Professional Panelist, Fan, Artist

I've been a Science Fiction fan since I learned to read. I had read everything in the "juvenile" science fiction / fantasy section of our library by the time I was 10 and had to get my mother to check out the "real" books in the adult section for me.  Yes, I am old enough to remember watching the original broadcasts of Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Land of the Giants.  None of my friends were into Sci-Fi and I never got into gaming, so it was after college before I went to my first "con".

I really got involved in conventions when I owned a video production company, where I taped conventions from Georgia to New York and everywhere in-between. I sold that company years ago, but have become even more involved with cons since then.  I've worked at multiple conventions throughout the Southeast at everything from Guest Transportation, Guest Operations, Special Events, and Charity Events.  I've been host for masquerades, a judge at costume contests, moderated panels, etc..  (No I have never been a con chair, never want to, I'm one of the ones smart enough to avoid that headache.)

What I am probably best known for is doing charity auctions. I have run charity auctions at conventions for years, doing everything from just being guest auctioneer, to being Auction Director.  These auctions have ranged from conventions with 300 to 80,000 people attending, with auction totals from $400 to $50,000.

I have always been a photography enthusiast and that slowly brought me into the engraving world. I now engrave my photos onto tiles, mirrors, glass, wood, and anything else I can think of.