JR Conway was born in Washington DC and raised on a Maryland farm. At age 18 was drafted into the U.S. Army. Is a Vietnam era veteran with multiple tours as a helicopter pilot. Upon Retiring JR stepped out of one uniform into another and joined the El Paso County, Colorado Sheriffs department. He owned a fixed base operation for a short time where he sold aircraft and taught people to fly; Moved from Colorado to Wyoming where with his wife he started a security and private investigative company. 12 years later JR moved to New Mexico and started another career as a business consultant and managed a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), helping business owners to learn to do business with governments.