I am so incredibly fortunate to have had such a wide variety of experience.  I try to learn from every experience I have and from every person I meet.  They are what shape me.  They are what allows me to bring value to others.

I grew up in Southern Ohio - free as a weed, you might say.  I played soccer and wrestled throughout my youth.  After graduation, I enlisted in the US Navy. 

There, I attended language school and worked as a signals intelligence operator, as translator and investigator with the POW/MIA searches (JTF-FA).  I spent time in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.  I worked in various capacities with US Special Operations Forces in SE Asia.   I have served as translator in Vietnamese, Lao and Thai languages.   

After leaving the Navy I studied applied mathematics and began a new career in databases and software development.  In senior technical roles I worked in various industries including defense, manufacturing, newspapers, eCommerce, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical laboratory, and transportation. 

As a father of four, I coached soccer and baseball.  I learned the rules and culture of an incredible sport: rugby.  We got involved in sailboat racing, dirt biking, enduro racing, backcountry exploring and camping in our great public lands.  I did homework with them, wrestled with them, scared them, grounded them, spoiled them, and taught them to be men.  In the process I learned that it isn’t what I say to them that matters;  it is how I live my life that they learn most from. 

My focus now is business leadership.  I have set out to build Mauka Technology in order to deliver unprecedented value to American companies.   I am creating value for our shareholders and employees.  I am doing my part to help America continue its economic strength and leadership through our own innovation and through the services we provide our customers.