I am the Director of I.T. and HIPAA Security Officer at Wyoming Health Fairs and ultimately responsible for all things “Nerd” with WHF. Keeping the network infrastructure between our 5 offices, more than 15 servers, and nearly 150 computers connected, secure, and backed-up is a busy but rewarding task. I also oversee and am closely involved in the enhancements and maintenance of existing software systems, the development of new software, as well as disaster recovery operations.

Although I worked for WHF as a contractor for a year prior, I started “officially” with WHF in 2009 as a software developer after spending the majority of my I.T. career as a “Code Monkey” with Fortune 500 companies. I love the tight-knit team atmosphere at WHF and each persons’ eagerness and commitment to providing the highest possible level of service to our customers, and seeing the difference we often make in peoples’ lives is incredibly rewarding.

I have “known” I wanted to be a programmer since I was twelve years-old, up late every night on my Sinclair ZX81. But my first actual work-related software projects solidified that and ever since I’ve taken great satisfaction in automating manual processes to make others’ work-lives more productive, efficient, and rewarding.

I’ve also been married to my beautiful, brilliant wife Charlotte since 2009 and have a son (Riley) and daughter (Lexi). We have a rescued St. Bernard / Border Collie mix named Arlo who is our 180 lbs lap-dog. We also have a cat named Timothy who pretty much rules-the-roost and keeps Arlo in line. Timothy really has no idea how small he is, just as Arlo has no idea how big he is.

I’m very proud to be a part of Wyoming Health Fairs mission and being able to contribute every day to such an amazing organization and cause.

As a part of WHF’s IT team, my tasks vary day-to-day. I mainly provide computer support our offices and remote draws. I also ensure, at the end of every week, that all of our laptops used for remote draws are updated and prepared for use.

Working at Wyoming Health Fairs has been an incredible experience because of the people who work here and the people we serve. Being an organization of our size allows everyone to know one another on a personal level that makes it seem like one big family. I am grateful to work with such talented and hardworking people in addition to being a part of the help and services WHF provides to so many communities.

About me: I moved to Casper in 2014 after graduating from high school in a small farming community in Idaho. The Wyoming and Idaho lifestyles are very similar, so I’ve found myself right at home living here. My love for the outdoors and wildlife has transferred well and I’ve enjoyed traveling around the state to appreciate the beauty Wyoming has to offer. My hobbies include camping, tennis, video games, and bike riding. I also enjoy shooting rubber bands into David’s coffee.

I am the new guy in the IT Department here at WHF, although I have felt like a long-time employee from day one. I do a little bit of everything here, from fixing printers, phones, and computers (oh my!) to improving your experience on this very website. Most of my professional tech experience is in front-end development and support as well as environmental data science, with a good deal of custom hobby hardware (I’m a rocket and homemade R/C nerd) development sprinkled in. Hot off the press from finishing my education (Go Cowboys!) in environmental systems science and natural resources, I was lucky enough to be offered a position at WHF that gives me the opportunity to grow, learn, and give back to the community.

When I am not working, you can usually find me with my fiancée and our good-est boy, Denver. Whether hiking, caving, climbing, lost in the backcountry, or just throwing balls in a field, we are always doing something somewhere that involves a lovable brown goof with way too much drool.

Since the days of taking apart (unbeknownst to my later very-irked grandmother) a Brother Word Processor, making batteries out of vinegar and nails, and exploring the small stream behind my grandparent’s property that sprung up from the seemingly dry ground, I have yet to give up my child-like wonder for this planet. I am grateful to have found an organization that fosters ingenuity, while helping the community continue to thrive in body and mind.

I began the adventure with WHF in August of 2020, as a mere contractor but, having served with David Naylor in a previous workplace many years ago, I already knew I was in the best of company.

As time passed the importance of WHF's mission, its intrepid staff and work ethic made me certain I wanted to be part of the positive difference being made here.

Now I strive daily, with them, to offer the best service and assistance to our internal and external customers.

Prior to that, I've had a widely varied, software-centered career ranging from "Code Monkey" to Faculty Instructor at Blue River Community college in Independence Missouri.

I even had a brief stint at Cerner where I learned the Agile methodology to workflow management and daily goal setting.

As an Army brat, I'd seen most of the free world before I was a teenager.

That experience made me keenly aware that, in every culture on the planet, a grandmother sounds the same when fawning over her grandkids.

We are a single world and that is as much a responsibility as it is a miracle

Somewhere along my adventure I dabbled in theater and was bitten badly. Now I've got dozens of plays in my resume as actor, director, and writer.

Theater people have a, necessarily, practical stance. You must do all that can be done using only what you have at hand.

No excuses. That's an attitude I've seen enacted loudly at Wyoming Health Fairs.

That’s me in a nutshell. Programmer-Teacher-Army Brat-Thespian-Ninja. (Ninja may be an exaggeration)