Education
University of Kansas BS Civil Engineering 1960-1964
University of Kansas MS Environmental Engineering 1964-1966
Graduate Fellowship Research Award Grant
University of Connecticut Business School graduate courses 1967
California State College Hayward MBA 1968-1972
MBA Thesis: International Marketing
Berlitz French Immersion School Graduate
Babson College 10th Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators 1993-1994
Center for Creative Leadership Graduate, University of North Carolina 1995
Web Developers Boot Camp- JavaScript and HTML 1998
Community Service
SCORE Volunteer Mentoring new business
Johnson County Incubator Formation Advisory Board
Phi Kappa Theta Alumni Board of Directors
High School Entrepreneurs Day Committee
21st Century Communities Committee
University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School of Business Advisory Board
University of Missouri-Kansas City Council for International Entrepreneurship
Kansas City Chapter of the Planning Forum
UMKC Graduate Dean/Vice Provost Research & Development Search Committee
Kansas City Rotary Club 13 Camp Enterprise
University of Kansas Center for Drug Delivery Research Industry Advisory Board
Chair, Business and Industry Committee, Nevada Telecommunity Project
Founder, Chairman, Technology Commercialization Task Force, University of Missouri
Publications/Patents/Awards
Expert Witness Business Valuation, Software Development, Business Management.
Winner of the 1995 Ernst & Young/Kaufmann Foundation Kansas/Missouri Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award
Member, Entrepreneur of The Year Institute
National Judge, Entrepreneur of The Year Institute
Contributing author, Environmental Engineering College Handbook
Contributing author, Growing New Ventures, Creating New Jobs, Entrepreneurship: Principles and practices, Quorum Books, Westport, Connecticut-London 1995
Co-Editor of Entrepreneurs: You Can’t Afford The School Of Hard Knocks
Fortune Magazine Award Ten Most Innovative Small Businesses In California
USA Patent # 3,623,97
Corporate Boards
1996-2010 Board Member SmartText Corporation
1994-1995 Chairman of the Board, Teneron Corporation
1992-1997 Board of Directors, Infinite Machines Corporation (NASDAQ:IMCI), member of the Compensation and Audit Committees.
1994-1996 Board of Directors, Infinite Engines
1989-1992 Board of Directors, CycleAware, Inc.