I was raised in southern Indiana. Attended high school in Charlestown, and Charles Allen Prosser Technical School in New Albany.  I had a 4.0 grade point average at Prosser and earned a gold certificate on completion. I entered the military in 1981 where I was sent to Ft. Leonard Wood for basic training then to Lowery AFB in Colorado for A.I.T. The course there was about a year long with 75% drop out rate. To earn honor graduate you had to complete the (PMEL) course in less than 70% of the allotted amount of time or have a 96% grade average. My course time was 68% and grade average was 99%.  I learned basic computer programming in high school in the 70s, and furthered my computer abilities on my own during the 80s.  After I left the military the Marble Hill Nuclear power plant shut down along with every other nuclear power plant in the country, leaving me with an almost useless career.  My training in electronics landed me a job at a TV and radio repair shop based in Louisville Kentucky. I moved up to manager of the parts department where I once discovered an over payment for parts to a Sharp distributor, after my investigation the company was refunded about $6,000.00 in over payment and I got a $600 bonus. I then went into computer science.