About me

Hello and welcome to  entangledstardust.net, a website designed to share ideas about elementary energy systems in hopes these ideas may spark ideas in others that lead to discoveries and useful applications.  I’ve also published two other sites in this series that build on each other:  entangledenergy.net and entanglednucleons.net.

Below is a summary of my work experience and education.

Work Experience:

  • Education – Counseling (K-12), H.S. Science Teacher, Academic Advisor (college)
  • Research – Materials (liners, nonwovens, adhesives)
  • Training & Development (healthcare, corporate)
  • Manufacturing Operations (consumer products)
  • Human Resources (corporate)
  • Neighborhood Youth & Family Counseling
  • College Jobs:  Deckhand on ore boats, cutting pulp for paper mills, refurbishing blades for paper machines, and teaching psychology at a state prison

Former Employers:

  • North Central Michigan College
  • Tahquamenon Area Schools
  • Rudyard Area Schools
  • Engadine Consolidated Schools
  • Marquette Area Schools
  • Laguna Industries
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Sandia National Labs
  • New Mexico State Prison (The College of Santa Fe)
  • MTS Systems Corporation
  • Health Plus, Inc. (Presbyterian Healthcare Network)
  • Family Services of Brown County
  • ESSCO, Inc.
  • St. Mary’s Middle School
  • St. Joseph’s Home for Children
  • A.T. Lawson, Wilson Marine Transit
  • William G. Mather, Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (CCI)

Education:

  • K-12 Counseling and Secondary Chemistry Teacher Certification – Northern Michigan University – 1999 – 2005
  • M.A.  Training & Learning Technologies – University of New Mexico – 1990 – 1992
  • M.A.  Guidance & Counseling – Northern Michigan University – 1974 – 1976
  • Secondary Science Teacher Certification – University of Wisconsin – Green Bay – 1977 – 1978
  • B.S.  Biology (Minors in Chemistry, Psychology) – Northern Michigan University – 1970 – 1974

Current:  Living with wife, Mary, in Petoskey, Michigan (in Northern Michigan just below the Mackinac Bridge);  Son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren living on east coast.

Hobbies and passions:  Science, cartooning, art, humor, other cultures, Indigenous rights.