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PROFESSION:

• Construction Equipment Manager Consultant 
• Owner of Two Fishers Seafood Inc., WestCoast Generator Service Inc. and SeaTac Christmas Tree Farm
• Expert Witness for Attorneys Contractor for Technical Advisory Services for Attorneys (TASA)
• Retired E-9 Master Chief with 34 years in the US Navy and Naval Reserves 
• Retired after 27 years in the Operating Engineers Union
• Congressional Liaison for the 13^th US Naval District, representing the US Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps Reserves for nine years and instrumental in rewriting the three-week Senior Enlisted Leadership Course for the US Military academy
• Owner/Operator 42' Commercial Salmon/Tuna Freezer Troller on the Oregon Coast
• 29-year SeaTac Business Owner - U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm 
• Real-estate management; 30 year owner/landlord; apartment/commercial building, and residential real-estate

CIVIC:
      City of SeaTac  

• Deputy Mayor (January 2008 – January 2011)
• Councilmember (January 2000 - present)
• Mayor (January 2006 - January 1, 2008)
• Past Public Safety and Justice (PS&J) Committee Chair and Member 
• Past Administration and Finance (A&F) Committee Member 
• Chair of Administration and Finance (A&F) Committee
• Member of Regional Law, Safety & Justice Committee
• Member of Land Use Committees
• National League of Cities (NLC) Platinum Leadership Award (one of 69 in Nation)
• NLC Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy Board (PSCP) Member

     Other Associations

• Active business member in the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce (SWKCC) and the SeaTac City Business Committee
• Awarded the 2001 Shining Star Certificate of Appreciation Award "for recognition of deep commitment to the SWKCC organization and the People they serve"
• Member or past member of the following associations:  National Equipment Maintenance Council (EMC); Technical Advisory Services for Attorneys (TASA); Washington Paralegal Association (WPA); American Arbitration Association (AAA); American Consultants League (ACA); Certified Professional Consultants Institute (CPC); National Forensic Center (NFC); National League of Cities (NLC); Association of Washington Cities (AWC)  

PERSONAL:  

• Born in New Underwood, SD, and grew up on a ranch in the Black Hills until joining the US Navy 
• Stationed in Seattle in 1960
• SeaTac resident since 1975
• Wife: Aileen
• Two daughters: Robin and Janice
• Four grandchildren: John, Spencer, Chelsea, and Tyler
• Hobbies include golfing, farming, self-educating, and salmon fishing with grandsons

EDUCATION:

• High School education
• Two years of paralegal curriculum at Highline Community College (HCC)
• Numerous other classes at Community Colleges
• Leadership Courses provided by the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Association of Washington Cities (AWC), receiving 50-point leadership accreditation  
• Completed Testifying With Impact, IBM E-Government Business Leadership Training, Measuring Government Performance
• Numerous classes/seminars, both in his 34-year US Naval Active Duty/Reserve career and 36+ years in the construction equipment maintenance profession
• Graduate of American Consultants Institute
• Graduate of National and American Forensic Expert Witness Testifying Practicum Program
• Graduate of Rockwell Institute (Washington State Real-Estate License)
• Graduate of Rockwell Institute (Commercial Pilot License) (Sea and Land Planes) with Instrument Rating