I earned a B.S. in Marketing from Susquehanna University. I previously worked for Sprint as the National Partnership Marketing Manager & was encouraged to strike out on my own & start a technology expense management firm.In 1987, I founded Teldata Control, Inc. & led operations of the company as managing partner & CEO. The firm achieved expansion from a start-up to an enterprise with more than $32M in revenues & 270 employees. During my tenure, I managed over $7B of telecom expenses & $45M in profitable revenue.After my son was diagnosed with autism in 2002, I began to research & devote my time learning about autism & related therapies. My wife & I opened the doors to The Uncommon Thread (TUT) in 2007. TUT is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children diagnosed with autism & other behavioral disorders. Since its inception, I have utilized my business & technology background to grow TUT beyond its walls & have expanded the organization’s reach to support school, home & medical communities.For over 10 years, I have been providing educational Grand Rounds at dozens of hospitals in NJ, including Children’s Specialized Hospital & Morristown Memorial Hospital. Identifying the use of researched based ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy as the best hope for positive developmental outcomes for children on the spectrum, has been the hallmark of my labor at TUT. I have worked to coordinate the efforts of families, doctors, State Care Units, & school districts to ensure the implementation of these programs steeped in the science of ABA.My work continues with an effort involving a community outreach program to local camps offering children with autism a chance to learn concepts & social skills in typical settings. My larger vision is to utilize & expand on technologies to improve professional effectiveness & efficiencies which will keep school districts & medical facilities at the cutting edge while making the most of increasingly limited resources for autism treatment.