Started the Y-I-BET on the Youth of America Program.  Click here to see this programs exhibit.

Racetrack Announcer at the following tracks:     
Southern Illinois Raceway: Marion, IL.  A National Modified Midget Association Track
Lamoine Ramblers Motorcycle Club: Macomb, IL.  Motorcycle Flat Track Racers

I-74 Raceway: Knoxville, IL.  Stock cars on Wednesday nights

I-74 Raceway: Knoxville, IL. Go-carts on Friday nights

I have also announced at the fairs in Rushville, IL., Monmouth, IL.,   Roseville, IL.  and Griggsville, IL.

Plus I announced at the Loretta Lynn Moto-Cross Challenge at the BSR Raceway just south of Paducah Ky.

Because of my disability, I stopped announcing in 2004

Student at Western Illinois University working on a major in Industrial Technology with emphasis on computer graphics CAD/ ACAD.

Business owner, running multi-level sales of a product line called Energy Release anti-friction metal conditioner. Accumulated over 870 distributors and many industrial accounts in my downline. This job entailed giving many lecturers and demonstrations at commercial, industrial and trade shows and Universities.  One way of promoting this product was to work as a race track announcer and magazine writer.  50% of the articles that I wrote were about Energy Release users.  Also, as an announcer, I gained a lot of credibility and was able to mention Energy Release

Staff Writer and Regional Editor for Speedway Magazine.  I covered all types of motor sports racing in Western Illinois.  My job included taking photos at the track, interviewing racers, writing stories, editing race results sent to me by various tracks and distributing printed magazines to tracks.
 

Became the New Products Editor for Pit Stop Magazine
 

Staff Writer for Pit Stop Magazine a National Modified Midget Association Racing Magazine.  My job was to cover the racing at SIR (Southern Illinois Raceway).  I was also the New Products Editor.  This was a trial for a new column in the Pit Stop Magazine.  The Column brought products from only a small number of Midget Car manufacturers so we scrubbed the column.
 

Worked at the Sacramento Army Depot, Automated Systems Division, as an Automated Test Programmer. My duties were to design both the software and hardware required to automatically test highly complex electronic weapon systems. Some of the systems which I have worked on were the YUK-64 and YUK-19 Error Checking and Correcting circuits, AHIP (Army Helicopter Improvement Program) Mast Mounted Site, Tomahawk Cruise Missile, Firefinder Radar system, the Coast Guards Comdac system, etc. Received letter of appreciation for designing a multi-needed boiler plate for TPS developers. Development of these programs used DEC's VAX-11/750, VAX-8200 and Zentel 800 computers as simulators running LASAR and ATLAS programming languages. Development also used the Gen-Rad 1795, 2225, and 2235 computers for field use.

Worked at the Sacramento Army Depot Avionics Division, as an Electronic Technician. Repaired APX-72 IFF Transceivers, ARC-51 and ARC-54 UHF Transceivers, and the ARC-114, 115, 116 SLAE UHF Transmitters.

Avionics Technician at Patterson Aircraft Company a Cessna Multi-Engine Aircraft Dealer.  My job entailed repair and calibration of  Nav/Com, Pulse, and Autopilot equipment. I was responsible to repair equipment from many different manufacturers, all models and all vintages of this electronic equipment. This job also required major disassembly of aircraft airframe structures and electrical and electronic systems for highly complex corporate single and twin engine aircraft. I was also responsible to perform many test flights for the testing and verification of proper function of electronic equipment.   

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U.S. Navy Avionics Technician in Attack Squadron VA-192 the World Famous Golden Dragons. I worked in the Intermediate Level Maintenance Department (IMA) repairing the ASN-99 Projected Map Display System (PMDS) and the ASM-398 PMDS Automated Test Computer from CDC. I also worked on the ARN-21, ARN-52, ARN-105 TACAN airborne Tactical Air Navigation Transceivers and the ARM-155-156 Radio Test Sets, SSE. I was the lead technician for the TACAN bench and then the Swing Shift Supervisor, supervising between 15-20 people. In addition my job duties included providing training in general and specific electronics. I also had the job as Collateral Duty Inspector providing final inspection and sign off of all electronic equipment in the Communications and Navigation shop.   See the USS Kitty Hawk Exhibit Here.

U.S. Navy Avionics Technician in Attack Squadron VA-125 at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Ca. I worked in the Organizational Level Maintenance Department (OMD) on the A7/ A, A7/B and the  aircraft. My job duties were Electrical Repair and troubleshooting to the Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) on Communications, Navigation, and Instrumentation (CNI) systems and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) equipment.  Please Note:  One of the A-7A Corsair II aircraft that I have worked on is now located at the Prairie Aviation Museum in Bloomington Illinois. 

U.S. Navy. I was an Avionics Student at Naval Air Technical Training Command in Millington Tennessee. I attended both the Avionics Technician School "Class A" and the Advanced First Term Avionics School "Class B." I received a Letter of Commendation from the base captain for achieving the highest grade in my class and also received my choice of orders as a result.

Worked at Steve's TV in Bushnell, Illinois as an electronics helper. My job entailed the repair of tractor radios and the installation of home and commercial antenna systems and towers.