- Resident of Paradise Hills for 27 Years with wife DeeDee (empty nesters)
- Retired January 1, 2023
- Mining Engineer
- BS degree from Virginia Tech in Mining Engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer
- Employed by mining companies for 20 years (West Virginia and Alabama)
- Started as a frontline supervisor in underground mines
- Last positions were Vice President of Operations for two different mining companies
- For last 25 years worked as a Mining Engineering consultant
- Retired as President and partial owner of a 20+ person consulting firm)
- Work experiences applicable to activities of the Lookout Mountain Water District
- Design and operation of large underground mine freshwater distribution systems and underground mine dewatering systems
- Experience in dealing with water rights (mostly through attorneys)
- Management of construction projects
- Management of processing plant
- Management of consultants
- Preparing and managing budgets
