My wife, two children and I live in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood after a brief stay in Lincoln Square.  Previously, we enjoyed many years in Jefferson Park renovating our 1894 Victorian home. The "Manor" is simply great to us and for us. We miss our Jeff Park neighbors and friends very much but I am still a frequent visitor as I know the area very well and continue to help my friends there in all of their real estate needs as well as in my own backyard.

First generation American, born and bred Chicagoan of Lithuanian descent, originally from the Brighton Park Neighborhood on the southside in the shadow of the playground of the CHICAGO WHITE SOX and have lived north of Madison Avenue since 1979

Graduate of Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School & Thomas Kelly High School in Chicago's Brighton Park Area.

Graduate of Illinois State University, Normal, IL with a BS in Industrial Technology and active in alumni events

At ISU, was a member of the Ice Hockey Club and the Rugby Football Club. Member of ISU Rugby Hall of Fame awarded in 2006.

Presently employed with EYP Mission Critical Facilities as a Senior Project Manager. EYP MCF designs, builds and commissions data centers and provides risk assessments of critical facilities. EYP has recently been merged with HP.

Prior to Real Estate my professional career path centered on Architectural and Engineering Consulting Services which included Process & Piping Design, Project Engineering, Facilities Planning and Project Management mostly in the Food Manufacturing Industry.

Have worked for Sargent & Lundy Engineers, The Brand Companies, Sterling Engineering, McClier, Jacobs Engineering and Complete Design Services whose clients included Commonwealth Edison, American Airlines, Quaker Oats, M&M Mars, Chef Solutions, Kellogg Foods, Abbott Labs, Barilla Foods, Evans Food Products and Pierce Biotechnologies and presently working full time with EYP Mission Critical Facilities as a Senior Project Manager. www.eypmcf.com

Spent two years working overseas as a process piping design consultant in Seoul, South Korea for KOPEC (Korea Power and Electric Company)

Professional memberships and designations include:  Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR), Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois (MLSNI), Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR), National Association of Realtors (NAR), Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), Certified e-Marketing Specialist (CMS), Chicago Chapter of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), former member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Chairman of the Illinois State University Olde Gold Alumni Rugby Club, est. the year I graduated; Lifetime member of the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club, est. 1964 which celebrated 40 years of success in May, 2004; Member infinitum of the Seoul Survivors Rugby Football Club; Member of the Chiefs which is also known as 'Old Time Hockey Chicago'; Member of the Chicago Hash House Harriers which is known as a 'Drinking Club with a Running Problem'