Jonathan Gleich

Career

Weight loss

Gleich lost over 250 lbs after having Lap band surgery. Gleich is writing a book about his weight loss experience, with a working title of Chronic Masticator. Technology experience

Gleich was one of the first Segway enthusiasts in the New York area, logging more than 10,000 miles.

In 1979, using an Apple II Plus computer, Gleich co-founded an New York City Bulletin Board System called Earth News.

He expanded it to be the first multi-user (3 user) system running on a Corvus. In 1985, he started ENetwork using a Galacticomm system that supported 16 users simultaneously, and had over 700 active members.

Current projects.

Achievements

• Gleich won first prize in the Motorized Float division at the 2009 Coney Island Mermaid Parade appearing as Zoltar (from the film Big) on his Segway. In 2008 he won third place as a "Segway Pirate.".

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Using his Segway to commute to work every day has landed him several moving violations, followed by subsequent appearances in court to defend them.