Biography
1955 Born in Toronto, Canada
1956 Move to Zurich, then Thalwil, Switzerland
Schooling in Thalwil, Switzerland
1972-75 Graphic Designer apprenticeship
Member of Swiss Athletics National Team from 1973 to 1977
1977 Ruptured Achilles tendon - end of athletic career
1977-78 Extensive travelling in Mexico, Cuba, Belize, USA
1979 Marriage with Judy and settling in Montreal. Graphic Designer then Hand Papermaker, 1st personal exhibition
1980 Travelling from Montreal to Key Largo, mostly following Route 1, settling in Urbanna, Virginia, USA - Working as help in ship yard and on sailing jachts
1981 After some travelling in the USA, Greece and Italy settling in Lausanne, Switzerland
1979-95 40 exhibitions in Europe and North America
1983-2000 Elsevier Publisher: Graphic Designer, then Application Manager and Project Development Manager for Electronic Projects
2000 Elsevier Publisher Lausanne closed, founding of FontisMedia - Publishing Services, Project Management
2000-20 FontisMedia Partner and Project Manager
Scientific Societies administration and conference organization
Organizing 48 conferences on five continents (Acquired projects and clients)
2020 Retiring from FontisMedia
Painting
Books: Cantares Mexicanos; Narratives of Origins
2021 – Moving to Villars-le-Terroir,
Painting
Books: Distant Places - Americas