I first earned an agriculture degree from Ohio State University because of my love of farming.
After returning from Haiti as an agricultural advisor, I took a "discovery flight" and fell in love with flying, and began piloting corporate jets in 1989. I currently have an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and have three type ratings, all in Cessna Citation line - CE-500, CE-650, CE-560XL. I also have been a Simulator Instructor and Examiner for FlightSafety, International.
I have a current medical, and I still fly an Excel part time for a medical company, just so I can "scratch the itch" of being in the air.
Inspired by Debra's love of healing, I quit flying full-time and we got married and attended school together at Ohio University, and passed the first computerized Registered Nurse board exams on the first try. The state board exam to become an RN is absolutely the toughest test I have ever taken, and I was certain I had failed when I finished.
After graduation, we worked in the same hospital and I got experience as a "float" in Rehabilitation, Oncology, Orthopedic, Coronary Care, Intensive Care, and Psych.
I also produced patient education and staff development videos as a private contractor to health care institutions, including a broadcast television advertisement for a childrens' insurance program.
Today my morning schedule finds me milking goats, gathering eggs, checking the cattle and fence, taking a shower and then opening the clinic for local business and firing-up a MacBook Pro to access the online world.
