26 plus years experience cost estimating using code compliance and bidding

Licensed Class A General Engineering Contractor #484532 since 1985 with experience in all phases of construction and building

Native American minority contractor-Native Roll #32719

Experienced supervisor/manager as business owner and as public servant

Five plus years experience with the State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services as Disaster Program Specialist on various types of disasters performing grant administration and project management tasks within the public assistance program on projects such as Northwestern Pacific Railroad, City of Los Angeles, City and County of San Francisco, Santa Monica College, and California State University of Northridge; worked with all levels of government including congressional

Established and skilled working with federal, state, local, and regulatory agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Highway Administration, Natural Resources and Conservation Services, State Historic Preservation Office, California Department of Fish and Game, California Coastal Commission, California Department of Transportation, and many more; ability to apply complex bodies of regulations such as National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act to projects

Experienced in Federal/State water permitting processes and requirements; all types of water projects from research to development, streams and river studies, water flumes, and hydro power plants; experience with water codes and standards, Federal/State health code

Experience with environmental requirements, mitigation, and remediation

Shop steward with public employees union-worked with bargaining unit to establish Local Rank and Pay Scale

A life long resident of Mendocino County with three children and four grandchildren