Phi Delta Theta FraternityWhat’s been happening: What a ride! DePauw seems soooo long ago--but the memories last a lifetime. Drafted out of DePauw in 1953 (Korean war), stationed in the San Francisco Bay area where we have mostly lived from '53 to the present. Began private life as a associate civil engineer building bridges and highways for the State of California and U.S. Corp of Engineers. After six years of that, joined 3M Company in sales and sales management for ten years, then made a major jump into sales of large computer systems to Fortune 500 companies. I spent the rest of my career involved in business turnarounds, as replacement President/CEO/and member of the Board of eight U.S. and two European technology companies. Established my own hardware/software engineering company with our in- house products and distribution in 53 countries. President of joint venture between the largest research lab in Germany (Max Plank) and in the USSR (Gas Prom). Retired eleven years ago. What a ride, and I still miss my friends at Depauw. |