Samuel Sam
Colonel Samuel Sam P | |
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.jpg) Sam in 2010 speaking to a conference of re-insurers | |
| Native name | 彡巳, sam-ghe |
| Born | April 7, 1966 |
| Allegiance | Themiclesia |
| Service/ | Themiclesian Marines |
| Years of service | 1988 – |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Colonel (204th Regiment) Commander Naval Reserve |
| Battles/wars | None |
| Awards | Young Violinist Award (1981) Bark's Soloist of the Year (1985) |
Colonel Samuel Sam (Shinasthana: 彡巳, sam-ghe; b. Apr. 7, 1966) is a Themiclesian violinist and military officer. After graduating from the Western University, he joined the Themiclesian Marines as an electrical engineer in 1988 and is now the commander of its reservists.
Career
After Sam graduated with his master's degree in electrical engineering, he was solicited by a headhunter to work at two prestigious firms—Data Processing and Recording Machines Co. and United Semi-conductor Manufacturing Co.—but ultimately did not join either. Reportedly, his eccentricity and desire for a four-hour working day caused serious consternation in both firms' human resources departments with the result that he was not hired. After a year out of employment, another alumnus informed him that his alma mater, Western University, was seeking to immerse new military officers from recent graduates. Though he never considered a military career beforehand, he reluctantly joined the officer seminary and, upon the instigation of a visiting lecturer, applied for a commission with the Marines.
Receiving his commission in Nov. 1988, he was first appointed as an assistant engineer to the Engineering Committee where he worked with colleagues on a number of confidential prototypes, from which the sensing assembly of an optical zooming apparatus was selected to enter the tendering process. His part in the project was recognized with a promotion to the rank of captain in 1990, though his duties remained unchanged until 1992. He was seconded to cultivate a rapport with Dayashinese enterprises in the defence sector, particularly focusing on the design and integration of avionics for an upgrade to a fleet of helicopters under consideration. Even though Sam's efforts from 1995 to 1996 were extensive, a domestic supplier was eventually selected, according to the advice of none other than Dr. Margaret Skur, who then held supervisory authority over many kinds of digital technology. Their relations were somewhat strained in what their friends called "the war of hardware and software".
In 1996, Sam was charged with investigating the resilience of electrical systems to remote interferences. In this position, he co-operated with Skur rather than competed with her. They were appointed as member and chairperson respectively to a temporary committee. The then Defence Secretary Lord Kyat Mar visited the committee in 1996 and issued instructions to recognize Sam's work.
Family life
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