Born in Los Angeles, California. Educated in the public school system and attended various universities until I was kicked out with a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering. I spent 15 years doing research in Machine Vision and Computer Understanding at Carnegie Mellon University, then switched to developing applications for the Health Sciences Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. Married with two children; and, for whatever it is worth, Myers-Briggs preferences INTJ and DiSC profile 6127.