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Howeird is a career computer techie, currently working as a senior software quality assurance engineer at He has also worked for:
In a previous lifetime, before attending
North Seattle Community College
, and learning to chase electrons, he was a newspaper editor, photographer and humor columnist for such world-reknowned journals as:
To qualify for these austere journalism posts. Howeird attended
The University of Washington
in
Seattle
, where he majored in
Communications
(Radio/TV production and Editorial Journalism) with minors in Medieval History and
English
Lit. He also was active in their
Drama
program. In 1971-72 he played Baritone Horn for the
Husky Marching Band
, and is a life member of HMBAA, The Husky Marching Band Alumni Association. In addition to Baritone, Howeird plays most of the brass instruments, various recorders, keyboards and percussion. And he's not above playing the kazoo.
While at the UW (1968-72), he was on the staff of The Daily (one of the largest campus newspapers in the country) and put in time at the college TV station
KCTS
and radio station
KUOW-FM
. He also worked a summer at the Seattle ABC affiliate
KOMO-TV
.
From March 1975 through June 1977 Howeird was a
, a
Motorola company,
in Santa Clara, CA.
Microsoft
Minerva
Kasenna
Roxio
Sony
IPIX
Bamboo.com
VXtreme
Hewlett-Packard
Starlight
NetworksUB Networks
TeleVideo
The Daily Astorian
Astoria, Oregon
(1973-4)
The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Omak, Washington (1974-5)
The Raymond Herald
Raymond, Washington (1978)
(Now the Willapa Harbor Herald)
U.S. Peace Corps
volunteer in
Thailand
Howeird is Single And Looking
You can click here for his baby pictures.
Check out Howeird's Family Album
And here is a link to some photos of his cats, Domino and Pumpkin
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