Career:          

Cost Engineering Manager (Mercury Marine Division of Brunswick)

Management Consultant (Process Development Corporation)  

Division Vice President (Fairchild Fasteners Corporation)

Corporate Director of Supplier Quality (Harley-Davidson) 

Corporate Engineering Director (Van Dresser, Inc., Tier I Automotive)

Division Director Manufacturing Eng. (Smith International, Inc.)

Corporate Vice President Operations (Diversified Industries)

Machinist Apprentice Brooklyn Navy Yard

Former Member – Int’l Association of Machinist’s, Local 556

Former Member – Int’l Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 15

College:

B. S Industrial Engineering, Pratt Institute, 1967

Voluntary Activities:

Vice-Chairman, Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG) Lean Business Systems.

Community Activities:

Troy Community Coalition (Goal—Eliminate Teen Drug and Alcohol Use)

Active politically in Michigan and Nationally.

Goal::

To represent the people of Michigan in our joint pursuit to improve the quality of life for the people of Michigan and all the people of our great country.  It is We The People that must work together to protect and preserve our inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Most asked question:

“Why are you running?”

Answer:

To preserve the American Dream for my children and grand- children in times seemingly void of national direction.  I make positive change happen through negotiation and consensus building.  It’s time for someone to lead.  Those that choose not to should follow or get out of the way.

Quote:

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”  (Vince Lombardi)