 He returned to Aurora in the early 70's and became an instructor at the Fox Valley Raiders Drum And Bugle Corps and was on their board of directors  He also played drums in the Ambassadors Band which included Bill Mickelberg (top, center) and Andy Waterman (on right) on guitar, Dick Jess on trombone, Mike on drums and Don Markese on the Sax.He then became a professional musician in both Chicago and Los Angeles as a studio drummer, jingle producer, educator, live performer, and manufacturer, serving as Operations Director for DW drums.He toured five years with the Grammy Award-winning band Chicago as a drum and computer technician, bridging the gap into digital technology, developing protocol for use of sequencing in live performance; executing the same for Yanni and Manhattan Transfer.