Started studying the French language, 7th grade through graduation
Played with Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony (GTCYS), Trombone
Studied acting under the tutelage of F. Murray Abraham (winner, best
actor, Amadeus) while playing the part of a monk in the Guthrie
Theater production of The Pretenders
Played the Headless Horseman in the Children's Theater production of
Sleepy Hollow
Exchange student to Japan, Youth For Understanding (YFU), Nagano, Japan
First student from Columbia Heights Sr. High to attend college part-time
while finishing his senior year (Japanese language major)
Graduated from Columbia Heights Sr. High School (MN)
Adulthood
Attended University of Minnesota, Japanese major
Entered the US Army as Electronic Warfare/Signals Intelligence Analyst
(98C)
Ft. Dix, Basic Training
Goodfellow Air Force Base (San Angelo, TX)
First tour of duty, Ft. Monmouth, NJ
Second tour of duty, Field Station Kunia, HI
Paddled short and long distance outrigger canoeing with the Hawaiian
Warriors (state sport of Hawaii)
Third tour of duty, Field Station Augsburg, Augsburg, West Germany
Traveled West Germany, France, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium,
Switzerland, Monaco, Spain, Italy
Studied German, two years
Organized and participated in Nijmegen International March, Nijmegen,
Netherlands
Started, edited and wrote for first ever Battalion newsletter,
Triple Threat Gazette
Watched and was inspired by Babette's Feast, started cooking
Three Army Commendation medals, three Army Achievement medals
Left military with Honorable Discharge
Attended University of Minnesota, Political Science major
Entered the US Army Reserves, Minnesota
Entered the Russian Language program, Defense Language Institute,
Monterey, CA
Graduated With Honors, second in class
Attended University of Minnesota, Russian Area Studies major
Finished University of Minnesota, Russian Area Studies major, Russian
and Japanese language minors
Career
Pannekoeken Huis, waiter, high school through college
Own and operate catering company, The World on a Platter
Politics
Campaign manager, Students for Perot, MN Perot for President
Run for State Representative, district 40B, MN, Democrat
Co-founding member, Independence Party of Minnesota
Highest office, Vice-chair, Independence Party of Minnesota
Run for State Representative, district 40B, MN, Independence Party of
Minnesota
Williams-Sonoma, sales associate
Produce and host, Talking With Your Mouth Full, three year run
Dayton's Department store, sales associate, kitchen and tableware
Templeton and Associates, legal assistant
Start teaching, Culinary Arts, Hopkins Community Education Center, two
years
Applied Legal Technologies
Director of Coding Services
Trainer
General Manager, Denver office
National Training Director
General Manager, Seattle office
Write bi-weekly column for Lavender Magazine: Sports
Write second bi-weekly column for Lavender Magazine: Dining
Out (Restaurant reviews)
Start own business, Bob Meyers Consulting
Training and consulting to the legal community the most popular legal
software packages
Publish Psaiku: Haiku of the Psyche
Book of poetry, Writer's Club Press
Organize recipes from years of cooking for development into a cookbook
This Is Delicious! What Is It? published, iUniverse
