My interest in pinball machines began back in the mid 70’s when I got my first job fixing all kinds of machines in an arcade at Geauga Lake Amusement Park in Northeast Ohio! I continued this new passion through most of my summer and winter breaks while attending The Ohio State University in Columbus … OH-IO! I studied Electrical Engineering with a focus on analog and digital circuit design. This was good timing since solid state pinball machines and video games were just being introduced to the world. After graduation my focus turned to working a ‘real’ job as an analog circuit designer and starting a family in Dayton, Ohio. After five years, we moved back to Northeast Ohio (to our hometown) when our second son was born. Fast forward about 15 years and I found myself getting a nudge to start a hobby. It was an easy choice … I needed to return to my long lost passion of working on pinball machines! I turned a portion of my basement into my workshop and got busy! I have learned many things along the way and, with my electronics background, have been able to solve challenges fairly quickly. Since this is a hobby, it plays second fiddle to my other responsibilities. We moved to North Carolina in 2010 where basements and storage are not always prevalent. I was able to turn the third bay of my garage into my new workshop. During the move, I brought down a couple machines that I promised to finish and return them back to Ohio. Once they were done, I had to back off for a while … many thanks to yard work and home maintenance! I did manage to build a good reputation for working on pins and did several restoration projects and many home repair visits. Then, we started planning a move back to Ohio since my retirement was approaching. In December 2025, I retired from fulltime work with John Deere and in 2026 we moved to Central Ohio to get closer to family and friends! Needless to say, we plan on living in our new Ohio home until further notice! Go Bucks!
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