I am a Navy veteran; with service in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. As a Propulsion Engineer/Marine Mechanic I worked with both ship propulsion and shipboard desal systems. I was involved in gunfire support, Russian fleet surveillance activities and the training of Naval reservists. During my service I was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (from that government) and Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars.

After my honorable discharge I worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company while working on my BA at UC Berkeley. I then pursued a M.Sc. in International Business from St. Mary’s College, and (mid-career) a Certificate in Business, Law, and Economics from Stanford University.

I enjoyed a 35-year career working in both Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. Several of the Fortune 500 companies I worked with were not in that category when I started there, but I helped them grow and succeed so that they were when I left. I also worked in several high technology start-ups and privately owned companies.

Starting out in Human Resources through a Management Training Program at Bechtel Nuclear, I retired as Vice President of Administration – and Corporate Secretary – for a developer of communication devices.

Several companies I was affiliated with worked on government projects – including the B2 stealth bomber; planning for Operation Desert Storm; helping the Defense Threat Reduction Agency [DTRA] develop its Nuclear and Unconventional Nuclear Monitoring technology and overseeing warfare test bed security. Many of these companies also worked closely with intelligence agencies, and I helped to start one company that was directly CIA funded.

I am also a proud Plank Owner (one of the people who helped set up) of the 10th Fleet Information Warfare Training Command/Information Dominance Command Monterey.

For eight years I served on the Pacific Grove city council, and on the Monterey Peninsula Waste Management District/Monterey One Water Board of Directors for five. Elected (and reelected) by my peers as Board Chair for two years, I helped to successfully negotiate with multiple state and regional agencies to start a $126 million water recycling plant. That has now been expanded to provide over half of the Monterey Peninsula’s water needs for the future.

I believe in giving back to my community and leaving things better than they were when I found them. Because of that I now serve on the Central Arizona Project Board of Directors,Troon North Association board and the Scottsdale Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee – monitoring expenditure of the city’s $319 million 2019 bond.