I first started Slantback.com as a place to dump pictures of cars I owned for memory sake and to share them with family and friends. As time progressed, quite a few people now look at this site. After receiving quite a few emails asking what the heck this car collection was for or what I did for a living, etc.., I created this page to save you some time. :-)

I was born on October 19th, 1979. Up until my middle-school years, life was fairly normal and uneventful. I moved to South Carolina from New York when I turned 16. My first real job was with Conterra Communications right after I moved down South. At the time, Conterra was a startup company that served dialup accounts. My computer knowledge was strong and growing at the time, but was put to the ultimate test at Conterra where I grew more than I could imagine there. Essential people played a role in this development of customer service skills, web design, server configurations, and growing up. Jeff McElroy, Stuart Anderson and Neil Crotts were the big three that helped me learn the business world. Jeff above all was my mentor. Every business skill I learned came from Jeff. In an successful attempt to further my development, I quit High School in the 9th grade to attend community college. One semester of community college and that was it for me. I continued to work.

Just before turning 18, my health was troublesome. Feeling groggy, weak, irritable, and losing significant weight. I left my post at Conterra and moved back home to Syracuse NY to live with my parents since they had medical insurance. It turned out that I was Type I Diabetic, which means that before each meal and before bed I inject a needle filled with Insulin to control my blood-sugar. Sympathy aside, it's not bad at all. The syringes don't cause pain, and the insulin is a rDna recombiant, which means it's the same stuff every human produces. There's not much chance of losing legs or anything like that anymore. Everyone knows a diabetic who had a leg chopped off. Not in this world with our technology these days. Anyone who is newly diagnoes diabetic will live a long and healthy life as long as you follow some basic guidelines. Moving back to Syracuse NY allowed closer contact with a friend, Tim Tibbetts.

Tim and I were great friends before I moved to South Carolina. When I returned from SC to NY, we both started 3DFILES.COM. A few years later, May 1999, we sold the website to ZDNet (Now C|Net) in a multi-million dollar contract. Otherwise, there would be no possible way to afford the toys that I do. Well, kinda. Then come 3DCOOL.COM.

While continuing work with C|Net after the sale, I also owned a computer cooling fan manufacturing and retail corporation, 3DCOOL.COM Inc.. In year 2000 we grossed over $2,000,000.00 in sales. Not too bad for our first full year in business. In reality all we do is make/sell cooling solutions for computers on the web. 3DCOOL.COM has since been sold to LHM Enterprises of Pittsford, NY. They still maintain the company and a steady stream of loyal customers.

Next, the focus was on Counter Intelligence Solutions Group, Inc.. We've been around since August 2001. Our primary focus at CISG is "Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures" -- TSCM. TSCM is also commonly referred to as electronic debugging or sweep services. We will find any hidden transmitters, microphones, tape recorders, telephone taps, etc.. In addition to the TSCM work, we also stock a full line of covert video products, bug detection, armored vehicles, bullet resistant clothing, night vision, bomb detectors, telephone scramblers, lie detection products, and more. We have a great time. This company was sold to a Rochester NY individual in January 2004, and his plans are to expand upon the covert video camera side. We still retain the rights to the CISG name and to the TSCM operations.

For fun once, I purchased a mini restaurant chain named Old Main Street Cafe & Baking Company. I've always wanted to try the restaurant business, and this was the best opportunity I found. There are two locations, the first in Palmetto, FL and the second in Ellenton, FL. In May 2004, the restaurant was sold to a local businessman looking to expand his portfolio of businesses and diversify with the two restaurants. Fun business, but not one where you can make much money -- if any! I'm currently writing a book on the restaurant business to provide tips on how to survive this brutal business.

Now, my home is in Las Vegas NV and Sarasota FL. I currently own an insurance company and many other businesses. I used to publish links here, but I'd like to keep my executive profile to a minimum here. ;)

Hope you enjoyed the bio.

Last updated 2009.