Randall

Although 78, I'm fit and still working part time. I've worked for the UN Environment Programme, the Smithsonian, and co-founded the Institute of Ecotechnics, London, which I chaired for 8 years. I'm an olde Harvard lad and grew up in Washington, DC. Currently, I am both a US and Australian citizen, but don't eat the Vegemite. I first came to Australia in 1972, coming annually to the Kimberley during muster season where our Institute then operated a 1.5 million acre cattle station. I couldn't ride a horse worth a damn, but was good at repairing vehicles, generators, and powered equipment. I am still an active member in The Explorer's Club, NYC, and the Royal Geographical Society, London, having led field trips and expeditions from the Amazon to the Himalayas. My favorite earlier pastime was blue water sailing, having designed and built a three masted 84 foot auxiliary rigged as a junk. Later in life, I commissioned a 34 ft wave piercing power trimarin with a surface drive, showing it at the Miami Boat Show in 2001. Nowadays, I enjoy reading histories and biographies.