I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where I attended the public school system. After high school I was drafted into the United States Marine Corps. I served a tour of duty in the Republic of Viet Nam specializing in microwave and field communications. I attended East Carolina University and Cuyahoga Community College as a Pre-Engineering major. I moved to the Washington D.C. area in 1972 to accept a position at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Since then I have held positions with Bendix Corp., RCA, Washington Metro Transit Authority ,Pfizer Corp., and currently Verizon Communications Corp. I have worked mainly in the area of communications with brief a stint in Medical Diagnostic Imaging. I've held positions in research and development, customer service, and manufacturing. My job capacities have included technician, engineer, instructor and manager.