I am 54 years old, married to Missy, and we have 3 adult daughters, one good dog, one bad dog, and an aging cat that refuses to go towards the light. We live on the beach in Oak Island, NC where, in addition to being a local police officer and a member of the Oak Island Water Rescue Team, I have been a professional software engineer for over 30 years.

I have many hobbies including classic cars, motorcycles (currently own a 2006 Yamaha FJR1300), fishing and kayaking, jogging, paramotoring, and eating at BBQ House. I have recently retired from a life-long love of experimental aircraft and fixed-wing aircraft flying (due to costs), and am learning how to fly paramotors. I hold a private pilot license with instrument rating and commercial UAS (drone) license that I use to operate search and rescue drones for Oak Island Water Rescue.

In other words, I am a fairly non-traditional geek. I hide the nerd under kevlar body armor, an extroverted personality, and enough stale testosterone to get me into old age. I don't care much for social media, but you can find me on Facebook or once or twice a year on LinkedIn. I'm old school, so if you really want to reach me, please do so by email using my first and last name @gmail.