He is an organising member and Acting Chair of the Family History Information Standards Organisation (FHISO). Robert earned a Master of Software Engineering degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His first experiences in developing standards for the exchange of data came through his involvement with Health Level Seven International (HL7). He participated in several standards-setting committees, and served as Co-Chair of the Inter-enterprise Technical Committee during the development of version 2.4 of the standard. A member of the National Genealogical Society, Robert has been researching his own family history for the past eight years, or so.