All About Ray Karenas

	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.
	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 Illinois State University, Normal, IL with a BS in Industrial Technology and active in alumni events.
	Graduate of Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School & Thomas Kelly High School in Chicago's Brighton Park Area.
	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.
	Project Manager in the engineering world focusing on mission critical facilities, food manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, beverage process, nuclear and fossil fuel generating stations..
	Have worked for Hewlett Packard Critical Facilities (EYP MCF), Sargent & Lundy Engineers, The Brand Companies, Sterling Engineering, McClier, Jacobs Engineering and Complete Design Services whose clients included Argonne National Labs, United Health Group, Amdocs Inc, Commonwealth Edison, American Airlines, Quaker Oats, M&M Mars, Chef Solutions, Kellogg Foods, Abbott Labs, Barilla Foods, Evans Food Products and Pierce Biotechnologies
	Spent two years working overseas as a process piping design consultant in Seoul, South Korea for KOPEC (Korea Power and Electric Company)
	Speak fairly fluent Lithuanian, less than basic Korean (Hangul), can really butcher the French language and can order three beers and three schnapps in German
	Member of the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Park Advisory Council and the Ravenswood Manor Improvement Association
	Head Coach of my son's U10 AYSO Soccer Team and member of the AYSO Div 418 Coach Advisory Board and Director of U08 Boys & Girls.
	Part of new Youth Rugby initiative called Chicago Wapiti RFC in association with Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club at Revere Park
	Chairman of the Illinois State University Olde Gold Alumni Rugby Club, est. the year I graduated, 40th Anniversary of ISU Rugby in 2011; 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'