Born on a farm in midwest, raised on that farm, earned hard work ethic driving tractor for dad, worked way thru college,earned meals at college, worked summers at gypsum wallboard plant, attended geology summer camp in Montana,started career with US Naval Oceanographic Office in Wash DC, became chief of Great Lakes Regional Data Center for US Lake Survey in Detroit, Mich., returned to DC as Chief of Computers at US Coastal Engineering Research C... Show more