I was born in East Texas and call Austin, TX my hometown.  Between age 7 and 16, I spent two years in Oak Ridge, TN and eight years in Chicago, IL.  At that point I returned to Austin, TX where I finished high school and enrolled at the University of Texas.  After one year, I received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy from my U. S. Representative.  I graduated, was commissioned and served twenty years as a surface warfare officer.  My duty assignments included four ships primarily serving in the ship’s operations departments.  I served on three major staffs as an intelligence analyst, including a year in the Republic of Vietnam.  Besides attending service schools, I was also an instructor in intelligence and fleet operations.

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Upon retirement from naval service, I enrolled in graduate school at Regent University, earning a Masters of Arts Degrees in education administration and in Biblical Studies.  Since graduation, I have worked as an educator in a variety of fields.  I began as an education consultant working in higher education at colleges and universities initiating degree completion curriculum for adults.  Following that experience I worked in professional training and development with the Dale Carnegie Training organization.  After two years assisting a friend in developing his computer services business, I began teaching at the secondary education level, the majority of time as an algebra teacher in ninth grade.  Following retirement from classroom teaching, I have been focused on life transforming coaching working with those seeking to accomplish personal growth and development.

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I am married with two children and three grandchildren.