I've spent over 35 years in the West Building at Riverland. I started as student in 1985 and was hired by KSMQ TV after my 1st year of studies. In the mid 90's I thought the television and computer were going to merge into the same device and began working on computers to enhance videos I was producing. This led to developing multimedia presentations and applications. Developing multimedia applications lead to coding.
I discovered early in my college career that teaching came naturally to me within weeks of starting the Television Production program, I was teaching other students and instructor how the equipment worked. I was hired after my 1st year of college at KSMQ TV, the college television station and continued working closely with the students. The opportunity to teach full time was offered to me in 1994. I enjoy the students and technology. Every day is a learning experience for me, the technology is continuously changing, the students come to us with more advanced skills every year. I am anxious to see were technology takes us next and will do my best to assist students along the way.
I am a Jack of all trades in the computer world. I teach Networking, Web development, Virtual Reality, Coding in several languages, Android app development, video production.
President of Our Savior Lutheran Church Brownsdale
Vice President of the Minnesota Poultry Association
Superintendent of Mower County 4H and Open Poultry Shows
Member of the Mower County 4h Council and 4h Auction Committee
Mower County Farm Family of the year 2020
Mower County Friend of 4h award
Minnesota State Poultry Show Honoree 2019
I am married to Margaret for over 25 years. We have 2 children both have or are students at Riverland. We live on the family farm where I was raised. We have goats, cattle, Boarder Collie dogs and poultry. We show exhibition poultry around the nation. I am the only living Master Breeder of Buff Orpingtons bantam chickens in the United States. I am an active 4H volunteer. Our family has been the poultry superintendents at the Mower County fair for over 40 years. We also have a small apple orchard and are active in the area Farmers Markets.