I grew up in Orange County, SoCal. I now reside in Castle Rock, Colorado. In the 70s I flew hang gliders. In the 80s I flew hot air balloons. In the 90s I focused on my career as a manufacturing engineer at McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, working on Delta II, III, & IV rockets. I was a workaholic. In the early 2000s I slowed to a better work-life balance. I finished my career and retired from ULA in 2016. For the last 20 years my interests have been white water rafting and world travel.