Statement of Qualifications for State Legislature

• I have a record of demonstrated integrity, putting my career on the line many times in the interest of my country with absolutely no use of my position for personal gain.
• I bring intelligence documented by the maximum possible score (800) on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Mathematical reasoning test.  Similar to the SAT but for college graduates seeking advanced degrees, the GRE tests the capability to quickly cut through the extraneous information, narrow in on the problem, and solve it.  We need that kind of capability in Congress.
• As an engineer (BS, MS from Purdue), I am a system builder and problem solver.  I use the engineering approach to solve all problems.  I define the problem, devise and document a proposed solution, test the proposal, refine it, develop an implementation plan, and implement the solution.  I don't let extraneous elements drive the process. In the Legislature, lobbyist profit will not drive the process.  In the Air Force I solved many problems in highly charged political situations by keeping the focus on the problem and the mission.
• I have worked in support of the Air Force at Wright Patterson AFB for over twenty years as an Air Force officer and as a contractor.  I have worked in every major organization there. 
• On numerous occasions I have gone into government and business organizations as a trouble shooter and made major constructive changes in how they conducted business.  Typically, I have been in those organizations a short time, but the positive impact of my work has persisted for many years.  Since 1989, I have been associated with the Ben Graham Corporation which has designed and implemented business process improvement in more than a thousand corporate and government organizations. 

I have the intelligence, experience, determination, and strength of character to to have a major positive impact on the Ohio state government.

See the details of my background.