My family is lucky that we were in a position for me to transition to being a Stay at Home Dad during 2020. Many families we know struggled to balance employment with child care and education during the pandemic. During this time I was able to connect with my kids in ways that are all but impossible when you only spend a few hours together in the evening. In the spirit of LinkedIn qualifications, and for a bit of fun, some tasks I performed were: - Ensured my children were in class on time, on task and completing course work on a daily basis. - Met with teachers and kids to prepare education plans. Followed up to ensure goals are being met. - Maintained a clean and orderly home for my family. - Prepared shopping lists and effectively executed actions from that list. - Successfully navigated verbose online recipes to provide daily healthy, cost-effective home-cooked meals.

Oregon has been through a lot in the last few years. COVID, Record Forest Fires, Record Heat, Stagnant Wages, Rising Housing Prices. All of these things and more have worked to push us apart, to isolate us, physically and politically.Now, as we look to the east and the looming threat of an escalating conflict in Europe, we are reminded that there is more that unites us than divides us. We all love our state and our country. We all love our families and our communities. We all love our children and we all strive to provide for them a better, brighter future. There's only one way that we can make progress toward a more perfect state and a more perfect union, and that's by working together.I will be a voice in Salem that seeks to bridge the urban and rural divide, to listen to those who feel unheard. I will work to understand the views of all members of our community and will bring that understanding into the rooms where decisions are made.My Priorities• 1 in 7 Oregon children suffer from food insecurity. We can feed them.• There are over 1,400 homeless veterans in Oregon on any given night. We can house them.• As climate change looms, renewable energy organizations are struggling to enter the market. We can remove those obstacles.• Renters are paying more for their housing while their wages are stagnating. We can help them.• The cost of living keeps going up, so should the minimum wage. We can help small businesses as we make the transition.If you would like to learn more about me or my legislative priorities, please visit my website atwww.BenWattsforOregon.com

Oversee the work of Information Systems professionals engaged in analysis, development, support and maintenance for one or more enterprise-wide systems. Conduct business solution consulting and ensure new functionality delivery and acceptance. Supervise procedure documentation, systems upgrades and routine maintenance. Engage with business customers to define communication processes and consult on aligning technology for future business requirements.

Manage the IS Web Development and Service & Quality teams by providing day to day direction, prioritizing work and acting as a technical/management resource. Collaborate with senior management to plan, implement and maintain a sustainable model for supporting SHS business drivers by aligning IT services with SHS strategic initiatives. Manage the design, development and maintenance of corporate internet and intranet sites, web applications and tools based on business requirements. Determines and recommends appropriate technologies in support of business processes and objectives.

Responsible for the overall operation, efficiency and effectiveness of the SHS IS Service Center. Manage a team of Help Desk Specialists, Computer Operators and Systems Analysts by providing day to day direction to staff, prioritizing work, acting as a technical/management resource and participating in projects/operational meetings. Manage team operational goals and objectives. Mentor Service Center personnel regarding best practices.

Assist in overseeing and leading the Service Desk staff in answering incoming calls, voicemail, and e-mail requests with hardware, software, networking, and other computer related problems, requests, and inquiries. Collaborate with peers to ensure service requirements are evaluated and in place. Responsible for leading Service Desk initiatives and working on Service Desk projects.

Supervise and perform analysis and reporting of intercepted foreign communications at corps, division and echelon above corps (EAC). Perform collection management. Produce combat, strategic, and tactical intelligence reports.Plan and direct division-level UAV operations in support of the Commander's Primary Intelligence Requirements (PIR's), G-2 and subordinate S-2 intelligence requests, and G-1 combat operation support requests.Provide operational support for computer hardware and software systems within the Division Access Control Element (ACE).