My Life

Born and raised in Muncie IN, also known as ‘Little Chicago’ (John Dillinger hung out there) and ‘Middletown’ (from the Lynd study on middle-American communities). So, I’m about as typical middle-America as they come. Joined the Air Force after graduating from Muncie Northside High School. I started in the Air Force as a Communications Center Specialist before finally completing my training to be a Communications System Programmer. I had two assignments to Offutt AFB, NE. First 1974-79 and again 1985-88. I was at RAF Croughton, UK in 1979 -82 and Tinker AFB, OK, 1982-85. My last assignment was to HQ European Command (HQEUCOM) in Germany from 1988 until retirement in 1994. But I stayed there as a contractor before moving on to the Joint Analysis Center at RAF Molesworth, UK in 1999. In 2005, I returned to the U.S. and we settled in Oklahoma City, where we live with our three Miniature Dachshunds. I currently work for DELL on contract with a major airline manufacturing company.

I married my bride, Rose, in 1975. We have three sons. Our first son died when he was 6 months old after being in the University of Nebraska Neonatal ICU since birth. Our other sons grew up mostly in Germany and the UK. In fact, the youngest one was born in Oxford.

During my career in the Air Force and elsewhere, I’ve had extensive experience on multiple computer systems and programmed in more languages than I have space for here. Yes, I’m a geek. But as a past boss once put it, a geek with class. My pocket protector is Connolly Leather. Yes, it had the Jaguar Logo on it.