education & background

Education

• J.D., Drake University Law School, 2005
• M.P.A., Iowa State University, 1988
• B.S., Iowa State University, 1978

Prior Experience

• Iowa Army National Guard
  • Member, 1996-1998, 2001-Present
  • Current Assignment – Brigadier General, Commander, Sustainment Command
• McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
  • Attorney, Intellectual Property Law, Des Moines, Iowa, 2005-2010
• IBM, Inc.
  • Associate Principal, Business Innovations Services, Public Sector, Des Moines, Iowa, February-August 2001, June-August 2002
• Department of Defense, Senior Service College, Harvard University
  • National Security Fellow, August 2001-June 2002
• Michigan Army National Guard
  • 1998-2001
• Michigan Department of Management and Budget
  • Director (Gubernatorial Appointment), 1998-2001
• United States Army Reserve
  • 1985-1996
• Iowa Department of General Services
  • Director (Gubernatorial Appointment), 1994-1998
• Iowa Department of Management
  • Director-State Budgets, 1989-1994