Dallas was born in a small rural town in Florida, but the family moved to Kentucky while he was still quite young. While attending school, to keep him out of mischief, his parents engaged him in a variety of activities, the first being Chemistry. By age 12, Dallas's father had replaced the basement windows three times and decided to divert his attention to other (safer) activities such as Amateur Radio (HAM Radio), the Civil Air Patrol, and rock hounding/jewelry. By the age of 16, Dallas had developed other interests, girls chiefly, but also had a well developed Rock collection, which had been fostered by family vacations spent in the wilderness, hiking and collecting rocks, minerals, and the occasional gemstone (a 251 ct. Sapphire from North Carolina). This is also the time when he met his High School Sweetheart, Andrea (Andi), who eventually became his wife of more than 35 years.
As the years went by, he earned degrees in Geology & Analytical Chemistry, and technical certifications in Gemology, Novell Network Engineering, Microsoft Database and Network Engineering, and a Certified Technical Trainer. He made a career in the Jewelry business, became a master stone cutter and still has close ties in the industry. His next career path took him through Environmental Chemistry, first as a specialist in GC/MS (Gas Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry), later as a Senior Chemist and Consultant and then as a Technical Trainer.
He has been a Jeweler, seminar speaker, business promoter, Entrepreneur, Scientist, and Real Estate Investor and has now consolidated all those business acumens into an amalgam of broad experience as a Realtor ®. With all his years in business, large and small, he honed his negotiating skills, sharpened his intellect and never lost sight of what drives business, and that is the people. In the same way, he now thrives on producing results for his clients, driving their wants and needs to fruition, and placing their desires before his own, for he knows that he will only achieve his goals by first achieving theirs.
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