You want to know about me?

Well, I grew up in Chicago, moving to Wichita, KS after school (Vanderbilt) to work for Cessna Aircraft Company in the Flight Test Department.  After a couple years there, I picked up and moved to North Carolina, wherestayed for 8 years working for Honda Aircraft Company. I was 26 when I started the RV-7, (start of the project, Dec 29th, 2009), and aimed to complete the -7 before my 30th birthday. I was 41 when I started the RV-8, and aiming to finish before my 50th.

I got my pilot’s license when I was 17 at Waukegan Regional (KUGN) and got my instrument license soon thereafter. I didn’t fly for a couple years, but got back into it (and earned my Commercial single-engine license) while I was an intern at Cessna. After school, I returned to Cessna and earned my Commercial multi-engine and Flight Instructor ratings. Between 2008 and 2016 I was with Honda Aircraft Company. Then Epic Aircraft, Bombardier Flight Test Center, Textron Aviation, Alpha Zulu Aerosports, then BETA Technologies.

This career path, in combination with my previous experience flying model aircraft, has led me to want to build an aircraft, so here we are.

For entertainment purposes, you can find my favorite flying picture I have below. I don’t look anything like that anymore, but don’t expect a lot of pictures of me in the build log. I’m kind of camera shy now.