PROVEN LEADERSHIP

                                        Education - Work Experience - Service

Education

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.  B.S. Economics, June 1985, with course work in Public Finance. Graduated 9th in class, Magna Cum Laude. U.S. Army ROTC, graduated 1st in Cadet Battalion.

Work Experience
1985 - 1986	Assistant Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 2nd Armored Training Brigade, Ft. Knox - Received Honorable Discharge due to a medical condition.
1986 - 1996	Worked as a Systems Analyst for various companies.
1996 to Present	Newton Computing Corporation, Covington, Georgia
	Founded and have been President of a software and consulting firm.

My academic training taught me to see and understand systems, or the "big picture".  My business experience has shown me how to view the details.  Thus, I know how to see the forest, as well as the trees. 

I've also long felt the call to public service, as summarized below:

1985 - 1986	United States Army Officer
	Was assistant Operations Officer of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Armored Training Brigade, Ft. Knox.  Received an Honorable Discharge due to a medical condition.

1986 to 1997	Member of Buford, Norcross and Lithonia 1st Methodist Churches
	Served in ushering, Sunday school class leadership and evangelism projects.
1986 to Present	Republican Party Volunteer
	Worked as a volunteer for candidates and county parties, in Gwinnett and Newton Counties, doing both campaign work and newsletters.
1997 - 1998	Organized and was 1st President of Plantation Homeowners Association
	Lead the Association to victory in several rezoning and property mis-use battles.
1998 to 2004	Member, Newton County Board of Elections
	Have been on the Board since it received control of elections from the Probate Court Judge. Helped the bring the elections process through numerous expansions and technical upgrades, including the new electronic system. Helped with actual elections work, didn’t "just sit on the Board and pass resolutions".
1997 to Present	Member of 1st United Methodist Church in Covington
	Have served as Chairman of the Council on Ministries, as a member of the Administrative Board, and am a member of the Builders Sunday School class.
1999 - 2001	Chairman of Newton County Republican Party
	Led the Newton GOP to it’s biggest winning campaign season ever. The party took control of the County Commission and the School Board for the first time.  Conceived and lead the creation and adoption of a Quality Growth platform for the Newton GOP, which otherwise has never been done in Newton County, before or since.
2002	Campaign Manager for Rep. John Douglas, 73rd GA House
	Helped with Representative John Douglas' winning campaign.
2004	Elected Representative for the 112 State House District.
2006	Re-Elected District 112 Representative with no opposition.
2008	Re-Elected District 112 Representative with no opposition.

 

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