Short BIO

	STATISTICS: Height: 6'4", Weight: 235 lbs, Strengths: Sense of humour, and my unique ability to show great courage and patience when surrounded by stupidity. Weaknesses: Too trusting, ...so I usually let people fool me once.
	ACADEMIC: Graduated from Don Mills C.I. in 1984. Moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick, where I completed the first half of my Honours degree in Political Science. I returned to Toronto in 1987, and completed my degree at York University in May 1989.

UNION TRAINING: Completed the "Beginners" and "Advanced" Steward Training program with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (I later served as Chief Steward of CUPE Local 2191 for 2 years, as well as Newsletter Publisher). While I have been an employer for the past seven years, many of the lessons I learned during my negotiations with management back then have served me and my employees well in the Human Resources part of business.

BOATING: In 1993 I completed the Canadian Power And Sail Squadrons "Boating" Course (3-month program), and have been an active dues paying member with the Birchcliffe Squadron ever since. In that time I served as newsletter editor for three years and Treasurer for three more.

REAL ESTATE: I completed all the required courses, and became registered in 1994 as a member in good standing with the Toronto Real Estate Board.

MICROSOFT TRAINING: Completed Microsoft training in Windows NT Server, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows '95 at Learnix in 1997/98 (a leading Authorized Technical Education Centre - ATEC).

MCSE CERTIFICATION: I have successfully passed all the required exams for my Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer designation. In no particular order, these are the exams I have completed to date: Internet Information Server 4 (IIS4), Windows NT4 Server, Windows NT4 Workstation, Windows NT Server in the Enterprise, Networking Essentials, and Inter-operating with TCP/IP. I am currently studying MS Proxy and Exchange Server 5.5. Ironically enough, now that I have completed the courses, all MCSE's are now required to upgrade their certification to Windows 2000 Server before the end of 2001, or they will be "de-certified".

INTERESTS: Spending time with my family and friends; computing; power boating; walking "Jack" (our Jack Russell Terrier); dining out; traveling; reading, and learning.

BLASTS FROM THE PAST: In university I championed the cause of the youth program "Katimavik" by launching a 16-day hunger strike. At the time my actions were in support of Senator Jacques Hebert, a 62-year old senator who fasted for 21-days in support of the same cause. These 16-days featured daily interviews with the local CBC affiliates, considerable newspaper coverage, and a much publicized trip to Ottawa where I met the Senator in an ill-fated attempt to get him to quit his fast. In hindsight, I should have chosen a less controversial method of protest - one that would have drawn more attention to the cause and less to me.

In the late 1980's I began a rather light-hearted collection of penguin art and figurines. After several years my family and friends got involved, and it wasn't long before my collection began to grow to conspicuous levels. If that were not enough, I wrote a rather tongue-in-cheek letter to the editor of the Toronto Star about the rapidly swelling ranks of my penguin collection, and this drew enormous public response. It wasn't long before I was receiving calls from across Canada, as well as a speaking engagement at a public school, and a featured spot on the CBC Radio program "Primetime" . If everyone has their 15-minutes of fame (or infamy), I should be fairly inconspicuous for the balance of my lifetime. Below is a copy of all three Toronto Star "Letters to the Editor" that launched all the silliness. (click on thumbnails below to enlarge article)