Born October 27th, 1934 in Canonsburg, PA.
Graduated Canonsburg High School 1952
Attended DeVry Tech in Pittsburgh 1952-1953
Electrical / Electronics Engineering & Technology
Enlisted United States Air Force in January 1954
Basic Training at Sampson AFB, Geneva, New York (Flight 4036)
Technical Training at Lowry AFB, Denver, Colorado. Hughes E4, E5, & E6 Weapons Control Systems
3 years in Okinawa & Japan as Radar Weapons Control technician
Final 6 months at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico as Special Projects technician
Honorably discharged in October 1958
Joined IBM Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA on January 19th, 1959
Trained as Customer Engineer in Endicott, NY
Transferred to Systems Engineering in 1967
Transferred to Palo Alto Development Center, Palo Alto, CA in 1974
Promoted to Development Manager, Multimedia Systems, in 1989
Awarded U.S. Patent for inventing MIDI File Translation, in 1990 (Details)
Officially retired on July 20th, 1991
Continued with IBM as a contract employee through 1999
Finally hung it up after almost forty years to the day
Married Sabina Lekosky in Canonsburg on February 20th, 1960
Three children: James (8/31/60), Susan (6/4/63), Jeffrey (7/11/65)
Bought our first house in Canonsburg, 119 Cancilla Dr., for $14,500 ($4,000 less than my last Harley)
Built our next house, also in Canonsburg, 187 McGregor Dr. in 1969.
California, here I come - September 1974
Resided at 19328 Ranfre Lane, Saratoga, CA, for 18 years
The time and place of some of the best years of my life
My kids came of age there
Realized the American Dream, nice house, swimming pool, etc.
Bought my first Porsche- '83 944
Bought my second Porsche- '87 911
Still believe every man should own a Porsche at some point in his life
Moved to Los Gatos, CA in 1992
The nest was empty; gave up the big house
Moved to Saint Helena in the Napa Valley in 1999
Ended 40 years of motorcycling in June 2006
First bike- '67 Honda Super Hawk
Last bike- '98 Harley-Davidson FXSTS
Both arms and legs intact
Sold everything, and never looked back
Here I am today -
Inhaling oxygen, exhaling carbon dioxide
Going to the gym four days a week
Rowing 10,000 meters in 49.30.23
Playing a gig now and then
Doing part-time IT work; building websites for a few clients
Teaching computer classes at Napa Valley College
Beta-testing Encore V5 Music Notation Program
Still trying to bake a perfect loaf of bread
Enjoying an occasional fine cigar
Drinking a moderate amount of wine
And- getting better at bocce...