BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Born Los Angeles, California
United States citizenship
EDUCATION
1971 - 1975 University of the Pacific, Stockton, California Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
EMPLOYMENT
1975 - 1995 Morton Machinery Co., Inc. Vice-President, President and Owner
1986 - 1995 RFT Financial, Inc. Chief Financial Officer
1995 - Present Machine Tool Leasing Services, Inc. President/co-owner
1998 - Present Machinery Manuals div. Founder/owner
1999 - Present Machinery Blue Book div. Founder/owner
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Association of Machinery & Equipment Appraisers (AMEA) - National Board of Trustees
1985 - 1990 Committee Chairperson, Treasurer, Trustee, Board Member
Machinery Dealers National Association (MDNA) - West Coast Chapter
1978 - 1984 Secretary, Committee Chairperson, Vice-Chair and Chairperson
Machinery Dealers National Association (MDNA)
1981 - 2000 Committee Chair, Executive Committee, Treasurer, Director
Austin D. Lucas Scholarship Fund
1986 - 2001 Trustee
Machinery Information Systems (MIS)
1983 - 1986 Trustee, Board Member, Treasurer, Vice President and President
PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES
1987 - 1988 Monthly column in Industrial West Newspaper
April, 1987 "Net Effects On The Rising Yen & The VIR's on Fair Market Value", American Society of Appraisers, Los Angeles Chapter Newsletter
Dec. 1993 "The Great California Recession of the 1990's", MDNA News
May 1994 "Confessions Of A Used Equipment Pro", The Fabricator, May 1994
1995 "Surfs Up- Internet Questions Answered", MDNA News, Vol. 11, No. 12
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC RECOGNITION
1988 Hadassah Service Award
1988 Recipient of "Frank Perry Man of the Year Award"
1987 "Distinguished Young Alumnus of the Year", University of the Pacific Alumni Association
1989 "Recipient of Annual Achievement Award" by Technion 2000
1992 United Jewish Fund, Business & Professions Division, honored as past-Chairman of Metals & Machinery Division
1992 Recipient of Achievement Award as Co-Founder of Technion-2000 at Annual ATS Achievement Dinner
1998 Recipient of Randolph K. Vinson Service Award from the MDNA
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