With over 40 years of experience in corporate environments, I built a strong foundation in organization, operations, and business management. Alongside my professional career, I nurtured an entrepreneurial streak by running a lighting and laser show company, blending technical skill with creativity to deliver immersive visual experiences. My journey into woodworking began almost by accident—and, truth be told, I wasn’t very good at it. I couldn’t cut a straight line to save my life, and for a while it felt like I was fighting the craft rather than working with it. Everything changed the day I was offered a CNC machine, despite not even knowing what one was. That single moment transformed everything. Suddenly, the ideas in my head could be shaped with precision, consistency, and artistry. The CNC didn’t just improve what I could produce; it unlocked a part of me I didn’t know existed. In a remarkable twist of fate, I later discovered that my birth father—whom I had never known—was a joiner, and my grandfather a skilled wood machinist. That revelation gave new meaning to my craft. What began as a clumsy experiment evolved into a legacy, connecting me to a heritage of makers and machinists. Woodworking stopped being a hobby and became a continuation of a story that started long before I ever picked up a tool.