Work Experience

June-1961 – Graduated from Cleveland High School (Seattle, WA)

June-1961 – Summer job, hired by the Sitka Alaska Cannery as a fork lift driver

September-1961 – Hired by the Wah Mee club as a Blackjack Dealer

June-1962 – Summer job, hired by the Sitka Alaska Cannery as a fork lift driver.

September-1962 Hired by the Mint Casino Las Vegas, as a Blackjack Dealer

September-1964 Hired by the Boeing Company as a computer operator (IBM360 Mainframe)

September-1967 Started College majoring in Business Administration

March-1968 Started two businesses, the Medicine Show Tavern and the Velocipede Bike Shop.

January-1969 Opened three more bike shops, a Bicycle Mailorder Business, and a Wholesale Bicycle Division.

June-1969 Opened one more bike shop, and secured REI, Inc, as their sole supplier of 10-speed Racing Bicycles imported from Japan.

June 1971 Became the 5th largest importer of 10-speed racing style bicycles from Japan.

September-1971 Opened up a Distributor network of Sekai 10-speed bicycles, including distributors in Illinois, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Fargo, San Francisco, and Arizona.

January – 1979 Sold the brand name “Sekai” to the Largest Manufacturers of 10-speed racing bicycles in Canada.

June – 1981 Became a parent, and then a single parent in the same year.