Bruce,

I appreciate your positive comments re. my portfolio, which covers 27 contiguous years of work.  Really, I think what has driven this so successfully for me is a driving passion for nature in general, working around live animals and trying to display them in their proper context, and the stimulation of working with so many unique personalities in both the animal and exhibitry professions.  I just don't tire of exercising the creativity to meet the crazy challenges involved in conceiving and pulling together these sorts of really ambitious projects.   Virtually all I know has been developed on the job, interfacing with highly talented folks, or from my own experiments and prototypes. It is very gratifying to see such visions become realities, with live animals interacting comfortably and visitors engaging and learning through one's work.  Maybe we'll get the chance to work together sometime!

Best regards,

-Allan