From RCA's space center to today.

My father at the RCA Space Center

The story starts with my dad, who worked at the RCA Space Center in Hightstown, New Jersey, where RCA built satellites.

Much of what came next, he and I did together.

RC modeling

In high school I built and flew radio-controlled models. The hobby mixed electronics, radio and flight, and it pointed me toward the sky.

My first computer: a TRS-80 Color Computer

My interest in computers started with a TRS-80 Color Computer hooked up to a TV set. Type a command, press Enter, and see what happens.

Santora Sight & Sound

My dad bought one of the first color prosumer video cameras from the RCA store at work. We started shooting videos of relatives and friends.

That grew into Santora Sight & Sound, the video production company he and I started in South Jersey.

Private pilot's license

The RC planes turned into real ones. I earned my private pilot's license through Mercer County Community College.

Recording President Reagan in Hammonton

We recorded President Ronald Reagan when he visited Hammonton, New Jersey, the Blueberry Capital of the World.

My first "Fat Mac"

Next came my first Macintosh, the 512K "Fat Mac." We used a Mac to create the titles for our Santora Sight & Sound videos.

The second Mac Expo

My dad and I went to the second Mac Expo in San Francisco, in search of the first color Macintosh.

Stockton State College

An accident changed my direction: a plane crash with my flight instructors at Mercer County College.

Afterward I enrolled at Stockton State College in South Jersey to study computer programming.

Computer tech on the casino floor

My interest in computers kept growing, and I went to work as a computer tech at casinos in Atlantic City, including the Golden Nugget and the Showboat.

I learned to run and pin cable and worked with Tandem NonStop mainframe computers at both.

Weddings across South Jersey

I left the casinos and went back behind the camera, working mainly with my father videotaping weddings throughout South Jersey.

ComProMedia is born

I started ComProMedia with encouragement from my friend Rich Graver, a really smart computer guy. We met at a State of New Jersey training class for people starting a business.

Our friendship grew over many hours of working on projects together, and he encouraged me to get into the IT support business.

IT Director at WhiteSands Treatment Center

For more than 13 years I've been the IT Director at WhiteSands Treatment Center in Fort Myers.

The cabling, the networks and the late-night troubleshooting from the casino days all found a home here.

Computer Professionals in Multimedia

ComProMedia is still with me. Through it I support many non-profits, and I keep exploring everything from high-end graphics and video to networking, smart home and AI technology.

It's a passion that keeps growing.