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Just a Little Bit about Me...

Hello my name is Roger Ratzenberger Jr. My genealogy research provided me with the idea of starting this website. It's been fun working on it (when I have the time). I'll expand it little by little as time permits. I am a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists.

I am a software engineering manager but I'd like to believe that I haven't lost all of my technical skills yet. I have been involved for many years as a volunteer in youth baseball and basketball. Photography is one of those hobbies that I am trying to find the time to enjoy again.

As you may have guessed, baseball is my favorite pastime and my allegiance is pledged to the NY Mets. I have recently had several of my photos included in a baseball book published in Japan, "Hit the Road! Travelling the U.S. & Learning English with Baseball Stories" by Tsueno Matsuura. I just completed my 3rd Masters degree, an MBA at the University of New Haven. I can't praise the UNH EMBA program enough. The NHVN-58 cohort that I was a part of was and will always remain the best. Congratulations and thanks to everyone. A highlight of my experience at UNH was the Business Strategy Game and being able to compete in the Best Strategy Invitational. I was lucky enough to win (I Bad Company) and am a charter member of the Business Strategy Game Hall of Fame as a Grand Champion. Here's an article from the Connecticut Post on my Business Strategy Invitational experience. It was also referenced in a UNH EMBA ad for the EMBA program.

I've been lucky to receive some awards for my web site, both Genealogical and General. I also issue "Ratzenberger Awards" for genealogical research related to the Ratzenberger surname

A couple of personal links: My patents:

Patent 1 Patent 2 Patent 3
Patent 4 Patent 5 Patent 6
Patent 7 Patent 8 Patent 9

 

Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr