A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, Fred graduated from Norwich University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Management. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Alumni Association in 1988 and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Management Degree in 2003.He is a director of the Frontier Bank and was a councilman of the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, 1970-1979. Fred was on the Board of Directors of the Denver Nuggets, an NBA team, 1975-1982, and was chairman of the board 1981-1982. He was also a director of Micromedex, 1975-1985 and treasurer, 1983-1985. Fred founded HaynesTrane in 1968 and now serves as the CEO for Haynes Mechanical Systems.