- Born in New York City
- US Army veteran
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University
- 1961 – Joined Maxim Evaporators, developed seawater desal units for nuclear submarines
- 1966 – Joined Westinghouse evaporator group, and was project manager of Key West desalter
- 1969 – Co-founded DSS Engineers, a desal consultancy
- A founding director of NWISA, an AMTA predecessor
- 1984 – Received NWISA Presidential Award
