SEATTLE AREA NATIVE. TWO ONE-YEAR TOURS IN THE VIETNAM THEATER BETWEEN 1967-1970. TWENTY-ONE YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AS PATROLMAN AND DETECTIVE. COMPLETED BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN POLICE SCIENCE AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, 1978. CONDUCTED INVESTIGATIONS IN THE U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES AS A LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AFTER POLICE RETIREMENT. VOLUNTEER HORSE TRAINER ON THE BORDER, RODE MOUNTED SEARCH & RESCUE MISSIONS WITH SHERIFF’S POSSE FOR SIX YEARS.