I began studying classical piano at age 5. During my teenage years, I became interested in synthesizers. I played in several bands with a heavy influence from progressive rock artists such as Yes and Genesis. In 1983, upon graduating high school I started working at Oberheim Electronics as an audio technician, testing synthesizers, drum machines and the like. Later I helped open the North American office of Steinberg GmbH and for a while was the nation's leading expert on all things related to Cubase, their flagship MIDI and digital audio recorder.

By 1989, I was writing books and teaching people how to use computers and MIDI, and soon attracted some well known clients such as Hans Zimmer, Jeff Lorber and Lee Ritenour. While at Steinberg I was introduced to FileMaker, and in the mid-90s began my career as a custom database developer.

Recently, I started up a new company, Excelisys, which provides custom development of business software solutions. It's a lot of work, but I love what I do.