Born after World War II, growing up in the Midwest area of the United States, trained in Catholicism, this student of the Tao started training under Master Mantak Chia in the early 1980s and in the later 1980s became a Senior Instructor of the Universal Tao (specializing in one-on-one training).

In the early 1990s, this Senior Instructor moved to Tao Garden, Thailand and assisted Master Mantak Chia in building Tao Garden Taoist Training Center.

For six years, this student of the Tao traveled to over 30 countries teaching with Master Mantak Chia and serving as Marketing and Construction Coordinator. Upon completion of Tao Garden in December 2000, this instructor became Project Manager (Winter time) for the Universal Tao publications and products (coordinating the completion of an additional 35 titles).

With the purchase of a mountain with four waterfalls in Southern Oregon, USA (late 1990s) this practitioner is presently (Summer time) completing a Taoist Mountain Sanctuary for personal cultivation, Higher Level practices and ascension.

The author of "Living in the Tao", the book dedicated to the people who don't know what to know about the unknown; the Taoist poetry books "Angel's Heart", "Earth's Soul", "Mountain Stillness", "Falling Water", "Forest Spirit" and "Fire Burning" expressing the feeling, essence, stillness, purity, spirit and fire within of the Tao; and co-creator of the Universal Tao formula cards "Chi Cards" with Master Mantak Chia under the pen name the "The Professor - Master of Nothingness" is planning and working on an additional 18 Taoist prose and poetry books completing this author's Taoist Series by 2010.