Retired electronics engineer and musician based in Inlet Beach, Florida, originally hailing from Kansas City, Missouri.

From February 2007 to June 2012, he served as a self-employed Studio/Operations Manager for 30A Radio, WTHA FM in Seaside, Florida. His responsibilities encompassed the maintenance of all broadcast and studio equipment, as well as operational training. He also engineered a radio show for students of the Seaside Neighborhood School titled “Shark Bites Live,” which aired every Friday during the school year. Additionally, he produced and hosted a live radio show called “A Box of Chocolates,” broadcast every Friday afternoon from 5:00 to 7:00.

Prior to that, from February 1992 to February 2007, he worked as a self-employed technical engineer in Nashville. His work involved servicing recording consoles and automated moving fader systems, refurbishing older Neve consoles and modules, designing studio interface layouts, and wiring studios for both low and high voltage. He provided consultation for equipment acquisition and participated in numerous projects that included mixing live venues and recording demos for songwriters and artists. In 2001, he relocated to Florida, where he continued servicing studios, primarily in the southeastern United States, and mixed live events locally.

From December 1987 to February 1992, he held the position of Technical Services Engineer at Siemens Audio Inc. in Los Angeles, where he was responsible for the installation, commissioning, and warranty repair of over 100 Neve consoles and moving fader systems. His role also included providing technical services to more than 200 studios, extending from Washington State to California, alongside all necessary technical and operational training.

Earlier in his career, from January to December 1987, he worked at Westlake Audio as a field and bench service engineer, specializing in maintenance and session preparation for the company’s two studios in Beverly Hills.

Between August 1985 and December 1986, he was employed at Soundcraft Electronics in Santa Monica and Soundcraft USA in Northridge, California, where he conducted import quality assurance inspections and repairs on Soundcraft mixing consoles.

From April 1982 to October 1984, he was involved with Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc., focused on recording and manufacturing high-quality pre-recorded cassette tapes. His work included half-speed lacquer disc mastering for audiophile records and digital transfers for compact disc production.

From March 1980 to December 1981, he was a member of The Beach Boys' road crew, responsible for the care, maintenance, repair, and tuning of 47 guitars—17 of which were used in live performances—alongside all associated guitar and keyboard amplification equipment and outboard gear.

Between 1970 and 1979, he performed as a musician across various genres, including folk, country, jazz, blues, and rock, playing in ensembles of up to ten members or as a solo acoustic guitarist. From 1976 to 1979, he was part of The C.Y. Walkin’ Band.