By profession, I am a medical technology executive and serial entrepreneur.   As a youth, my father taught me wood working  and I later  trained in Engineering Physics and aerodynamics.  My passion for acoustics, vibration and woodworking unexpectedly laid the groundwork for violin making. 

From a young age I also learned violin, studying with a student of the great Eugene Ysaye, and two concert masters of the Toronto Symphony. 

I later discovered "Strad Magazine" and learned the rich history, craft and physics of violins...and realized "I can build these!".   I studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design, with Phil Davis (a Toronto Luthier) and read copious texts and papers, attended conferences.  It has become my "religion and tradition".