The Trader (ePub)

Born and raised in Burbank, California. Won 2nd Place Junior State Award & 3rd Place Senior State award for model automobiles designed and constructed for the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild competition. Worked for 2 summers at the Rocketdyne Santa Susana test facility just west of Chatsworth; the 1st as a "C" Mechanic & the 2nd as Analyst for Atlas Engine Test Stand Coca 2. Received Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Mechanical Engineering & Master of Science Degree in Jet & Rocket Propulsion Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. Was a 3-year Letterman in varsity football (offensive & defensive end) & in varsity baseball (3rd baseman). CalTech's varsity football team ranked 2nd in the Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference in his sophomore year. Garnered over a dozen first place trophies in time trial & autocross competition with his race-modified Porsche Speedster. Served as Activities Chairman of the Porsche Owners Club. Upon graduating, he accepted an engineering position at the CIT Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Made two trips to Cape Canaveral as Cognizant Engineer, Propulsion System; the 1st for the Venus fly-by mission of Mariner II & the 2nd for the Mars fly-by mission of Mariner IV spacecraft. Met & married his true love while both were employed at JPL. They have 2 very successful adult sons. From Assistant Chief Engineer at Amtec Pds., he went to manage a "job shop", there discovering a God-given love for sales. Was in sales engineering for most of his work life, rising to Regional Sales Manager while in his middle thirties. For fifteen years his avocation was farming a peach & apple orchard, with his wife, part of the 12 acres with a lovely 2-story home that they purchased in the rolling hill country west of Fort Worth, Texas. This experience gives him authentic empathy with farmers in their arduous, never-ending labor, their hopes & their discouragements. Besides his mastery of the

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