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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • MS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas

Professional Experience

  • BS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • MS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • Department Manager, Engineering
  • Project Manager, Engineering
  • Development Engineer/Engineering Manager/Project Manager, Computer Task Group, 2009-2012
  • Senior Engineer, International Business Machines/Computer Task Group, 2009-2012
  • Senior Engineer, The Berquist Company, 2008-2009
  • Senior Hardware Development Engineer/Signal Integrity, International Business Machines, 2006-2008
  • Senior Hardware Development Engineer/Program Manager, JDSU, 2001-2006
  • Staff Technology Applications Engineer/Quality Engineer, International Business Machines, 1996-2000
  • Manager/ Diffusion-Thin Film Metrology Engineer, Motorola Semiconductor, 1995-1996

Political Experience

  • BS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • MS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • Department Manager, Engineering
  • Project Manager, Engineering
  • Development Engineer/Engineering Manager/Project Manager, Computer Task Group, 2009-2012
  • Senior Engineer, International Business Machines/Computer Task Group, 2009-2012
  • Senior Engineer, The Berquist Company, 2008-2009
  • Senior Hardware Development Engineer/Signal Integrity, International Business Machines, 2006-2008
  • Senior Hardware Development Engineer/Program Manager, JDSU, 2001-2006
  • Staff Technology Applications Engineer/Quality Engineer, International Business Machines, 1996-2000
  • Manager/ Diffusion-Thin Film Metrology Engineer, Motorola Semiconductor, 1995-1996
  • Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 25A, 2010-present
  • Member, Byron School Board
  • Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 25A, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Education Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Government Operations and Elections Policy Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health and Human Services Reform Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Property and Local Government Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on Technology and Responsive Government, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Childcare Access and Affordability, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Claims, Minnesota State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Evaluation Subcommittee

Member, Government Operations

Member, Higher Education Finance and Policy Division

Member, Legislative Audit Commission

Member, State Government Finance Division

Member, Subcommittee on Claims

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • MS, Physics, University of Texas, Dallas
  • Department Manager, Engineering
  • Project Manager, Engineering
  • Development Engineer/Engineering Manager/Project Manager, Computer Task Group, 2009-2012
  • Senior Engineer, International Business Machines/Computer Task Group, 2009-2012
  • Senior Engineer, The Berquist Company, 2008-2009
  • Senior Hardware Development Engineer/Signal Integrity, International Business Machines, 2006-2008
  • Senior Hardware Development Engineer/Program Manager, JDSU, 2001-2006
  • Staff Technology Applications Engineer/Quality Engineer, International Business Machines, 1996-2000
  • Manager/ Diffusion-Thin Film Metrology Engineer, Motorola Semiconductor, 1995-1996
  • Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 25A, 2010-present
  • Member, Byron School Board
  • Candidate, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 25A, 2020
  • Chair, Minnesota State Academic Science Standards Writing Committee
  • Chair-CD1, Republican Party of Minnesota
  • Former Member, United Way Community Resource Allocation Committee
  • Former Chair, ZED Governing Board
  • State Executive Member, Minnesota Republican Party, 2007-2010

Other Info

  • 2 grandchildren

Priority Issues:

A smaller responsive government that respects the budget

  • The protection of individual liberties, including parental and property rights
  • The 2nd and 10th amendments and our Constitution as a whole
  • The promotion of an environment of job creation, by bringing fairness to fees and permits, as well as reason to taxes and regulations
  • Supporting our troops wherever they are serving
  • Speeches

    Issue Position: Education

    Jan. 1, 2018Other