Experience

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  Fifth Legislative District

  • State Representative
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  Fifth Legislative District

  • Berks County

  • State Representative

    • Jan 2015 - Present
    • Berks County

    Berks County Townships of Alsace, Bern, Bethel, Centre, Exeter (1st, 5th, 9th Precincts), Jefferson, Maidencreek, Marion, Outelaunee, Penn, Ruscombmanor, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpe- hocken, and Boroughs of Bernville, Centerport, Fleetwood, Leesport, Strausstown, and Womelsdorf.

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  The Foxhorn Farm

  • Bernville, Pennsylvania

  • Owner Operator

    • Apr 2004 - Present
    • Bernville, Pennsylvania

    Plants, maintains, and harvests from acres of both christmas and fruit trees on a rural property in the northern portion of Bern Township in Berks County with the fruit and trees available in season.

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  Bern Township Municipal

  • Leesport, Pennsylvania

  • Board Supervisor

    • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Leesport, Pennsylvania

    Served as one of the five members on the Board of Supervisors of Bern Township which is a second class municipality with about 6800 residents meeting on the first Tuesdays.

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  Fifth Legislative District

  • Berks County

  • Republican Candidate

    • Feb 2014 - Nov 2014
    • Berks County

    Ran a successful campaign to become the first former member of the Pennsylvania State Police to serve in the State House of Representatives and the first for the new Fifth Legislative District in Berks County.

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  Berks Sheriffs Department

  • Reading, Pennsylvania

  • County Sheriff

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 2008
    • Reading, Pennsylvania

    Elected as the chief law enforcement officer of the County of Berks and then proceeded to lead the approximate one hundred member Sheriffs Department as the agency head for three terms.

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  Protection Technology Company

  • Radnor, Pennsylvania

  • Background Investigator

    • Mar 1995 - Oct 1995
    • Radnor, Pennsylvania

    Conducted Nuclear Security Clearances on personnel for nuclear generating stations around the country and performed Commercial Security Clearances for Philadelphia area industries.

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  Pennsylvania State Police

  • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

  • State Trooper

    • Jan 1968 - May 1992
    • Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    Served as Patrol Unit Member, Crime Unit Member, and Inspection Station Supervisor at andfrom State Police stations in Media, Philadelphia, Schwenksville, Limerick, and Reading areas.

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  United States Navy

  • Machinists Mate

    • Dec 1963 - Dec 1966

    After Great Lakes, Michigan training cruised the Mediteranean, North Atlantic, and Caribbean on the Guided Missle Destroyer USS John King out of Norfolk, Virginia separating as Third Class Petty Officer