Places I have Worked: TRIED to go to college after graduation in 1968, but you don't get to far with a 1.4 g.p.a (don't tell my daughter I was this bad). Spent 3 years, 9 months and 27 days working for Uncle Sam after that (Air Force mostly in South East Asia). Went back to the University (on probation) and eventually end up with a B.S. in Zoology and a whole lot of credits towards other things. Upon graduation I discovered that my credentials wouldn't do me a whole hell of a lot of good even if I did graudate magna cum laude. With a little digging discovered Cytotechnology (hell, I could get a job and get paid for looking down a microscope at cells all day) and enrolled in the program at the State Laboratory of Hygine at University of Wisconsin-Madision. After graduation I got two job offers (things were looking up), one at the University of Colorado in Denver and the other at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis (they called "Indiana no-place" when I moved here). You can't imagine how much I wanted to go to Colorado (hunting, fishing, sking, hiking, etc., etc.), but had the foresight to understand that the guy who wanted me to come to work for him in Indiana was going someplace and the other one just wanted a warm body. I still remember the phone call that I made to my wife and told her we were moving to Inianapolis. I did 5 years at IU Hospital, eventually working my self up to techincal director of the anatomic pathology laboratories (I learned how to talk my way into a lot of things by then. Like accepting a job as supervisor of an immunopathology laboratory even if I never took a course in immunology. You can put out a lot of bull by reading a book on the subject the night before an interview.), after I realized I couldn't look down a microscope (at least for what they wanted to pay me) for too may more years so I started exploring once again. I soon met a guy at a scientific meeting who was a supervisor at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis who by the way was attending the meeting looking for people with my background and experience. I was soon offered a job in Lilly' Toxicology Division. Over the years (alomost 15 now) I worked my way into a variety of jobs and my career took off when I learned how to manage people and the drug development process. I guess the rest is history, I'm currently, Director-Partnership Product Development-Japan. In a nutshell, I manage a number of projects for the development of Lilly's drug candidates in Japan with our business alliances in Japan. Who would have ever guessed it back in 1968 when I had no idea what I would ever do with my life and started out with a 1.4 g.p.a.

Places I have Traveled: I've been quite fortunate in the travel department this should give you a quick snap shot, but is far from inclusive. Working for an international company has opened many doors. Currently my job takes me to Japan on a REGULAR basis, no I"m not living there yet, but have been ask to and as an alternative have lots of frequent flyer miles. When I was working for Elanco Animal Health, Lilly's animal health division, I had the opportuity to chase parasites, well animals who had parasites in Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, that was quite fun, the work wasn't bad either. Business has also taken me to many places in North America and Europe many times. Now for the fun stuff. My flyfishing hobby has sort of gotten out of hand and I'm no longer able to satisfy my interests with bluegill in the farm ponds in Indiana so I use it as an excuse to get myself into even more trouble. Jimmy Buffet calls bonefishing "the most fun that you can have with your cloths on" and I agree! Problem is, one thing leads to another. The good thing is that you get to do it in some pretty neat places. When work gets to me, I call my "therapist" in Wyoming, a.k.a. my fisihg buddy for some couch time and we set up another trip. I always said that you wouldn't find me at the self-help section of Borders Book Store when I turned 50. So far, there is no comparrison to flats fising in the Seychelles (dust off those geography books). As far as I'm concerned, if you like salt water flyfishing as much as I do, there's no better place on earth to pursue GIANT bonefish or trevally, well Christmas Island's not too bad. Been to the Seychelles, twice and looking forward to another trip in November 2000. River trips in Alaska has been somewhat of a must do about every 2 years as well as an annual trip to the Bahamas. In the mid 80's I discovered Southern Africa when my passion for bowhunting was at its peak and I made about 4 trips, however recently, flyfishing has gotten in the way of going back also, there's no more room on the walls to hang dead animals. South East Asia was a place that quite a few of us got to visit during the Vietnam era perhaps this should have been at the top of this list, because it really did plant the seed for many future adventures. Who know's what I'll discover next. Wecome any ideas as long as there are very few people and there's lots of fish.

About My Family: Wife Kathy and daughter Erin. Kathy's an nurse manager at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis (Clarian Health) Neuro Critical Care Unit. Erin's a senior at Purdue University, she'll be going to Japan to live and work this summer as a student intern (she should be graduating, but she's following after her old man who also did the 5 year plan).

Future Plans: I'll be retired and fishing the world to my hearts content. Who know's where I'll end up, my plans and dreams change daily and that's just the way I like it.

Are you attending the 50th BD Bash? Maybe if work/travel doesn't get in the way.