About me/us (Hobbies, interests, life philosophy, etc.) :
Ray is a former Marine officer and Vietnam veteran. He spent more than 20 years in the hospitality business, rising from entry-level jobs to become President/CEO of a regional hospitality business managing and developing hotels and restaurants.
He left the hospitality field to pursue real estate development and sales, eventually becoming Sr. V.P. of Merrill Lynch Realty’s nationwide auction division. He helped put together a team that marketed non-performing residential projects for lenders and developers during the S&L financial crisis.
Responding to the need for rapid turnaround of advertising and marketing collateral, he formed a graphic and website production company that for more than 25 years provided support services to advertising agencies. branding consultancies, non-profits, corporate art departments and graphic designers.