The LCT Family - Frank Bowerman (American Jedi)

It would be hard to find another individual that I like and respect more than Frank Bowerman. Frank is our Internal IT Support, here at Logical Choice Technologies and is retired military with a long, impressive history of military service.

Joining the Army in 1990 after high school, Frank spent part of 1990 and 1991 involved in the Gulf War. Frank’s training as a Combat Engineer and subsequent movement to the 101st Airborne Unit and Rangers ultimately led him to Special Forces.

In 1993 as a member of Special Forces, he was in combat in Somalia where he received his first Purple Heart. Frank then went to Bosnia in1995, Kosovo in 1999 and to Afghanistan, this time in the Reserves, in 2001. Frank was awarded a second Purple Heart for his service in Afghanistan.

Frank was awarded the Bronze Star for his 2003 service in Iraq and in 2004 Frank returned to Afghanistan where he received a Silver Star and another Bronze Star for his service.

Finally, Frank was embedded with the Marines for 13 months in Iraq during 2006 and 2007, as a civilian contractor.

To say that Frank Bowerman, born in Michigan but raised in Centerville, Ohio had come a long way is a vast understatement. Yet to look at him, a youthful looking man of 38, one would never suspect that Frank had endured nine tours of combat.

“I’ve had plenty of excitement,” Frank said, “now I’m ready to relax.”

In 2000 Frank decided that being in the Army Reserve and spending periodic time in combat wasn’t quite exciting enough, so he moved to New York and taught himself IT and worked for his first certification, MCSE Window NT. Then in 2001 he got his second certification in MCP Windows 98 and in 2002 he got his CNA (Certified Novell Administrator) certification. “I had nothing else to do,” Frank joked. “So I started teaching myself.”

If there is something that he doesn’t know how to do, Frank said that he will “research it until he finds out or he will go to someone who knows about it and learn from them.” That attitude of getting it done no matter what the personal cost is in Frank’s DNA.

Although he says he sometimes has to remind himself not to “bark like a platoon sergeant”, Frank has never lost his military bearing. He has quietly and efficiently solved every computer issue or in most of our cases “operator error” issues, in a calm and easy going manner.

The “family-like atmosphere” played a large part in putting this talented individual onto Logical Choice’s team. With the growth and changes here, Frank’s background of being flexible, adaptable and overcoming will play an integral role in the future of LCT.

Recently, Frank has overcome an even greater adversary: Lymphoma Cancer. After a 6 year struggle with Lymphoma, Frank was given a clean bill of health just in time for our company Kickoff Party in January, 2011. Frank received a well deserved standing ovation for meeting this foe head on and conquering it as he has conquered many obstacles in the past – quietly and with great dignity.

While Frank is enjoying a less dangerous line of work here at Logical Choice, his personal life has also taken a turn for the better when he wed his beautiful wife, Fay in 2010 in a ceremony in Las Vegas which was video cast in our own LCT café. It was a beautiful ceremony that demonstrated that good things do happen to good people. Frank and Fay and Sniper, their rescued German Shepherd, live in Lawrenceville.

While he describes himself as “a can with a label missing – I could be a can of worms or can of whoop @$$,” Frank is the whole package. He’s a hero who has made Logical Choice his home and we are so blessed to have him here.

-Lisa K.