More on Bob's Background

Bob is a native of New England with a BS from the University of New Hampshire in 1970 and an MBA from Northeastern University in Boston in 1977, concentrating in finance, accounting, operations management and marketing. “I spent the majority of my 30 year professional career as a corporate VP and CFO responsible for finance, human relations, administration, information technology and operations; primarily with high tech companies in Colorado and California.”  Eighteen of those years were with high tech venture backed start-ups.  In the start-up world, one learns quickly that being an executive often means carrying out ones own instruction, or, as Bob puts it, “I’d be involved in strategic planning one minute and taking out the trash the next. ”

Married in 1968, Bob became a father in 1973, a son, Patrick and again in 1975, a daughter, Coleen.  “My son and daughter have always been a major part of my life; they have achieved in ways I never dreamed of and been a constant source of pride and inspiration.”  Bob’s daughter, Coleen, recently graduated from Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health with dual degrees and is currently finishing up her residency at Harvard in Orthopedic Surgery.  His son, Patrick, graduated from Pepperdine Law School with a specialty in Entertainment Law and now works for a respected LA law firm, serving primarily clients in the entertainment industry, having spent several years as a corporate counsel for Warner Bros. Records.  Recently, Patrick and his girlfriend of eight years and fellow law school graduate, Lindsey Laughlin, were married in March of 2008.

Bob met his wife, Tamara, in Boulder, Colorado in 1987 and they married in 1992.  Tamara and Bob remained in Boulder until 1995, when an exciting opportunity took them to San Jose, California.  Hard work, an IPO, punctuated by some great weekends in Napa and Sonoma valleys, occasional trips to see the ‘kids’ in Southern Cal and vacations in Hawaii made up the next five years.  “It was those vacations in Hawaii that became the defining influence on where we decided to spend part of our lives following my retirement from corporate life.  Always loving the sea, above and below, Maui was where we called home for eight years.”

Personal Interests

Living on Maui reawakened personal interests. “In our mainland lives, my wife and I were intense about doing our jobs, which left little time for personal interests. But, Maui beckons one to experience its simple pleasures and natural beauty. And so, we enjoyed morning walks along Keawakapu Beach, followed, on weekends, by breakfast at Five Palms; we looked forward to the weekly pilgrimage to Costco; diving Maui’s fascinating coastline, with its coral reefs, caves, lava tubes, sunken relics, fascinating species of tropical fish and the thrill of being approached by Manta Rays, reef sharks, Sea Turtles and, on those very rare occasions, a humpback whale.” Other interests include exercise, swimming, photography (above and under the water); and, oh yes, working with the computer. “One of my happiest days on Maui was the day I learned I could employ all my computer skills while working at real estate and earning money, all in the middle of the Pacific!”

Now, we have found a new Paradise, Yamhill County, Oregon.  Since moving back to the Mainland and settling in our home, we have thoroughly enjoyed our experiences in Oregon.  "Tamara and I believe this is a terrific region to relocate to. Of anywhere in the US, we chose Yamhill County.  Crazy as it sounds, we love the change in seasons, especially when summer changes to fall, and then to winter.  We missed the cold air on Maui...crazy, right? But it's the truth.  This region of Oregon, in particular, is a great place to live.

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