1. Where did you grow up? Montrose, PA. In Northeastern PA.
2. If not from NWA - what brought you here? Walmart Stores, Inc. Technology - Project Development.
3. Where do you live? On the east side of Rogers, 1 mile from the lake.
4. Marital status, spouse’s name and children's names? Wife Judith (met her on the registration line when I was a freshman at SUNY - she loaned me a #2 pencil- and she made her move), son Thomas (35), son Michael (27), daughter Elizabeth (23).
5. Other than tennis what do you do for recreation, relaxation, hobbies: Portfolio management, research - stock picking. Biking. Travel.
6. What do you do for a living/profession? Retired IT project manager.
7. What led you to get you into that profession? I started work at the Exxon Byway NJ Refinery after finishing my MBA. I was tracking toward a finance job in short range economics, which in those days included a year of training in the systems group. After 6 months I told them that I was right where I wanted to be - and they let me stay. In 2 years I moved to Houston and managed systems support and development for the various affiliates, e.g., shipping, pipeline, insurance, Exxon Coal and Minerals and several others.
8. What is your current NRTP ranking? 4.0
9. How many years have you been playing tennis? 20+
10. What prompted you to play tennis regularly? Needing to get fit. That and the great programs and facilities here at FAC.
11. What is your favorite thing/enjoyment about playing tennis? The inner game of tennis. Sometimes I can find a way to win when it's a very close match. Sometimes ...
12. What is your own favorite tennis shot/worst? I like to hit the ball deep to my opponent's backhand and then follow it in for a volley finish. Worst? I prefer the cool/risky shot to the disciplined-high percentage shot. I make a lot of mistakes accordingly.
13. Is there any life lessons learned by playing tennis? You just never know what kind of game you're going to face on the other side of the net. Better figure it out fast. Focus helps.
14. What is your most memorable accomplishment playing tennis so far? Team from my subdivision won the Houston suburban tennis championship - a long time ago. I recruited the team and we were all friends when the season was over - which is a big part of how I measure success.
15. Do you have a particular pet peeve that tennis opponents do that bother you? I hate lobs. I really hate them.
16. Do you learn more from your wins or losses and why? I keep making the same mistakes over and over, so I'm not sure I'm learning from either.
17. What is your favorite NWA restaurant and why? Bonefish. Terrific shrimp, scallops and associated veggies.
18. What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you? I was once fit: I once rode my bike from Houston to Austin (150 miles). And I ran the Houston Tenneco Marathon in 4hrs and 57mins. (Several people had better times that year, but nobody had more fun).
19. When I was 10, I wanted to be… A pin setter at Carney's bowling alley. Pay was just .10 a game.
20. Favorite movies: The Natural 2001 Space Odyssey
21. The person I most admire is: Tie: Steve Jobs and Peter Lynch (Fidelity Magellan)
22. The last book I read was: Too Big to Fail
23. The guests at my fantasy dinner party would be: John Stewart Tina Fey McEnroe Arianna Huffington Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
24. I ‘ve been fortunate to..... live in the times and places I've lived - with an emphasis on the people.
25. One word to sum me up: Simple
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