I grew up in the green Pacific Northwest. I launched my career path as an engineer focused on the construction trades. That path has then meandered professionally through construction and engineering, religious studies and collegiate ministry, family life, and then professional training and experience in clinical counseling. Interestingly, all these roles have been "painted" over a creative backdrop of wood and fine art. Presently I am a reluctant transplant from the Pacific Northwest to the front range of Colorado where I have been a Christian ministry director, veteran counselor, administrator, and a maturing artisan.