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Personal:
- Born October 7th - Murray, Utah
- West Jordan Residency: 1991;
1999 to present
- Married to Sietske, 2 children
in public school
- Languages: English, Spanish
Professional & Community Service:
15 years of professional private and government industry experience,
including 7 years of management and supervisory experience, 7 years of U.S.
Department of Transportation experience, and 8 years of information
technology experience.
- Commissioner, City of West Jordan
Planning Commission, 2009 to present
- Manager, Aviation Transportation
Industry, 2002 to present
- Recruiting & Technology Consultant, 1995 to
2002 (part-time since)
- Prepare and manage private industry budgets up to $7.3 million
- Salt Lake City ARTCC Staff
Representative, NATCA (AFL-CIO), 2008 to 2009
- Utah Officer, Positively
Republican!, 2008 to present
- State Republican Delegate,
Utah Precinct 3463, 2008 to present
- Precinct Secretary & Treasurer,
Utah State Republican Party, 2008 to present
- Opinions Blogger,
2006 to present
- Campaign Volunteer, Friends of
Jason Chaffetz, 2008
- Campaign Volunteer, Committee to
Re-elect Michael Waddoups, 2008
- Campaign Volunteer, Jim Bird for
Utah House of Representatives, 2006 and 2008
- Lifelong Church Participant & Volunteer:
Teaching, Speaking
- Assistant Scoutmaster, Boys
Scouts of America
Professional Specialties:
- Management
- Strategy
- Business Law
- Training
- Recruiting
- Transportation
- Information Technology
- Budgeting
- Public Speaking
Education & Certifications:
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University
- Currently pursuing Master of
Aeronautical Science, anticipated 2011
++Emphasis: Aviation and Aerospace Operations, Management
- Brigham Young University
- Bachelor of
Science, Management, 2001
++Emphasis: Information
Systems, Strategic Management, Business Law
- Minneapolis Community &
Technical College
- Certificate, Air Traffic Control,
2002
- Certified Professional
Controller (CPC)
- Private Pilot, Airplane Single
Engine Land (ASEL)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Microsoft Certified
Professional + Internet (MCP+I)
Current/Past Affiliations &
Other Achievements:
- American Planning Association (APA)
- Aircraft Owners & Pilots
Association (AOPA)
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association, (NATCA),
AFL/CIO
- Alliance for Aviation Across
America (AAAA)
- Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
- Foundation for Ancient Research
& Mormon Studies (FARMS)
- Virtual Air Traffic
Simulation Network (VATSIM)
- The Collectors Society
- Alexander Neibaur Society (and
other family-related groups)
- Eagle Scout Award, 1989
Hobbies: Photography, hiking,
scuba diving, coin
collecting, genealogy, politics, reading, writing, aviation, movies
and television, swimming, and
history
Websites:
One of the blog sites I author is
www.utahopinions.com. I am
also the author of
www.eancestry.org, a family history site.
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