I am a lifetime resident of Aledo, Illinois. I work at a dual franchise automotive dealership as an IT/Warranty Administrator. I have worked as an EMT & IDOT Certified Emergency Rescue Technician, training coordinator, and county dispatcher.

Late 2004 I got a weather station & then my Amateur License.

I am a member ofthe following organizations:

ARRL,

AMERICAN RED CROSS

TRI COUNTY MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS

COCORAHS, SKYWARN,

CWOP (Citizens Weather Observation Program),

WEATHER MATRIX.

I am also a NWS/QC weather spotter. I have enjoy meeting & talking with some of he other hams in Mercer County as well as the surrounding counties in western Illinois, eastern Iowa, & elsewhere.