Education
- Onaway Elementary School (Shaker Hts, Ohio)
- Woodbury Junior High School
- Shaker Heights High School
- Ohio State University, BSEE (Electronics Engineering), 1972
Home Locations
- Columbus, Ohio (1972-73)
- Arlington Hts, Illinois (Chicago area) (1973-75)
- Wheeling, Illinois (Chicago area) (1975-1978)
- Columbus, Ohio (1978-present)
Employment
- Shaker Hts Public Library, Page (1964-67)
- Denby Wire & Iron, Factory Worker (Summer 1967)
- U.S. Coast Guard, Technician (Summer 1968)
- Cleveland Post Office, Special Delivery (Summer 1969)
- Highland Hts Post Office, Parcel Post (Summer 1970)
- Ohio Institute Of Technology (now Devry), Instructor (1972-73)
- General American Research Division, Engineer (1973-78)
- Online Computer Library Center, Computer Engineer (1978-2004)
- Columbus On-Location Recording, Owner/Engineer (2005-present)
Teaching
- Electronics, Ohio Institute Of Technology
- Programming, The Micro Center (store)
- Math Tutoring, Riverside Elementary School
- Technical Workstations, multi-city tours (1995, 1996)
- Numerous presentations and training sessions while at OCLC
Music
- Took classical piano lessons, 1958-66
- Embraced rock-and-roll after hearing Everly Brothers in 1958
- Taught myself guitar, bass, and drums
- Began writing and recording my own songs in 1969
- 1000+ songs written and recorded, many with Jack Burgess
- Semi-pro home studio in current use
- I run live sound for Jack's band Rusty Strings (2005-present)
Home Recording Studio Technology
- Two open reel tape decks, copying back and forth (1969-72)
- Single open reel tape deck, sound on sound (1972-82)
- Two open reel tape decks, copying back and forth (1982-90)
- 4-track Tascam cassette recorder (1990-2000)
- 8-track Yamaha digital recorder (2000-2009)
- Computer-based MIDI system (GarageBand, Logic, Cubase, etc.) (2008-present)
Amateur Radio
- KN8YSO (Novice Class, 1961-62)
- K8YSO (General Class, 1962-73)
- Received Extra Class license (highest level), 1966
- W9MYP (1973-78)
- AI8R (1978-present)
Favorite TV Shows
- Battlestar Galactica
- Numb3rs
- Monk
- Columbo
- Corner Gas
- The Avengers
- West Wing
- Red Dwarf
- Damages