After receiving an honorable discharge from the United States Navy in June 1971, the author gained employment as a stationary engineer operating, maintaining and repairing Facility systems such as electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, boilers and so on. After several promotions through the years, his final responsibility was director of facilities for a large life insurance company. The author held a State of Minnesota Chief Engineers Boilers License and three professional designations from the Building Owners Management Associations (BOMA) and The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).