Grew up on a working cattle ranch in western Colorado.
Also worked with my dad running heavy construction equipment to supplement the ranch income. At age 11 I was running heavy equipment unsupervised installing drainage pipe.
Graduated Rifle High School 1983. Served as an officer in the Future Farmers of America. Also completed the high school welding course while taking college welding and mining technology at night my senior year.
Colleges: Colorado Mtn. College - welding - mining technology
Colorado Mtn. College - Real Estate
Red Rocks Community College- OSHA Outreach Trainer

Licences/Cert.:Utah e100 contractors license to include engineering
and business law.
welding certifications.
Class a CDL drivers license
MSHA Cert.
several certs on construction training and managing.
OSHA train the Trainer card.
local contractor licenses
2004 vice chair ABC western Colorado 2005 chairman ABC
2004/2005 National board of directors Associated Builders & Contractors.
I have owned my own buisness for 15 years and have specialized in the mining and petroleum industry which includes abandon mines and reclamation of mines and petroleum sites with extensive work with demolition , massive dirt moving and iron fabrication.