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Early career positions focused on civil engineering support such as drafting, and survey calculations followed by work in the tool and die field designing and drawing jigs and fixtures to be manufactured in our shop. Spent a few years as an illustrative draftsman sketching, documenting then drawing wild firefighting equipment manufactured in shop, then drawings prepared for public.Hired as an account Manager for Motorola. Quickly advanced through positions of Account Exec, District Manager then Sr Account Manger assigned to the State of Michigan Account. Identified need for a dedicated salesperson to the eventual procurement of a statewide radio system initally for the State police as well as eventual addition of all state agencies. I was intimately involved with the presale development of bid specifications, funding through the State legislature, bid process, appeal and eventual award of a new system initially valued at $187M. Stayed involved in the development of the system through contract negotiations, and implementation.As a project Manager, I interfaced with subcontractors and oversaw the construction of nearly 120 tower sites and the installation of radio equipment at a portion of these sites. Once the project was completed, I moved on to work with the Large Project Sales Team and was involved on large system implementations throughout the eastern part of the country. I left Motorola and joined the family business landscaping for residential properties in our hometown with my son. We started a lawn and landscape company that has been operational since 2000.I took on independent contract work with Motorola for the NEXTEL rebanding project for several years as I assisted in the management of the Landscape business. Spend four years as a Trustee on or local Township Board and 12 years on the local Planning Commission.Have since retired from Motorola, Public Service and the Landscape business.