I am a vetran of the armed servcice, I served 16 years in the Navy as an Aviation Life Support Tech and a C-130 Loadmaster conducting operations worldwide. I have work in the marine industry on offshore vessels and oil and gas production platforms as a powerplant operator and power generation management technician. Most recently I worked for Union Pacfic Railroad as a through freight conductor. I am a graduate of Mid-Plains community college in North Platte, Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan here in Lincoln. I have a major in Communication studies with minors in modern language literacy and Chinese. I speak four languages and have set foot on every continent (except Antartica) and sailed in all four oceans.