Of course, as a businessman on the edge, he needed to support himself, pay for shelter and even eat once in a while. This led to a job at the world-renowned Griffith Observatory, where a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems and a love of Astronomy paid off handsomely. With a job in hand, Mark was also able to pursue his online business prospects. Later, he developed Star Deed , a gift service that lets anyone name a star for someone special. Of his many interests, the most notable are writing, hiking, swimming, astronomy and collecting minerals, fossils and butterflies.
Beetles are particularly cool.
After high school, Brian went to the University of Dayton and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. While attending the University of Dayton, Brian was able to work half of the time in the Advanced Space Analysis Office at the NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio as an engineering cooperative education student. At NASA, he was able to pursue his art and science interests by creating conceptual designs for interplanetary vehicles, space power stations and planetary rovers. Brian has also received a master's degree in mechanical engineering and a professional engineer's license in mechanical engineering. Currently, he works for SDRC as a software engineer at the world headquarters in Milford, Ohio.