HORSE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Trainer - March 1996 to Present
- Trained over 240 Winners.
- Earned purse money in excess of $3.3 million.
- Top 5 in Trainer Standings at Turfway Park, 2009.
- Top 10 in Trainer Standings at River Downs, 2008.
- Top 5 in Trainer Standings at Turfway Park, 2005.
- Top 10 in Trainer Standings at River Downs, 2003.
- 4th Leading Trainer, 1998 Keeneland Spring Meet.
Groom - December 1994 to February 1996
- Worked for Donnie Habeeb as a groom/owner.
- Learned the value of proper care and treatment of legs in hard
knocking claiming horses.
- Learned the need to tailor the training regimen to the individual
horse.
- Learned the importance of picking the right spots to race, and the
overriding principle of "putting them where they belong".
Groom - May 1994 to December 1994
- Worked as a groom for Pete Vestal.
- Rubbed primarily 2 year olds.
- Learned the particulars of grooming young horses and the challenges
of getting a racing prospect to its first race.
Hotwalker - April 1994 to May 1994
- Walked hots for D. Wayne Lukas at Churchill Downs.
- Developed an eye for what quality horses should look like.
- Learned the mechanics of handling large numbers of horses.
- Received valuable experience in the importance of proper feeding
& grooming practices in achieving a healthy looking horse.
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Department Manager - August 1988 to January 1994
- Managed Technical/Maintenance Department (1988-90) and Project
Management Department (1990-93) with up to 50 people and budgets up to
$20,000,000.
- Directed efforts to obtain funding on environment projects over
$30,000,000 over a 2-year period.
- Responsible for stewardship program to dismantle and clean up old
facilities.
Program Manager - July 1987 to August 1988
- Worked within the Business Development Unit to develop funding
opportunities and projects with other government agencies and private industry.
- Directed the preparation of proposals and the development of
contracts to facilitate the completion of these projects.
Project Manager - March 1986 to July 1987
- Directed a team of technical specialists in developing a hazard
analysis of binary chemical agent processes.
- Directed a team of technical specialists in the performance of
operational safety assessments at 5 active Army ammunition plants.
Production Engineer - November 1981 to March 1986
- Served in progressively responsible positions from Chemical Engineer
to Assistant Branch Chief in Ammonia Branch.
- Directed technical aspects of chemical plant production, plant
and process modifications, and new process startup.
Field Engineer - June 1979 to November 1981
- Supported TVA customers in the transfer of TVA technologies and the
use of TVA products.
- Demonstrated the use of these products and processes
to potential clients.
- Helped troubleshoot and eliminate client problems.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
B.S. Degree – Chemical Engineering – Auburn University, 1979
Leadership Development Program – Eckerd College's Management
Development Institute, 1993
