Worked as a stable boy at Santa Anita Race Track as a teenager, where
he developed a keen sense of picking winning horses.
Once won over $250,000 in a single day at Hollywood Park. Lost all the
winnings by the third race the following day.
Top 5 all-time favorite movies are Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing",
Akira Kurosawa's "Shichinin no Samurai", David Kellogg's "Cool as Ice",
John Ford's "The Grapes of Wrath", and Bob Clark's "SuperBabies: Baby
Geniuses 2".
Known as the "Santa Anita Freak" at race tracks in Southern California
for his uncanny ability to pick multiple winners and subsequently lose
all the winnings in a series of ill-placed wagers.
Worked extensively as a pro bono contractor in hurricane-ravaged territories, starting with Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which devastated Central America. His specialty is electrical work.