He was born in Kansas City on the 14th of May 1961. He spend most of his life here, attending school, and finally getting his PhD in Computer Science at the Kansas University. In the meantime his parents had passed away, but there was never really a connection so his studies weren't affected. By this time his fascination for computers was evident, not only did he make it his field of choice, when he graduated he had proven repeatedly to grasp the subject better than his teachers. Leading him to actually teach several classes, and giving the teachers advice on the side how to better instruct the other students.
After Graduation, he looked around, declining any offered job and decided to make his dream come true. He drew up a business plan, scouted around for the cheapest location nearby, which happened to be Sugar Creek, not too far off, but cheaper than Kansas City. So he went to 1st Trust & Loan Bank and explained his plans and showed the business plan. After hours of explaining his sound strategy the 1st Trust & Loan Bank decided to take the chance and invested in his venture.
So he obtained a lease on a small office building and started out as a programmer, his staff existed of him, a secretary and two other programmers. Obviously he did well, paying of his debt to the 1st Trust & Loan Bank and manage to finance a move to luxurious tower, his employees rank well over a 100 and he expanded from programming in other daring venues of research.