Biography
I've lived in California most of my life. Surviving two big
earthquakes has not scared me out of this wonderful state but in contrast has
provided somewhat of a motivation to tackle some great issues facing us. I
attended high school and ARC in Sacramento (although not successively). As a
young adult I served in the Army in Field Artillery and the Signal Corps, and
have two deployments relating to each of those areas. While in the Signal Corps
we provided cable, routing, and server network services to the entire base in
Baghdad, Iraq. Seeing how the other half of the world lives gave me insight as
to some of the human issues facing those areas. I've traveled to other
countries such as Albania, Slovenia, Kuwait, Mexico, Germany (where I lived for
3 years), Italy and France. I have a son who is now a teenager and lives with
his mother in Germany. And yes, I speak a little German, too. In the last five
years I've moved from Sacramento to Crescent City, CA and enjoyed the fresh air
and visual/recreational benefits of living in Redwood country ever since.