Jack was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Ohio University and graduated in June of 1973 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology.
He spent his entire working career at Parker Hannifin Corporation, a Fortune 500 company located in Cleveland, Ohio. While employed at Parker he went on to complete his MBA at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
He started at Parker as a first line supervisor and had positions in production control, purchasing, inside sales administration and materials management. In 1982 he assumed a corporate position in physical distribution and in July of 1983 became a Division General Manager.
In March of 1989 he was promoted to Vice President of Operations in charge of multiple divisions of the company. In July of 1997 Jack was named President of the Fluid Connectors Group giving him worldwide responsibilities. He became an officer of the company in 1998.
In 2001, Jack was promoted to Corporate Vice President. He finished his career as an Executive Vice President and member of the Office of the President, in charge of worldwide marketing, sales, information technology and manufacturing services. He retired in 2008 after 35 years with the company.
Jack served on the boards of the Great Lakes Science Center for 16 years, is a life-time board member of St Martin de Porres High School and served for 8 years at Notre Dame College of Ohio. He continues to serve on the boards of the Engineering Technology and Management department and The Russ College of Engineering at Ohio University.
In 1997, Jack was awarded the Outstanding Industrial Technologist Award from the National Association of Industrial Technology, in 2008 he was inducted into the Russ College Academy of Distinguished Graduates and in 2014 he was awarded the Medal of Merit from Ohio University.
Jack and his wife reside in Highland Heights, Ohio.