Expertise in global operations, process design and implementation, SOX, security, support, business systems, and infrastructure implementations with a business-oriented focus.  Solid business acumen combined with leading technology expertise used to achieve business strategy.    First elected to the Walnut Creek City Council in November 2012 and was re-elected in November 2016. Had the honor to serve as Mayor in 2018.  Born and raised in the Bay Area, first in the North Bay and then attended school in Danville and Alamo. Earned a BA in Business Administration from California State University, East Bay. My wife, Melissa, and I moved to Waxhaw, NC with our two children in 2022.