Here’s the Basics

Born & raised in West Des Moines, Iowa.  My mom is a piano teacher and my dad retired after a long career with the State of Iowa.  I have a younger brother who is a computer engineer for Dish Network in Denver. 

I attended Valley High School until 1982 and began my college career at Des Moines Area Community College.  I transferred to the University of Northern Iowa where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. 

I met and married an amazing woman named Kelli and we celebrated 20 years of marriage last year. 

We are the proud parents of 2 boys, Zach (17) & Seth (12).  As you can see from the pictures, I have been blessed abundantly.

You can check out my LinkedIn Profile to pick up from there.

Beyond the Basics

I love spending time with my family on regular summer trips, time at the lake, coaching baseball & basketball, watching the Chiefs & Royals and playing Rock Band or Wii bowling from time to time.  Whether we’re out shopping, playing a game or just hanging out around the house the time I spend with my family is priceless.

I love music. There’s not much that I don’t like.  I also play music and have various levels of ability on the following instruments: guitar, bass guitar, piano & drums.  My favorite composer is Frank Zappa.  I firmly believe that 100 years from now he will be considered along with other late 19th century and early 20th century greats like Gershwin, Stravinsky, Copeland & Bernstein.  Everyone knows him now because of Valley Girl and Yellow Snow. He’ll be remembered a century from now for Yellow Shark.

I am a car nut, my favorites being American muscle cars.  The 1968 Shelby 500KR Mustang Convertible tops my list of dream cars.  The 1968 GT 500-KR had a newly designed 428 Cobra Jet that was rated at a suspiciously low 335 HP and a blistering 440 foot pounds of torque at 3400 RPM. The Shelby had diecast aluminum Cobra rocker covers, fiberglass nose panels and hood with working scoops and air-extraction vents, decorative bodyside intakes, and a spoilered tail with sequential tail lights.  This vehicle was a monster.  Base price in 1968 was $4500.  The car pictured has 54,000 original miles and recent sold at auction for a quarter of a million dollars.  Someday if I have an extra two hundred grand laying around I might get one.

Finally, and most importantly, I am a Christian.  I love God.  I am thankful that He loved me enough to send his Son to die for my sins.  I am always happy to share my faith, but I don’t believe you will win people to Christ by beating them over the head with the Bible.  Christ’s message to us is one of love and forgiveness, not guilt and wrath. 

I enjoy serving in my church and have led a career transition ministry for the past 4 years.  God built “That Job Guy” for a reason and I am thankful to be able to serve Him.