At the age of 16, he graduated from high school and attended Iowa State University, where he obtained a BS in electrical engineering.
After returning from the US Army anti-aircraft artillery, where he taught radar and mechanical analog computers, he worked at Hughes Aircraft, Swanson Engineering, Ronan Engineering and Waugh Controls Corporation.
In 1974, the company built its current headquarters in North Hills, California, which employs hundreds of people today.
In 2009, Moore became an honorary member of the ISA, the highest honor bestowed by the society, for his "contributions in the advancement of the arts and sciences of automation over a 40-year career of innovation, product development, and business leadership at Moore Industries".
In addition to his professional developments and contributions to the automation industries, Moore was an avid fun-seeker.