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) - Independent Music Technologist (2007-
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
- The Mentalist
- Leverage
- Damages
About Me
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