
Rod's general biography stuff

Birthday:		Born September 27, 1944 in Spencer, Iowa

Lived in Greenville, Iowa until 1958, then moved to Spencer to get better school

went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology...graduated BSEE in 1966

went to University of Minnesota Graduate School in Controls 1966-1969

Made 2,460 parachute jumps as a skydiver from 1966-1990 - never seriously injured
FAA Rigger's license - license to pack emergency parachutes- still valid

1981 - FAA Pilot's License. Flew own 6-passenger airplane Cessna U206F N51373
flew 2,000 hours
stopped flying in 1992 because of heavy workload in own company - only need refesher to
resume flight status

hold 7 U.S. Patents

Highest ranking engineer in MTS Systems corporation (1,000 employees and >300 Engineers)

Learned how to ride a horse at age 8...rope at 12...herd cattle at 15

licensed at one time to drive semi-trailers hauling livestock >35,000 lbs load

had mild heart attack in 1999. Walked myself into emergency room...Had a stent put in
small artery behind my heart. Other 4 arteries were ok then.

Currently have some blockage of leg arteries behind both knees - probably from flying
on too many airplanes for long periods of time.

rode motorcycles a LOT from 1960 to 1968

got married in 1969....yikes...moved out in 2002 after Dierdre OK from breast cancer.


Pant  Size:	44 waist and 29 length
Shirt Size:	17 1/2 neck and 33 sleeve
Shoe  Size:	8 1/2
Hat   Size:	6 7/8
Sock  Size:	9-10

Hobbies:	WWII Aircraft Pictures and books, aviation museums, billiards, bowling, ....





Rod's Likes and dislikes:

These will be in random order at best....I will try to sort them later...

Favorite Color:			Red, Yellow, and Black

Favorite Drink:			Pepsi (NOT Diet)

Favorite Beer:			Miller Lite

Favorite White Wine:		Pouilly Fume

Favorite Red Wine:		Merlot

DO NOT like Hard Liquor any more at all.....
DO NOT smoke, but did from 1961-1963 and 1968-1990

Favorite Food:			Beanie Weenie

Favorite Food Jovie Makes:	Spaghetti AND Lumpia

Favorite Clothing Color:	Blue

Favorite Pants:			Puritan from Wal-Mart

Favorite Movies:		Action and Comedy Films (and WWII Movies)

Favorite Pizza:			Twin City Special at Chalet Pizza

Favorite Hamburger:		Gold Nugget Saloon

Favorite Car:			Oldsmobile (No longer made by GM)

Favorite Place in World:	Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion - Kyoto)
				BUT....now...it is Maasin City...sooo.....
				now favorite place outside Philippines

Favorite Part of the World:	Asia, particularly Philippines and Japan












