Emigrated to the USA in 1956
Education: U.S - Elementary, HighSchool, College
1964-1967 Kastl, Germany Hungarian Gymnasium
1969 Graduated Lakewood High School - advanced studies level*(college credit rec'd) 21 pts. instead of 16 needed
1969-1973 CSU and CCC Accounting and Business Administration classes while working 2 jobs.
1974 -1988 Founded and managed multi-store Imported Automotive parts stores in N.E. Ohio and PA
1989 Graduated college with Computer Studies A.A.S.
1989-1995 Computer Operator and Mainframe Specialist- National City Bank, Cleveland, OH
1995-2001 Computer Operations group leader at Repulic Steel and Reptech Marketing/Information Operations
2002-2005 MTD Hungary Disponent agent, Purchasing, IS Systems manager,Warehouse Manager and Supervisor
2006-2007 Continental Teves Hungary, Warehouse Supervisor
2008 - present Founded LTG International Trading Ltd. - Automotive, Medical equipment and Electronic trading Import/Export
2009-2010 Bock International Hungary-International Office Seating manufacturer, Warehouse Supervisor
2010 Retired to pursue LTG Internationl Trading Ltd. business



1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
April, 2002 to work for an American company as Warehouse Manager: MTD Products Hungary

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Yes.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
How much it changed since my family emigrated in 1956. Some good, some bad.

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Visit Museums on Heroes Square, St. Margeret Island, the Buda Castle area and the evening in entertainment locales.

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Chicken paprikás, stuffed cabbage and the desserts.

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Hungarian wine, spices and Hungarian fruits and vegetables

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Drágám

8. What do you miss most from home?
Selection of goods year round, lower prices on fuel, food and gas.

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Vintner and gardener in retirement.

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Assembly line worker, too repetitive. I need a challenge everyday to keep motivated.

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Munich and Vienna.

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Croatia, Greece or Turkey.

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Rolling Stones, Bullitt, photography and fishing.

14. What can't you resist?
A good intellectual challenge in work, politics and finance.

15. Red wine or white?
Red.

16. Book or movie?
The Bible, Ben Hur

17. Morning person or night person?
Night person.

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Global finance and markets, political and business ineptude.

19. Buda or Pest side?
Buda.

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
"Those that forget history are doomed to repeat it" and "life is like a marriage - it's give and take to make it work".