Biography

 Military Background

• 21 ½ year career
• Corps of Engineer Officer (Maj, Retired)
• Combat tours:  Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm
• 2 company commands, 1 battalion (equivalent) command
• 7 ½ years in Panama/Latin America
• 13 months in Korea

Education

• BS Education (Chemistry/Math/Physics)
• MS Public Health
• MS Education
• Command & General Staff College
• Dozens of college classes for certifications/endorsements in Texas & Utah

Educational Experience

• Senior Army ROTC, 4.5 years, Claremont Colleges, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State San Bernardino
• 19 Years Public High School – Texas
• 14 years SAI for Army JROTC while also teaching Math, Science, Health, etc
• 5 years Chemistry/Physics for Title I school
• 9+ Years Charter Schools (Utah)
• K-9, MS Science (7th & 8th grade integrated science, biology, science enrichment for K-6
• Currently teach Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy for Utah Military Academy
• Have coached baseball, softball, youth soccer, t-ball, etc
• JROTC sports:  Orienteering (12 national championships) rifle team, PT team, etc

Organizations

• Serve on the Utah State Science Education Coordination Committee
• Have served on various state committees on Competency Based Education, RISE question development/adoption, revision of 8th Grade SEEd OER textbook, etc
• LDS Church

Awards

• Bronze Star
• Teacher of the Year 2012-2013 in the Aldine Independent School District
• Educational Philosophy:  The best way to learn is to teach.  Student behavior is best served with natural consequences (good or bad), not contrived consequences.

Family

• Married 41 years
• 4 kids
• 8 grandkids
• 95 year old Japanese mother lives with us