After a several year absence from legislative affairs, I returned to represent some "green industry" clients. Our industry has some unique challenges from a compliance and regulatory point of view. All businesses suffer from governmental intervention, and our industry has seen an alarming rise in that trend. We understand that there needs to be a balance between common sense business practices and responsible stewardship when dealing with the environment and mother nature.My background in both legislative affairs and in the landscape industry makes me uniquely qualified to understand and deal with legislative, agency related, and compliance and regulatory issues impacting "green industry" businesses. As such, we help clients navigate their way through the myriad of obstacles presented by government intervention in their respective businesses.

We are a full service landscape design/build and contracting firm. We offer a wide array of scope of services to our clientele. I have a particular passion for building water features and take great measures to create natural looking waterfalls, ponds and streams. The most valued compliment that one can pay you after seeing your work is " that looks incredible, like it's always been here - so natural". Building water is about mimicking nature and submitting yourself to the laws of science (particularly gravity). I tell my customers that a successful water feature should do 3 things: 1) look great 2) sound good and most importantly 3) work properly. If you miss the mark on any of these, then you've failed. For over 20 years we have been building high quality landscapes and water features for our clientele in the Oklahoma City metro and surrounding area. In the design/build business, I think that it's paramount to listen to what the client wants. You shouldn't try to sell them something that they don't want or can't afford. I take pride in doing just that and never charge a fee for the first consultation.

Registered lobbyist. Part of largest pro business legislative advocacy team in Oklahoma (staff of 10 registered lobbyists). Our staff regularly wrote language in bills critical to legislative reform on behalf of the business community. Worked with the governor, agency and department heads, members of both political parties and both legislative bodies at the state level as well as with the congressional delegation and 2 US senators on federal issues impacting businesses. Worked in Marketing dept with VP of Marketing as part of team responsible for raising funds necessary for ongoing operations, special projects, and state question campaigns affecting the business community. Largely responsible for territory consisting of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, interfacing with business owners, HR professionals, plant managers and CEO's of publicly traded companies.Interfaced closely with Native American tribal/governmental leadership, as we help mold and shape legislation conducive to economic development on tribal lands. Examples included accelerated depreciation, tax credits for employing native American employees, etc, all of which were important facets of growing Oklahoma's job base.I developed the in field call, and CEO briefing format that my supervisor submitted to, and was ultimately awarded a national award for, by his peers. Prior work experience in the 70's and 80's includes time spent as a commercial banker, oil and gas landman, and general manager of a full service travel agency