Resident of Grande Prairie
Since 1965
Family
- Married to Catherine (37 years)
- Three grown children (Alison, Nicole, Stephen) and 10 Grandchildren
Education
- Grande Prairie Catholic High School, 1979
- NAIT Alberta Apprenticeship Machinist Program Red Seal, 1986
- Alberta Chief Provincial Firearms office Master instructor, 1994
- 3M coaching and Officiating Level 2 in both rifle and handgun, 2001
- GPRC Auto CAD and computer courses, 2005
- Industry Canada Proficiency in Amateur Radio Basic+, 2008
- RCMP Certificate of Appointment Approved Firearm Verifier, 2010
- Dale Carnegie Public Speaking Course
Current Occupation
- Firearms instructor for the PAL, RPal, and proficiency examiner and gun repair
Business and Professional History
- Owner of ANS Safety firearm instructor 1994, in businesses for 30 years.
- Industrial safety trainer and program developer 10 years
- Design and drafting 10 years
- Sales and promotion for local welding and machine shop
- ISO 9000 certified consultant 10 Years
Current Community Involvement
- Board member of ‘D’ Coy Armouries
- Chair of the Grande Prairie Combative Sports Commission
- Member of the accessibility committee of Grande Prairie
- Member of International Day of Peoples with Disabilities
- Member of Alberta Bilingual Municipalities Association
- Life member of the Wapiti Shooters Club
- 25 year + with Alberta Hunter Education Instructors Association
- Board member of the Community Futures of Grande Prairie and region helping organize and participating in Chair-Leaders enabling access event
Past Community Involvement
- Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum Board member 9 years
- Member of the Library Board
- Member of the Peace Library System
- South Peace Regional Archives Society board member
- Arctic Winter Games 2010 Venue and sport committee Arctic Winter Sports
- 2000 Alberta Summer Games Medals - Presenter
- 1998, 2000 and 2002 Alberta Winter Games Coach in Shooting
- 2018 Alberta Summer Games food services committee
- Coached many youth in the shooting sports Wapiti Shooters Club, 1994-2006
- Chef at the East Coast Garden Party and Wild West Country Music Festival, 2014-2017
- Organized the 100 years of transportation car and auto show for the City of Grande Prairie
- Committee member of the naming of 100 parks in Grande Prairie “100 years of being a municipality 2014”
- Past chair of the Grande Prairie Airport Commission
- Past President of the Alberta Handgun Association
- Past President of the Wapiti Shooters Club
Notable Accomplishments and Awards
- The company I worked for while I was the Safety Program Developer won the 2001 Alberta Small Business Award of Distinction from WCB
- I was able to win many medals for my shooting skills including the Mayleigh Cup Team Award placing second once.
- Crossman World Cup – two gold and a bronze (held in Toronto)
- Licensed Amateur Radio Operator with Plus endorsement VE6GUN
- Alberta Handgun Association Past President
- Shooting Sports Chair for the World Master Games in 2005