Managing member of Bubble-Worm, LLC an Iowa company.
Holding company for intellectual property for one of my Bubble-Worm® invention. Investor presentation facilitated by VentureNet Iowa – July 22, 2009. Venture Net Iowa/Iowa Economic Development Authority are investors (grantee)
Former newspaper delivery boy for The Des Moines Register & Tribune
USN Veteran (Yeoman)
Sailor of the Month – October 1976 – USS COCHRANE DDG-21
Ship’s courier (USS COCHRANE DDG-21) to the U. S. Consulate in Hong Kong, B.C.C. – WESTPAC 1976
Plank Owner – Correctional Custody Center, Ford Island, HI – September 1978
Guest Speaker at EntreFest 2010 – West Des Moines, IA
Guest Speaker at Hoover High STEM class – February 17, 2016
Author of several books
Grand prize winner – 2010 Lodge Manufacturing – Father’s Day contest. I am trademarking my chili recipe as SpicyBOB®
Given an IQ Test at Chippewa Falls High School during 9th grade – 1972 (Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)
Application Systems Engineer 5 for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – West Des Moines, IA – 1997 - 2011
On The Spot award – June 2007 from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage manager
Bronze medal winner – Bubble-Worm® - 2012 Minnesota Inventors Congress
Service Excellence nomination – 1993 – Norwest Mortgage
Basketball coach – Norwalk Parks & Recreation – Norwalk, Iowa
NBS STAR 1987 award winner – Equitable Life Assurance Society of the US/EQUICOR – National Business Sector (He installed the company’s first Local Area Network (LAN) in the company)
Initiator of the World Jobs Prize – 2013 – to help inspire friendly world completion with a monetary reward and recognition
President of Stone Ridge Home Owners Association – Norwalk, IA – 2004
Vice President – Des Moines Leadership Network (2011)
Patent, trademark and copyright owner including a PCT patent application
Founder of the Iowa Association of 4-Wheel Drive Clubs, Inc. – Year 2000
Co-Founder of Jeep Outdoor Club of Central Iowa, Inc. (Year 1999 Inc.)
Member of 14 Chamber of Commerce organizations, 2 in Nebraska, 10 in Iowa, Charlotte, North Carolina and Memphis, Tennessee (2012 – 2013)
Norwalk School Board award – 2013 – Norwalk, Iowa
Kirby Vacuum salesman in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Iowa 1973 - 74
Member of Toy Industry Association – 2012
Member of United Inventors Association – 2012
Member of AOPA – 2009 – 2013
1975 Graduate of Millard Senior HS, Omaha NE
Asst Night Mgr – KFC – 1974 – Des Moines, Iowa
