Raf grew up in Tonopah, Nevada and knew first hand all the characters mentioned in his book, Lone Dog Barking.
Being a young single parent at age 20, formal education took a back seat to full-time ...view moreRaf grew up in Tonopah, Nevada and knew first hand all the characters mentioned in his book, Lone Dog Barking.
Being a young single parent at age 20, formal education took a back seat to full-time work and parenting. He was fortunate to attract a handful of wonderful mentors in the scientific community. Although he remains a college dropout, he holds 14 patents in the field of analytical atomic spectrometry and has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals with acclaim for his Feature Article in Applied Spectroscopy on Inductively Coupled Plasma analysis of biologic material. Raf has been an invited lecturer world-wide.
Raf’s business experience includes co-founding Lab Support (ASGN NASDAQ), one of the first and leading scientific personnel companies. His experience also includes being an owner-agent in Hollywood, “discovering” actor Shia LaBeouf at the ripe old age of ten.view less