Robert Calkin is currently living in NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, working as a CHANCELLOR in "CANNABIS CAREER INSTITUTE" and is interested in Education.
Job Title
CHANCELLOR
Company
Location
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California
Categories of Interest
Education
My Interests
I enjoy creating new ways to help people, interesting creative techniques for problem solving and formulating new businesses to make money!
Join Date
Robert Calkin has joined on Nov 28, 2009
Company Size
1-4
Resume
Robert Calkin (a.k.a. Robert Ryder) was born on November 26, 1963 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to parents Hugh Calkin and Virginia Marie Ryder. He attended Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia and graduated in 1981. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in 1985 attaining a B.A. in Literature/Creative Writing. In 1984, he and drummer Joey Ballard founded the heavy metal band Rude Awakening and applied for and received the federal trademark for live performances under that name. He ultimately has recorded ten CDs with Rude Awakening, and five others with artists Sklatch, Maestro Alex Gregory, Intox, Look Like Bamboo, and the Robert Ryder Project. He was the editor in chief of the National News from 1987-1990. He wrote the musical \"My Boy\", an adaptation of the book by Philomena Lynott in 1998. He co-founded Pentasystem in 2000, a corporation manufacturing five stringed instruments and promoting a patented music methodology based on tuning five stringed instruments in fifths (which extended their range and in combination with a multi-planar headstock, an increase in harmonics). He promoted and executive produced the \"Celebration of The Life Of Philip Lynott\" concert at the Palace in Los Angeles August 20th, 1996 upon request of Philomena Lynott who also attended, making a personal appearance. His son (born February 23rd, 1996) is named Philip Parris Calkin after Philip Parris Lynott of Thin Lizzy and Philomena Lynott (Phil\'s mum) was christened godmother. He also has a daughter named Belle Calkin born April 20th, 1992. His band Rude Awakening continues to perform worldwide. In January of 2008, he became a full-time member/bassist of Alice In Smack, an Alice In Chains/Godsmack tribute band that plays in Southern California regularly. In 2009, he wrote the book \"Starting Your Own Medical Marijuana Delivery Service--The Mobile Caregiver\'s Handbook\". This formed the basis of the curriculum of Delivery 102 at Oaksterdam University where he is now the Delivery 102 Professor.
