My life history...I was born in Aurora, Illinois and moved to the Tampa Bay area in 1974. I attended Seminole High School from 1979 to 1983 and played football and basketball. After graduating high school, I went to St Petersburg Junior College and majored in Computer Science. I then went on to Florida State University and majored in Meteorology. After graduating from FSU in 1989, I entered the U.S. Air Force as a Second Lieutenant and in 1990 went to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqi's. I got out of the Air Force in December ,1992. I entered into the National Weather Service in may 1993 at Hartford, Connecticut where I stayed until 1994. I then moved onto the National Hurricane Center from 1994 to 1998. I currently work at the Ocean Preiction Center in Washington D.C.. I am also a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve US Central Command, MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida.

I am a BIG Sports fan and I follow the Tampa Bay Buccnaeers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Florida State Seminoles.

Click on PICTURES to link to photos of Family and Friends

and here is a link to photos from my trip to SPAIN,2003

link to photos Nicholas Cub Scouts 2003