I have lived in WCUSD 15 since 1996. I am employed at State Farm as a Programmer / Analyst. I am a mainframe application developer on the Enterprise Technology (ET) Billing & Payments team. Prior to my employment with State Farm, I worked for 8 years at Caterpillar. For 15 years, I was a contract programmer / analyst. I was on contract at places such as State Farm Ins., Country Companies Ins., Horace Mann Ins., and State of ILL. Dept. of Health, Secretary of State, Caterpillar and Legislative Information Systems. I previously was a Paramedic and a State of Illinois Certified Fire Fighter II. I am currently a volunteer member of the Williamsville Fire Department. I have served on various community boards such as Economic Development, Emergency Squad, Illinois Wings, and various boards at Sherman United Methodist Church. I was previously involved in the creation of a Sherman Chamber of Commerce serving as Vice President. I am the proud father of Matthew (Hannah), grandchildren Zoey & Thomas of Portland Or., Kathryn WHS Class of 2013, Sarah WHS Class of 2015, Jack WHS Class of 2018. My wife Mary and I were married in 2007. Trainings completed: OMA 6/14/13, PERA/PDLT 6/14/13 Term: 2021-2025