I grew up splitting time between my mother's house in Vero Beach, FL and father's house in Chicago, IL - spending the school year in Vero and summers in Chicago (not a bad setup)

Education:

I attended St. Edwards High School in Vero Beach, where I was the usual self-proclaimed football star. But being a little too small and too slow for Miami or Florida State to come calling - I headed north to Union College in Schenectady, NY to continue my playing days.

While at Union, I majored in Philosophy with an Economics minor; graduating with a BA degree with departmental honors in 1996.

After a brief one year stint living in Aspen, CO (a top destination for Philosophy majors after college) I moved back to Chicago in 1997 and have lived there ever since.

Work:

My career in the Futures industry started back in 1998 as a clerk in the 30 yr Bond futures pit at the Chicago Board of Trade.

From there, I tried striking it rich trading my own account online, went back to work as a phone clerk, then traded proprietary funds for a while, before ending up at Striker Securities as a commodities and stock broker.

In August of 2002, I teamed up with Walter Gallwas to form my own firm - named Attain Capital Management. Attain invests money for high net worth individuals through investments in commodities, futures, and hedge funds. Check out the website at www.attaincapital.com.

Hobbies:

There's not a lot of time for hobbies when you run a small business, but when I can find time - I am a huge Chicago sports fan, catching the Bears, Bulls or Cubs whenever possible.

Other hobbies include competitive sailing. I've completed 12 of the 333 mile Chicago-Mackinac yacht races, was on the winning American team in the 1994 Kenwood Cup in Hawaii, and have done numerous races in locales such as Key West, San Diego, Newport RI, San Francisco Traverse City MI, Lake Minnetonka MN, and Pewaukee Lake WI.

When not on a sailboat, I enjoy skiing, golf, poker, and completed several triathlons before having hip surgery in 2004.