I have over 40 years of applied legal experience.  

I have held the following positions:

CIVIL

• Chief Investigator with the Fort Bend County Attorney's Office

ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY

• District Supervisor with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

CRIMINAL

• Sergeant with the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable's Office
• Sergeant with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and
• Patrolman with the Sugar Land Police Department

ADDITIONALLY: 

I hold a Master Peace Officer's License and an Instructor's Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

I am a small-business owner. 

My wife JoAnn and I own Certified 2 Serve, an internet education provider of TABC Seller/Server and Texas Food Handler training.

I am a Certified Fraud Examiner. 

Certified by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

I have an undergraduate Diploma in Pastoral Theology from the University of St. Thomas, St. Mary's Seminary in Houston.

My Christian faith is very important to me.  As a Deacon in my church, I have been involved in many different ministries.  For the past 20 years, I have been involved in correctional ministry at the Fort Bend County Jail and the Wayne Scott Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division (TDCJ.)

I have been a member of several organizations, including:

• Sacred Heart Catholic Church
• Texas District and County Attorney's Association,
• Texas Municipal Police Association,
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
• International Diaconate Centre,
• The Knights of Columbus, and
• The National Society Sons of the American Revolution.