Age? 32
Where are you from? Eatontown, NJ
Your interests/hobbies? I enjoy being with my girlfriend and discovering new and exciting things and places. Aside from playing with the model helicopters, I also enjoy a myriad of other stuff. I like traveling to warm places preferably with a beach, historical landmarks, museums, zoos, parks, canoeing, playing video games, car shows and air shows. I also like photography, videography and any kind of electronic gadgets. I also enjoy snorkeling, scuba and being in the ocean. Fortunately, I only live a few miles from the beach!
Industry Experience? I started in R/C back in the late 1980’s with a Nikko buggy and then moved up to a Tamiya Striker that I often crashed. Over time I wound up collecting quite a few models; a Kyosho Optima, Tamiya Bigwig, Blackfoot, Clodbuster, Grasshopper, and a Team Losi JRx2. In the early 1990’s I got out of the hobby for a while to pursue my interest in percussion. I actually sold off my JRx2 to pay for a Yamaha drum machine that I used to teach myself how to play drums.
I got back into the hobby briefly while I was in college when I found a great deal on a MRC World Scale Desert Thunder. It had been a display model at a hobby shop in Kansas. I upgraded it a bit with a Thunder King body, Hitec high torque steering servo, a Tekin ESC and a Hitec micro-receiver. I ran it around a few times, but it mostly sat in my closet and until eventually selling it.
I had developed a bit of a love affair for the P-51D Mustang after having watched the film Empire of the Sun in 1987. Despite having no model aircraft experience whatsoever, I decided I had to have a EZ-Model R/C P-51 Mustang. I found a local guy who sold me one new in the box. Unfortunately, it sat in my closet in its box for a year or so before I came to the realization that that the Mustang was an unwise choice for a first airplane model. I wound up selling it on RCUniverse to another hobbyist who got me interested in RC helis.
I started out in January 2005 with a Century Hawk Sport, OS32, Futaba 7C radio, GY401, s9254 on the tail and s3151 servos on everything else. It was a great model and served me well. My obsession with trying out different helicopters then started to snowball. I cycled through four Hawk Sports, a Century Falcon, an Audacity Models Tiger 50, Hirobo Freya 60, Freya EVO 90, Carbon Xtreme Avant EFX, a Sceadu EVO 30 and 50, Align Trex 450 XL CDE, Trex 450 SEv2, Thunder Tiger Mini Titan, Mikado Logo 500 3D and an AHF Aeolus 50 3D. I discovered I enjoyed the complexities of building the models more so then flying them.
Work Experience? I started in the media as a volunteer at my town’s municipal TV station in the mid-1980’s. My father was the station’s assistant engineer. I learned on tube cameras, ¾”-tape, Betamax, the Newtek Video Toaster and used the first generation of Panasonic SVHS equipment. While in college I worked as a Technical Aid at the college’s television station assisting students and professors with the operation of the equipment. I was also a freelance sports videographer for Jim Houston Productions capturing analytical footage for local high school and college football teams.
I also took up ownership of an automotive enthusiast website for General Motors vehicles and have been improving it as time allows. After college I worked briefly as a CNC lathe operator for Manley Performance Products making high performance automotive valve train components. I then went on to work as a car audio salesperson and installer at Circuit City. I also worked at Mease Performance Fabrication as a assistant fabricator making forced induction components, intercoolers, porting, powder coating, machining, racing, website design and sales.
Then I worked at Dynotech Performance doing web site and print graphic design, transmission prep and managing the shop. Then I went on to be a service writer for Quality Tire and Muffler working both at the front desk and often in the shop assisting the mechanics.
I started writing freelance for RC Heli Magazine in early 2006 shortly after the magazine debuted. Then, much later, I got on board with MRC as a RC Product Manager. There I did everything from sales, advertising and marketing, editing web content, customer support, R&D, market analysis, event planning, managing Team Hirobo USA and occasionally flew some models.
After being laid off from MRC, I took up more freelance writing with RCUniverse and RCHeliResource. I’ve also been doing some freelance graphic design. I took up a new job towards the end of 2009 as a marketing assistant for a printing company.
Education? Ramapo College of NJ, Bachelor of Arts
How long have you been with RCHeliResource? Since February of 2009.
Your role/position with RCHeliResource? Contributing Writer
Why do you work for RCHeliResource? I enjoy providing quality journalism to a specialty enthusiast group in a nearly unlimited media format. RC Heli Resource allows information to be conveyed in an effective and progressive format. I feel this sets it apart from other sites that tend to come across as a bit unorganized and amateur. I also enjoy the team mentality and support.
What do you think makes RCHeliResource successful? It’s a media outlet supported by professionals that produces content that utilizes the latest in internet communication technologies.
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