AEI's Coton House, established by B.T.H. Rugby whilst between school and university.	Dad's first job after graduation was at Time Sharing Limited. Dad moved to International Computers Limited (ICL) in Bracknell in 1972. in the UK. He was Design and Development Manager of ICL 2900 IDMS in the early Seventies before moving to the ICL Dataskil Project Management Sector in Reading as a Program Director. We moved to California in 1983 when Dad joined former a former colleague and others to start Automation technology Products [A Work In Progress on Wikipedia.org.] They built a product named CIMPLEX, an innovative Computer Integrated Manufacturing system based on solid modeling. Dad ran the database team, whic produced an advanced engineerting database called ATP. Dad moved to Objectivity, Inc. in 1988, one of the earliest Object Dagtabase Management System providers. He was a founder and lead the Object and Storage Manager Team before becoming the Chief Technology Officer. Objectivity at Supercomputing 2000 Dad's December 2000 trip to the UK Objectivity at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Early Computers
Dad had his first encounter with a computer in 1961 on a school trip to a local aircraft design office (Saunders-Roe). It was a Ferranti Pegasus. He built an analog computer for a school project in 1963. He also worked on these Early Computers.
O.R.P. Blyskawica
"Grandad" Czeslaw Guzenda was on the Polish destroyer ORP "Blyskawica" during WWII. I've gathered together information about the ship and its crew. There are photos of the ship being launched, during WWII and as it is today. There is also a timeline of the ship's history.
Carisbrooke Grammar School "Class of 1958" 50th Reunion
There was a 50th Anniversary Reunion in September 2008. Click here for more details.