Bob was born and raised in Sutherlin, Oregon. After high school he married Teresa his high school girl friend. He started college but soon joined the Navy from 1975-1980.

Once honorably discharged he attended and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1985 with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. He started his career with Laventhol & Horwath CPA's, an International Accounting Firm. In 1989 he was associated with several CPA firms as a Partner. In 1995 he sold his practice and partnered with clients to grow and sell their companies. The last company came to a successful transition in 2005. Bob then restarted his CPA firm until he recently sold it to one of his sons in 2020.

In 2021 he obtained his Real Estate Salesperson License and joined the Bristol Group as a business broker. He thinks his most defining accomplishments is a long-term marriage, raised five wonderful children that married wonderfully, and has 15 energetic grandchildren. Bob has helped hundreds of people transition in their business situations over his whole career. He looks forward to serving you.