Four decades of building companies, teaching networks, and flying airplanes — now enjoying the next chapter.
● College Station, Texas · Texas A&M ’87
I’m a lifelong entrepreneur and a proud member of the Texas A&M Class of 1987. Born in Apple Valley, California and a Texan ever since, I’ve been in the technology field since the early 1980s — starting with Deck Systems & Equipment, where I designed and built custom gear for the offshore geophysical industry.
From there the road ran through networking and telecommunications: a partnership in American Cable Services, running operations for the FIBERTOWN Tier IV data center in Bryan, and founding Wickson Wireless, a wireless internet provider. Along the way I earned every MikroTik certification, became a MikroTik Certified Trainer, and wrote RouterOS by Example — the book many network engineers still use to learn the platform.
My love of flying became a business too: I flew professionally for Waltman & Grisham, Attorneys at Law and did freelance commercial piloting, and I was a partner in American Flight Services, the FBO at Coulter Airfield (CFD) in College Station — fittingly, work and passion sharing the same runway.
Most recently I founded ISP Supplies, a wireless distribution company I built and led as CEO. In December 2025 I retired — and at 63 I’ve stepped into a slower, more deliberate chapter on my own terms: running a couple of small ventures I love, mentoring where I can, and spending a whole lot more time in the hangar and the outdoors with my family.
Aviation isn’t a side hobby for me; it’s a lifelong passion. I build, restore, and fly airplanes, and there’s nothing quite like a slow morning flight in my 1941 Piper J-3 Cub — doors open, low and unhurried over the Texas countryside.
Over the years I’ve earned my ratings the long way, from tailwheel time in the Cub all the way up to jets. When I’m not flying, you’ll usually find me fly fishing or camping with the family.
A surplus & consignment marketplace where buyers browse new & surplus equipment and submit bids. One of my current passion projects.
Visit →The wireless-distribution company I founded and led as CEO, now part of WAV — the venture I capped a long career with before retiring.
Visit →My hands-on guide to MikroTik RouterOS, now in its 2nd edition — a go-to textbook for network engineers earning their certifications. I’m actively working on the 3rd edition.
See the book →Formerly the #1 MikroTik Certified Trainer in the U.S., I taught countless engineers to design and run wireless networks.
A free web tool that generates clean MikroTik firewall configs in minutes — no command-line memorization required. Build a solid baseline firewall and block entire countries by IP address with a few clicks, then paste the result straight into RouterOS.
Try it →Whether it’s aviation, networking, entrepreneurship, or you just want to say hello — the door’s open. Send a note below and I’ll get back to you.