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BIOGRAPHY
Born & raised in Reno, Nevada. I attended and graduated from a small, religious-oriented private high school. Went on to attend a first year of college at a religious-oriented school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I have had no interest in religious matters whatsoever for more than 25 years and don't plan on doing so again.
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
I Graduated Oregon State University in 1984 with a bachelor's in Business Administration and minor course of study in mathematics, computer science, and naval science.
I was commissioned in the US Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) immediately upon graduation from OSU. After some 8 months attending various schools in San Diego, CA, I traveled off to Yokosuka, Japan to join my first ship, the USS REEVES (CG-24), where I served from 1984-1987 as the Assistant Missles Officer, the First Lieutenant, and finally the Electrical Officer.
After the first three years in Japan, I crossed the pier for another two and joined the U.S. SEVENTH FLEET embarked aboard USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) from 1988-1989 where I was both the Assistant Fleet Scheduling Officer and the Assistant Logistics Officer. I managed a fuel budget of $180 million.
I left Japan after five years and headed to Monterey, California where I was a French student at the Defense Language Institute for the latter half of 1989. Upon successful completion, I headed to Toulon, France, where from 1990-1991 I took up duties an exchange officer with the French Navy, first aboard the FNS COLBERT (C 611), and later, the FNS DUQUESNE (D 603), both as the Navigator.
I left the US Navy in 1992 and returned to the States, San Francisco Bay Area. After a few false starts in entrepreneurial endeavors, I eventually founded the company that was incorporated as Provanta in 1998 where I still regularly harass a modest cabal of employees.
I took up the sport of Hang-Gliding in 1996 and flying airplanes in 2005. Though I've soloed in the powered plane, I've yet to complete licensing requirements as of 2008. I also fly sailplanes now and then.
I met Beatrice in 1995, and we were married in 2001. After more than 20 years as a 5th grade elementary school teacher, she is now splits her time between two middle schools as an academic counselor.
