Professional Engineer with 30 years Experience
- Ensuring safe swimming pools and drinking water
- Rebuilding schools, affordable housing and public facilities
- Engineering and managing the construction of new commercial and residential developments
- Engineering expansion of water mains, sanitary sewer, storm water, streets and treatment plants
- Improving the efficiency of infrastructure maintenance
- Interaction with the many Government Agencies and Departments including:
Public Works, Building Safety, IT, Emergency Management,
Parks, Public Safety, HR, Attorney and the Dept of Health.
- Chapter President of Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
- MN Local Road Research Board:
- Is Seal Coating Counterproductive
- Project Management Software: Practical Applications for Improved Project Management
- 2001 Minnesota Young Engineer of the Year
History of Volunteer Work
- Youth soccer coach
- Church youth events coordinator and teacher
- Mathcounts events coordinator
- Science Fair judge
- President and Board Member of Chapter of Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Engineering
- Ongoing Continuing Education in Engineering and Ethics
- Rochester Supervisor Program
- THIRA Risk Assessment
- Continued Learning in the Impacts of Crime on Victims
Family
- Father of two intelligent, energetic and caring kids
- Experiencing the challenges facing parents and families today
- Grandfather was a mayor in Greece, the origin of democracy
- Father migrated to the USA as a teenager after living through World War 2 - progressing to a career with an Electric - Gas Utility
- Mother was a daughter to southern Minnesota farmers
- Family equally encouraged all to pursue their dreams