Personal:  

• Responsible and Experienced
• Palatine resident and homeowner for 47 years
• Married to Helen for 54 years
• U.S. Air Force Veteran
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois
• Private Pilot's license

Professional:

• Retired United Airlines Flight Operations Manager
• Self-employed Aviation Air Safety Consultant
• Former General Motors Proving Ground Research Engineer

Community Service:

• Currently Township Trustee
• Chairman of the Finance Committee
• Member of Township's Human Needs Committee
• Current President of Northwest Tax Watch
• Citizen Initiative Award from Citizen Advocacy Center, 2004
  
• Past Junior Achievement Organization volunteer advisor
• Former Trustee, Palatine Rural Fire Protection District
• Former Director, Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association
• Former Field Engineer, Plum Grove Estates Sanitary District, 14 years
• Former Vice Chairman Facility and Property, Clearbrook Center for the Handicapped
• Palatine Township Area Precinct Captain
• Former volunteer Palatine Township Senior Center
• Former Election Judge, 19 years
• Served as Matt Murphy's Assistant Campaign Manager in Primary Election campaign