James E. Farmer is a Navy Veteran, a graduate of ACA (Airspace Control Authority) School in Glencoe, Georgia, and a retired FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Air Traffic Control Specialist and ATC Instructor. He was co-manager of an 1800-acre central pivot irrigation farm in Nebraska. He started JEFCO Construction and JEFCO Glass in Nebraska and built JEFCO Inn, a Baptist church, and several homes in the Gordon, NE area. In 1992 he accepted a position as Construction Manager and Maintenance Supervisor for historical reconstruction of 24 casinos in Deadwood, SD, where he invented, developed, and marketed the DoorDoggie^TM door wedge.