FAMILY BACKGROUND Both parents are born & raised in Alberta My father has a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Alberta My mother trained as a X- ray technician, and spent most of her career as a homemaker I have 2 brothers in Edmonton and a sister in Kitchener PLACES LIVED My father was in the Canadian Armed forces for 30 years and I was able to see much of Canada I have lived in Germany, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia EDUCATION Attended high school in Victoria Class Valedictorian Moved to Calgary to attend U of C Graduated with a B.A. in Economics with a minor in business Complete all updating courses offered by the real estate board Graduate assistant for Dale Carnegie training Personal Best Seminars graduate Registered Relocation Specialist I regularly further my professional development through reading and listening to educational tapes PERSONAL I married my wife Carla in 1992 and we have two children Carla is my administrative assistant I bought my first piece of real estate in 1990, an A.H.M.C foreclosure that I renovated and sold for a profit of $17,300 currently own an up/down duplex revenue property I take one day a week off to spend time with my wife & family , and I take one weekend off a month My personal interests include tennis, skiing and community activities My real estate career is my family's only means of support, and I take it seriously WORK EXPERIENCE College Pro Painters During my summers at U of C, I owned a C.P.P. franchise, gaining valuable insights into home finishing, materials and construction Oilfield Service Rigs After graduating from the U of C, I worked in the oilfield in order to raise capital to open my own business Work World I purchased and managed a franchised retail clothing business with my oilpatch earnings Winner of the Best Run Store contest Canada Trust Realty I entered the real estate business with C.T. at the Avenida branch I was there for 9 months, I decided to leave during the Coldwell Banker takeover RE/MAX Realty I joined RE/MAX Realty in 1992, specializing in the northwest and southwest areas of Calgary and was a member of the RE/MAX 100% Club MaxWell Realty I recently joined MaxWell Westview Realty and will continue specializing in Calgary's NW and SW. Resume - Contact Us - Properties - Relocations - Calculator - Evaluations - Around Calgary - Newsletters - Requests - Home