Bob is married with two children.  Hobbies are hunting, backpacking, scuba diving, tinkering.  He is currently 2009, serving on the Meridian Sun Temple Board. Bob started as a line officer of Meridian Sun and served as Junior Deacon 2001/2002; Senior Deacon 2002/2003; Junior Warden 2003/2004; Senior Warden 2004/2005 and Master 2005/2006. During his years in the Masonic Blue Lodge line, he was also serving in SLOA (Symbolic Lodge Officers Association) as 3^rd VP 2002/2003; 2^nd VP 2003/2004; 1^st VP 2004/2005 and President 2005/2006. Bob is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason in the Valley of Akron, he has served on the Scottish Rite Endowment Fund committee since 2007, Masonic Assistance Program - Committee member, and Orator 2007/2008 in the Aroba Lodge of Perfection. Captain of the Guard 2005-2006; Master of Ceremonies 2006-2007; Junior Warden 2008-2009. He went to and graduated from Wintersville High School 1981 (Ohio), he received his Bachelor of Science in 1984. He has worked at R&D Electrical Engineer @ Telxon Corp 1985 – 1989, Senior Design Engineer 1985 – 1987, Project Manager 1988 – 1989, Special Projects assoc to VP Engineer Competitive Intell & Patent Dept 1989 – 1990, Assoc Dir Product Planning 1990-1992, Strategic Business Development 1992-1993, Dir Marketing & Sales Transportation Technology 1993-1994, Dir of Sales, Transportation Mkt 1994-1995, Dir Global Product Marketing 1995-1998, Founded Pharmtec Corp (consumer products design/ mfg/ marketing & sales) 1999 - present (info from Bob)