Marc P. Valdez formerly worked as an Air Quality Dispersion Meteorologist at a Sacramento air pollution consulting firm called Sierra Research, but being semi-retired these days, he surfs the Internet instead. He has lived in Sacramento California since 1990. Marc Valdez was born in Albuquerque, NM, in 1956 and is a 1974 graduate of West Mesa High School (go Mustangs!) After leaving Albuquerque in 1980, Marc Valdez obtained M.S. (1985) and Ph.D. (1987) degrees in Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and also held post-doctoral positions in Tempe, AZ (1988: Arizona State University) and Salt Lake City, UT (1989: University of Utah). Marc Valdez volunteers with community musical theater and dance groups, and is affiliated with Tucson Regional Ballet (1985-1988) and Davis Musical Theatre Company (2000-current). He belongs to the ‘Unofficial Breaking Bad Fan Tour’ (UBFFT) and ‘Better Call Saul Three Strikes’ Facebook groups, among others. Among other ventures, Marc Valdez ran in the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall Election. Of 135 candidates, he placed 41st.
