Duane grew up in a 800 person farm town in the middle of Illinois. After High School he was accepted to a private academy for mechanical engineering (Irl C. Martin Academy of Industrial Science), worked as a CNA/Habitation Aid (Winning Wheels Inc.),spent time in the US Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Co-Owned a Tattoo and Body Piercing shop in Dixon Illinois, prior to landing at a small ISP( Essex Computer). That was not enough though so Duane moved to California and Started working for CNet Networks and started touring with a band (WSR Band), started a Singer/Songwriter competition with a member of the Rock and Roll hall of fame (songwars.net), started designing websites, owned a professional recording studio (Legis Studios), became a Kung Fu instructor (Hei Long Shou Shu) and owner of many many websites. Duane is currently an Sr. Operations Engineer for 42lines.net and resides in the Greenville SC Area with his wife, two kids, two dogs, three cats, and seventeen Koi fish. Show less «