After graduating from Eastern Oregon University, I started working in the vector control profession for Union County Vector Control as a seasonal employee in 2005. I than worked for multiple agencies in a seasonal or permanent capacity for the next few years. In 2009, I became the manager for the mosquito control program at Washington County, Oregon, where I am currently.

I have been blessed with a wonderful wife and son. I enjoy coaching and umpiring youth baseball. When my family and I are not on the ball field, we enjoy turkey hunting and sitting around a firepit.