Life Long Texas Native, grew up in Nacogdoches, TX then moved to Gatesville TX in my early teens. After graduating high school I started college in Houston TX. where I worked for 84 Lumber Company while taking classes, I worked as a forklift operator, loading, unloading railcars and semi-trucks of lumber for the construction industry and driving bobtail trucks delivering lumber to construction sites throughout the greater Houston area. Upon completing my college career was unsure of the path I wanted to take. I accepted a job at Conroe Ford Tractor just outside of Houston TX as a set-up Tech and then moved up to a tractor Tech shortly thereafter. I married and soon had my 1st child on the way when my wife and I decided to move back to the central Texas area to start our family in a small town atmosphere. My next job was for B & C electric on FT. Hood TX as a class III Ground man and pole setter for overhead power line distribution. I soon was offered a job by a Case International Dealer Cutler Equipment Company in Waco, Texas as a tractor service technician where I spent many years. Cutler Equipment was sold to Tipton International and I continued as the service manager there until I was fortunate enough to meet Ed Liles @ Farm Equipment Distributing and was offered a job. I started as an inside salesman and soon after took over the purchasing and inside sales management position which eventually became the operation’s Manager position. The company changed their name to Alliance Distributing and continued until the recent acquisition by Arnold Machinery/General Implement Distributors. I have two daughters, Whitney 27, and Lexi 21, and two sons, Kyle 25, and John 16. I have three lovely granddaughters Makaylie, Ariel and lyla.
I’m a member of the Crawford, TX Masonic Lodge # 585 and the Karem Shrine, Waco TX. I enjoy the outdoors, hunting, fishing, golfing, and watching my youngest son play select baseball.
I’ve been in and around the agricultural industry my entire life and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.