"I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference."
― Admiral H. G. Rickover, U.S. Navy
What I do for work
I’m a project manager.
Officially, my job is to plan, execute, and close projects.
But really? I oversee the process that turns our customers’ desires into tangible deliverables.
Which is a fancy way of saying...
I conduct an orchestra and the song being played is customer satisfaction.
What I do for fun
If it’s nerdy, I’m probably into it. I code a bit, I enjoy sci-fi, I repurpose old electronics. I built the server that hosts this website in my spare time. Plus, I’m a pretty big fan of anything that involves going fast or being on water; jet skiing is my favorite pastime when the weather allows it. I also love to travel. Most of the pictures on this site are from a trip I took to the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Wait, what about the submarine?
I was born in Wyoming, and at the ripe old age of 19, I decided that I wanted to live my life anywhere but the dusty little town in which I grew up.
So, I went and talked to a recruiter: “How about working on a submarine?” he asked.
“Yeah, sure. Whatever. We don’t have those back home. So... Sounds great!”
I spent the next six years in the navy.
And the computers?
My first exposure to them was playing games on an old DOS machine that my grandparents had. I was hooked. I took three years of computer programming in high school, studying Visual Basic, C++, and Java. Nowadays I maintain a few Linux machines for fun. I’ve also found quite a bit of value in learning how to solve all sorts of problems with Excel.
Why project management?
After the submarine thing, I wanted to move back home to Wyoming. I found a job assembling piping at a fabrication shop. After some time in the shop, I had also assembled pumps, hydraulics systems, and even tried my hand at welding. As business grew, the need for additional project supervision became apparent. I was chosen to help the project manager and eventually began managing projects of my own.
What’s next?
I’m not sure, really. I’m always open to new opportunity. I would really like to find an outlet where I can fuse my project management skills with my passion for tech, but I can be happy doing just about anything involving planning and attention to detail. Feel free to reach out if you know of something, my contact info is below.
Résumé and Curriculum Vitae
Here is a one page pdf version of my résumé.
You can find my full CV on indeed.com
or download a pdf version of it here.
Also, please check out my profile on LinkedIn.