...Back in 1971 my father, Ralph, won the most prestigious Bridge tournament in the U.S.: The Golder Pairs. It was then, and also after learning of how successful he was winning thousands of dollars per year playing poker, that I took an interest in card playing. As a young boy I would stay up late watching, learning, and afterward playing against him and his adult friends at the card table. (read more)
...In order to make more time for volunteer work, I work part-time as a tutor and as an independent mechanical engineering contractor. Teaching will always be a passion of mine, so I am driven to constantly enhance my teaching ability so as to give my students not just skill, but a deep understandi... (read more)