Neil was born in Giffnock, Renfrewshire (near Glasgow) and moved to the small village of Tayport in the county of Fife with his parents at the age of
1 1/2 years old. Neil attended elementary school in Tayport and then went on to Secondary School (High School) in the nearby town of St. Andrews.
He studied
for his Electronic Engineering degree at Dundee Technical College and eventually moved from his parent's home in Tayport to the west of Scotland to work at
Burroughs Corporation in the town of Cumbernauld. In 1987, the whole family moved to the USA when Burroughs (by then called Unisys) closed their
Cumbernauld facility. Neil eventually left Unisys in 1995
and held a number of Senior Information Technology and Executive
positions in manufacturing before becoming a Realtor in 2011
Ellen (nee Sallans) was born in Glasgow and attended Golfhill elementary school. She went on to Whitehill Secondary School (High School) and graduated from
there. She immediately began working in the University finance department for a period and then joined Blue Sky Tours, a subsidiary of British Caledonian
Airlines as a representative and spent much of her time jetting all over europe. Before leaving for the USA she worked as the branch secretary for Manufacturers
Hanover bank in Glasgow. With the children then growing up in the USA she returned to the workforce and worked her way up through various positions in the real
estate industry. With her background in travel she also started working as a travel agent for a well established travel company in Orange County and still
continues in that role to this day specializing in cruises and package vacations.
Colin was born in Glasgow and left with his parents to the USA when he was 4 years old. He attended Linda Vista Elementary school and then La Paz Intermediate
School in Mission Viejo and went on to Mission Viejo High School. He graduated from MVHS and attended Saddleback college and then to Cal State Fullerton to study
for his Bachelor's degree in computer science. Colin was lucky to become an intern in Western Digital in his Sophomore year in High School. He then went on to
become intern at Enkebol Designs, working for his father in the IT department. After leaving Enkebol, with all the experience he had gained, he took on a full
time IT position at Arbonne cosmetics. He is now the IT Manager for Universal Motion Components in Costa Mesa.
Ross was born in Glasgow and moved to the USA with his parents at the age of 19 months. He also attended LInda Vista Elementary school, La Paz Intermediate
school and Mission Viejo High School. After graduating from High School, Ross attended saddleback college where he is currently finishing studies or his AA degree in
computer maintenance and repair. He works as a Project Manager
for a printer and computer service company.