Mummah has been mostly a Navy guy and a computer guy. He has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration-Management. In 1983 he and his wife bought a Hunter 31 sloop rigged sailboat. He was layed off his job in 1995 after 17 years. He also retired from the Navy Reserves in 1995 as a Naval Intelligence Officer ranked Commander. In 1996 they sold all they had and moved onto their boat and sailed from Virginia to South Florida and in 1999 cruised to the Bahamas.