I grew up in the 60's and 70's in a nice suburban setting just west of Toronto. Highlights of this happy time include:

• we got our first color TV just in time to watch Apollo 11 land on the moon, which was of course broadcast in black & white.
• the worlds tallest structure, the CN Tower, was built. From our back porch with the help of binoculars, you could actually see the Sikorsky helicopter adding sections of the communications tower that soared above the poured concrete structure that housed the observation decks.

After graduating from G.E. Perdue High, I took a year and a half off to earn a little money before heading off to London (Ontario that is) to study at the University of Western Ontario. Terrific school. Close enough to home to make the effort to visit, but far enough to make excuses. I made some unconventional choices here that lead to me needing to leave school before graduating to earn a living.

Toronto beckoned. I scrambled around (and had some success) in a variety of sales positions, but not much personal satisfaction. I noticed that my busiest customers had leveraged technology better then my less busy customers. This insight was the catalyst for my entry into the technology space. I joined up with a start up firm that was building very specialized computer peripherals. This was the start of my on-the-job immersion into the world of product development and marketing. We did a small IPO, and I helped establish distribution into American and European markets. When time allowed, I studied business and did a good amount of work with a theatre company where my latent need for getting attention was abundantly satisfied.

In my travels I met a wonderful woman here in Atlanta who is now my wife. I moved here with my business in 1995. We live in a nice suburban setting that reminds me a whole lot of my early years in Oakville. Except for the whole winter thing which I am quite happy to be without.

Atlanta has been a terrific home to us both. Apart from all the nice social amenities, Hartsfield-Jackson is one of the best connected airports on the planet, and that makes life easy for us. We have far flung families (name a continent ..) and a love of travel in general. When at home I relax by attempting to learn to play piano. I had no instruction as a youngster, and have no natural talent as an oldster, but get plenty of satisfaction out of the small gains I am able to wring from this beautiful instrument. It is my analog counter-balance to our overly digital world.

I remain a citizen of Canada and am a Permanent Resident of the U.S. of A.