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When I was young (I am talking age 15) I applied for a job in construction. The Superintendent asked "Can I take a window out of a wall and make it disappear? Like it was never there?" I told him no in a disappointed tone. I went home and figured out how to do it and went and found a job doing exactly that. I took a typing class in high school before dropping out of school at age 15, but I always knew my life was bound for something much bigger. Soon after, I decided to go into technology and apply that exact same drive and ambition to what I truly love. I didn't realize it was still going to be windows.
The spark at age 4 & the 1969 ARPANET broadcast at age 7
My earliest memories go back to reading Popular Science at 4 years old, fascinated by how machines were engineered. But the singular moment that sealed my future happened around age 7 in 1969. I was sitting in the back seat of my aunt's car on a Sunday morning on our way to church. Over the car radio, the announcer was speaking about the UNIVAC computer that was developed decades earlier, and then broke in with breaking news about ARPANET and the very first message ever sent across the network that historic day in 1969. I sat there in silence, listening with wide eyes, and I remember saying to myself: "That is what I want to do with my life when I grow up."
The lunch break at age 17 that changed everything
At age 17, I was working at a construction site and the project wrapped up that afternoon. I sat down at lunch, looked at the empty job site, and asked myself: "What am I going to do now?" Immediately, that childhood realization came rushing straight back into my mind: I'm going back to school, get a GED, and try to go to college for Computers.
The very next morning, I got dressed up and went down to the local college, Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCJ, now Florida State College at Jacksonville / FSCJ). I signed up for the GED program. They asked if I wanted to take remedial classes first. I looked at them and said: "No. I will just take the test and see if I pass and where my weaknesses were."
The college bookstore was completely out of GED study books. So I bought a College Entrance Exam book instead. It was very expensive for me, especially since I didn't have a job anymore, but I studied it day and night for six straight weeks until they called me to test. I took the test and felt pretty confident. (Phone numbers had just gone from 3 digits to 4 back then).
From high school diploma to computer science scholarship
I figured I would eventually receive a phone call or a standard pass/fail letter in the mail. But a letter arrived stating they would like to see me in person. I did not know what to expect. When I walked in, the administration sat me down and said: "You scored high enough that we are not giving you a GED, but an official High School Diploma from FCJ."
Then they asked if I wanted to go to college and explained that it would be fully paid for by scholarships and Pell Grants. I didn't hesitate for a second: "Computer Science."
I received my Associate in Arts and Science (AAS) — the only degree program that would fully transfer to the University of North Florida (UNF). When I arrived at UNF in 1986 as a junior, that same relentless drive led me to trap the UNIX 3B2 console to get hired by Professor Tom Blakely, run thousands of feet of twisted-pair cable, and build the first unified multi-platform campus network. Read the full 1986 UNF Lab story here →
Discovery is what drives me — 11 Autonomous Software Ventures
I have always been a builder. I like watching technology unfold, and I like being a part of it. Today, that journey from 1969 has evolved into my 11 Autonomous Software Ventures — intelligent commercial platforms running 24/7 on local residential hardware. Let me build something that delivers real revenue for your business. Explore the 11 Ventures →