I moved to Austin, Texas in 1990 from Haleiwa, Hawaii. Worked as a jock (radio DJ) in Austin for almost ten years and as a traffic/weather reporter for three. I had two separate radio jobs and five aliases (on 6 different stations) for awhile- that kept me busy 7 days a week. I am a co-owner of a hydrogeologic consulting firm in Austin, and a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Asian Studies-Japanese.

My career as a DJ began in the early 90's at the Austin affiliate of the now-defunct, kick-ass, nationwide, hard-rock station, Z-Rock. Z-Rock gave me the chance to create, produce and host my own thrash program, " Hard, Fast n' Nasty." Gawd, I loved that radio station! R.I.P. Z-Rock <sigh>

After Z-Rock, I had the honor of working for the legendary LBJS Broadcasting "family" (93.7FM) as a B-Team Jock. KLBJ is now owned by Emmis (or however the f*ck you spell it) Broadcasting, a company that has since fired almost all of my DJ colleague friends. >:|

I left KLBJ after 5 years to work for Austin's classic rock station, Z102, but I soon checked out of the "Ego Motel" (tee-hee). Since then I graduated UT and joined the Navy Reserves after 9/11, where I worked as a Journalist.

At 13, I talked my mom into buying me a bass. I skipped school a lot (voted "most absent" my senior year), and didn't care about anything but music. By 14, I was playing in at least two bands that really sucked (we thought we were great).

I joined the Navy active duty after high school. If I didn’t, I probably would have been dead by now, since I grew up in Philadelphia. In the ‘80’s, I was stationed at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. I was given the fluff job as Master-At-Arms (Naval Security) for the Phys Ed dept. Basically, it was my job to walk around the Naval Academy, jiggle the door handles, and talk to the Midshipmen. In addition, I had to "guard" dressing room doors for visiting performers and rock bands. Not bad work for an 18-year old.

After the Naval Academy, I went to Air Traffic Control School at the Naval Air Station in Memphis, TN. Upon my discharge, I moved with my family to Haleiwa, Hawaii, where I worked as a tour guide (Waimea Falls Park) and a bartender (Pearl City Tavern). My family moved from Hawaii to Dallas, Texas. Shortly after, I reluctantly followed behind. It didn't take long for me to discover that Texas was gonna' be my new home, tho', 'cause I just love it here.