A little about my background, I grew up and have lived all of my life in Minnesota. My parents raised me in the small town of Kingston and I went to school in Litchfield Minnesota. I learned at a young age the value of working hard for your money. My dad and many of my uncles are machinists, my goal as I grew up was to follow in my fathers footsteps. When I was twelve years old I became an apprentice in the machinist trade by helping my uncle in his machine shop. Working with my uncle I learned how to respect hard work and money. My Senior year of high school I met the love of my life Brandi.

After I graduated from high school I worked full time as a machinist and went to tech school at night. My wife Brandi and I got married in 1999 and two years later we had our first child Allison. Now nine years later my wife and I have three kids, Allison, Branden and Ashley. I consider myself to be a hard working husband and Father. My American dream is to raise a beautiful family that has strong work ethics. I believe the mistakes I have made in my life are the things that have molded me into the person I am today. I am not perfect, if someone claims they are perfect than I tend to question everything they say.