started as crew, worked my way up to running a store. From sales building, ordering product, quality control, and effective shift running. Also learned how to effectively budget, schedule, and ensure business profitabilty.

general laborer with a general contractor. Did both steel and concrete positions over the 3 1/2 years. Learned how to read, understand, and implement blueprint design, forklift use, and all that entailed putting up a steel building and the foundations for them.

drove forklifts, managed warehouse organization and items to fill orders on route driven delivery trucks.

grew up on a farm in small town Iowa. Learned how to do many things that are taken for granted in our current industry market.
From mechanic skills, to troubleshooting broken/ misworking equipment, to knowing how to garden and farm effectively.

Through high school, college, and beyond, have learned a LOT more technical information and know how to apply it to everyday issues. From how to fix electronic devices, build my own computer, network security, knowledge of CAD and schematic design work, to how to build houses or cabinetry. Also do almost all of my own car maintenance/ mechanic work unless too big a job for my tool list, such as pulling an engine. The list I know and have experience with is extensive.

Studied one year of electrical engineering at University of Iowa in 1996, then went back online with UoP to finish, but switched to network security focus.
Have done a few classes into the bachelors also, but did not have personal time to finish in the last 4 years.