PERSONAL MUSIC HISTORY

• Clarinet: 5th - 8th grade
• Trumpet: 8th - 11th grade
• Baritone: 12th grade
• Trumpet at church 1976 - 2004
• Euphonium: 2005 to present

BANDS/GROUPS I HAVE PLAYED OR AM PLAYING IN

• * Plano Community Band
• * Richardson Community Band
• * New Horizons Band Dallas
• * Frohsinn Kapella German band
• * Czech Orchestra

CAREER/RETIREMENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Chemical Engineering bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota
• 8 years advanced battery research at Gould, Inc. central research facility
• 27 years at E-Systems / Raytheon as a software and then systems engineer
• * Retired at the end of 2011

FAMILY

• Married to Diane for nearly 46 years

INTERESTS/HOBBIES

• woodturning & woodworking
• photography
• bird watching (Purple Martin gourds at our home)
• computers & databases, reading, music, tandem biking

OTHER