.: Who Am I???

I am born and raised a Native Texan. I grew up in a time when Texas was still pure, before it was overtaken by people from other States. Before land and gas prices were sky high. Back when there were 4 Television channels and no MTV.

Even though I was raised in the city, I spent a great deal of my time in the country "playing" with my grandfather. He was a farmer and rancher who always had land to play on. Thus I grew up with a love for nature.

For as long as I remember, I have been obsessed with technical things. When I was 8 years old, I would bring home old broken televisions from the local repair shop to play with them. When I was 12 I would take apart my parents perfectly good lawn mower to see if I could make it run better. (I found out the hard way that over reving an engine would cause it to throw a rod!!)

The technical passion I had as a child is still with me today. It has been a driving force in most of my professional and personal life.