Professional Experience:

• 30-year IBM career that included executive and management positions.

• Founding member and board of director’s member for multiple international standards bodies: Open Mobile Alliance, Wireless Application Protocol Forum, Cellular Digital Packet Data Forum and others.

• Principle inventor for a patent in wireless data image transmission

• Managed the design, development and roll-out of the first in-vehicle PC for public safety officers

• Broad experience in designing, developing and implementing complex state and local government information systems.

Community Experience:

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; Board Member, Coach, Advocate

• Frankie Lemmon School for learning challenged children volunteer

• Cary Citizens Advisory Board Member

• Youth Minister at St. Andrews church

• Helping Hand Mission volunteer

Endorsements:

• The News & Observer

• The Independent Weekly

• NC Association of Educators (NCAE)

• Nurse Practitioners PAC

• American Council of Engineering Companies of NC

• Professional Engineers of NC

• NC Advocates for Justice

• National Organization for Women (NOW)

• AFL-CIO

• Sierra Club

• Conservation Council of NC

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

• Equality NC

• Planned Parenthood of Central NC

• NARAL NC