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Interests

Kayaking

I like to sea kayak as well as white water kayak. I am a member of the Carolina Canoe Club as well as the Mudflat Rangers.

I regularly take my 14' Necky Zoar out to Jordan Lake and paddle for 6 miles or so. I sometimes see bald eagles while kayaking at Jordan Lake.

In July 2006, I took a four day white water kayak class at the Natahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina. I'm still working on my Eskimo roll.


Necky Zoar at Jordan Lake, NC. July 2006	Putting in the Tuckeseegee River in Dillsboro, NC. July 2006

Carolina Hurricanes

I am a huge fan of the Carolina Hurricanes NHL hockey team. Janyne and I have been purchasing 24 game packs for several seasons. Game 7 of the final round of the Stanley Cup play-offs was an amazing experience! No one sat down during the entire game, and it was the loudest recorded sporting event in US history (124 decibels) Go Canes!


Stanley Cup Finals - Final Score for Game 7 - Canes vs. Oilers	Stanley Cup Champions!	Bringing out the Stanley Cup

Agility

I am training our Golden Retriever Emma to do dog agility. She's making great progress and really enjoys dog school. We are taking classes at the Autumn Winds Dog Training and Agility Center.

Photography

Camera
I like to take phtotographs, especially of natural subjects. Click here to view some photo albums.

Work

I currently work at Tivoli, which is a division of IBM .

I've also had the opportunity to work for the Misys Healthcare, United States Environmental Protection Agency on contract with Lockheed Martin, IBM, Moore Technology Solutions and Fujitsu Networking Systems.

A Little About Me

I'm from Granger Indiana, which is near South Bend . I graduated from Penn High School . I then graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Computer Science . I moved to Raleigh to take a job with IBM after I graduated and I've been here ever since. I now live in Apex , North Carolina, which claims to be 'the peak of good living'. Both Apex and Cary are in Wake County .

Janyne - My wife, Janyne, is a systems administrator at NC State University . She graduated from Shippensburg University with a degree in communications/journalism. Her biggest interest is road cycling. She has completed the MS 150 bike ride twice as well as the Tour de Cure, which is also a 150 mile bike ride.

Hannah - Hannah, is a chocolate labrador retriever. She has graduated from beginning obedience and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and has earned many agility titles. She is now retired from agility.

Emma - Emma is a Golden Retriever. She loves to retrieve tennis balls and jump over agility jumps.


Kevin, Hannah, and Emma in Manteo, NC May 2006	Emma after a swim, Cape Hatteras, NC May 2006

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