Key Dates / Times August 25, 69: Born Salinas, California (Naval Hospital)
  1970/71: Lived on Guam
  1972-74: Lived in Cleveland, OH
  1974: Moved to suburb of Chicago - Arlington Heights, IL. Attended grammer school & later Rand Junior High.
  1982: Moved to Barrington, IL. Began 8th Grade at Barrington Middle School
  1983: Began High School (Barrington High School). Started Choir & voice lessons.
  4/85: Sang my first solo on stage in front a large audience. Started work at Bresler's Ice Cream.
  1986: First real girlfriend - flute player in the orchestra of Brigadoon (musical) in which I had a lead part.
  6/87: Graduated High School
  6/87: 1st trip outside the country - to Europe with a choir comprised of Chicago-area students
  8/87: Baptised at Willow Creek Community Church.
  9/87: Began Northwestern University
  9/90 - 12/90: 100 Day Semester At Sea Program. 500 Students. 4 classes. Around the world voyage to 10 countries.
  6/91: Graduated NU
  1/92: Began work with Ernst & Young
  6/92: First major assignment out of town: Sprint in Kansas City - moved for 1 year. First grown-up relationship.
  8/93: Assignment at American Express - NYC - 1 year. Traveled around world second time.
  6/95-2/96: Assignment at Manpower in Milwaukee
  2/96: Took Leave of Absence to travel 6 months around the world and then attend Kellogg (Northwestern University) for Business School.
  9/96-6/98: Kellogg School of Management (MBA)
  1997: First time in love
  6/98: Graduated Kellogg. Transferred to Dallas with Ernst & Young to work in Telecom practice (8/98). Spent summer traveling Northwest US.
  7/01: Began Leave of Absence from E&Y, waiting out the telecom slump. Traveled to Northwest US & Canada, Spain/Portugal, Australia, New Zealand. Spent 3 months in Sydney.
  6/02: Left Ernst & Young (now Cap Gemini), worked as contractor with Integral Inc. in Pharmaceutical Consulting in Chicago.
  9/02: Completed contract work with Integral.
  11/02: Began working as Contract Consultant for Strategic Technology Architects, on assignment for large Insurance provider in Illinois.