I am a 6th generation Mason, a libertarian, a lifetime member of the NRA, a veteran, a technologist, and a shootist.

My hobbies are my horses, cowboy mounted shooting, kayaking, learning, playing guitar, reading and whatever else strikes my fancy at the time. 

Jobs I have had in the past are listed below.  For the career I have chosen now, please see the page for Circle W Site Services, LLC, or click on Circle W SS, to the left.

The following list are showing the jobs that I can remember, in no particular order:

• commercial fishing: deck hand (at age 11)

• cowboy/horse wrangler

• billboards:  layout & design, painter

• hvac:  rough-in, installation & sales

• tobacco: cropper, warehouse worker

• stock yards

• slaughter house (beef only.  i tried on hog days, but that noise is atrocious)

• farming:  potato, tomato, bell pepper, corn, hay

• heavy equipment operator

• landscaper

• erosion control specialist (state certified)

• truck driver

• home building (during high school and military):

  • roofer

  • concrete

  • framer

• technology:

  • web site design

  • bench technician

  • network engineer

  • network manager

  • data security

  • project manager

  • director of operations

  • chief information officer

  • senior manager of global data services (this job made me leave the corporate world - too much backstabbing & not enough people doing their jobs)

• us army:

  • missile systems repairer

  • operations nco

  • training nco

  • awards:

    • bronze star

    • army commendation medals (x5)

    • army achievement medals (x3)

    • humanitarian medal

    • campaign medals (x3)

    • good conduct medal (x2)

    • the other ribbons

• land development: project manager

Current Endeavors:

• being a single parent

• planning for a cross country trip on horseback

• learning guitar

• learning Japanese and Italian

• finding happiness