"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything." -Theodore Roosevelt
I enjoy spending my free time with my family - whether it’s camping, boating, or just hanging out at home. When I am not spending time with family, I am typically in the garage working on one of many projects.
“It is the best ever, because we are here.” - Thaddeus Pietruszewski
I am an ardent lover of nature and spending time with my family. My favorite outdoor activities include camping, canoeing, disc golfing, snowboarding, and riding my hydrofoil. When forced inside, I enjoy brewing beer and playing the guitar. I have a very analytical mind and enjoy developing systems and solutions to address the problem at hand.
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon Musk
When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family. When the snow is gone, and the weather allows for courses to open, you can find me playing golf. During the colder months, I welcome the return of football and snowboarding. I have a history in customer service and enjoy learning new things about the ever-evolving technology industry.
“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” – Robert H. Schuller
I enjoy spending my free time with my family and being a mama! One hobby of mine is refurbishing old furniture. I also enjoy DIY projects around the house.
“Hold your focus. Trust the process. Never give up.” - Anonymous
When away from the AbeTech team, I enjoy spending time with my family. A few hobbies of mine are camping, trail riding, and hanging out at my farm with my daughter. I also volunteer on search and rescue missions with my horses.
“Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” - Abe Lincoln
When I am not working, I like to hang out with family and friends. I enjoy playing games, going on walks, going out to dinner, and love dogs of any kind.
“There is no losing. You either win or you learn.” – Gary Sheller
When not in the office or with clients, I enjoy spending time with my family at home. A hobby that my family and I enjoy doing together is hiking at the state parks in our area. Some personal hobbies of mine are playing Music (piano and guitar), woodworking, and DIY renovations.
“Everyone you meet knows something you don’t know but need to know. Learn from them.” – Carl Jung
I enjoy hanging out with my family, hiking, kayaking, and woodworking. I am a music fanatic. I love collecting music, playing guitar, and going to live music events.
“Give thanks in all circumstances.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
I am an empty nester committed to faith, family, and friends. I enjoy playing sand/court volleyball, gardening, RV camping/traveling, and experiencing the great outdoors in my spare time. Visiting state and national parks is a focus of my family’s and mine.
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” - Dalai Lama
Being a lifelong Minnesotan, I love to spend time at our cabin with family and friends. Summer on the lake just can’t be beat. Unfortunately, we also have some very frigid weather in Minnesota. During that time, I dream and plan vacations to warm destinations. I also enjoy cooking and home improvement projects. Just ask my husband! I love sunshine, palm trees, and umbrella drinks. I hate snakes… I mean, I despise snakes!!!
“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way you’ll be a mile from them and you’ll have their shoes.” – Jack Handey
I spend as much time with my family as possible, hiking and biking in the summer/fall. In the winter, the family and I enjoy downhill skiing and snowshoeing at the cabin. I also like shooting and currently a bit of archery along with home improvement projects and yardwork/landscaping.
“Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots—but you have to play the ball where it lies.” – Bobby Jones
I spend most of my free time with my wife and our only-child, the dog (not kidding—he is spoiled rotten). My work away from work is property maintenance and yard work. This could, would and sometimes does consume the rest. Couple that with an unwavering passion for frozen or open water fishing and an affection for the game golf, 99% or more of my free time is spent where I am most passionate… in the great outdoors.
“I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” – Abraham Lincoln
When not working, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful children. I am also really into sports, I love playing and watching all kinds.
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” – Thomas Edison
I love spending time with my wife and 4 daughters. You will find me volunteering at church or working on DIY projects around the house in my spare time. Although I don’t get to do this as much as I would like, camping or enjoying the Boundary Waters canoeing are among my favorite pastimes.
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“Start each day with a positive though and a grateful heart.” - Roy T. Bennett
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I enjoy spending time with family and friends, going to the cabin, and being outdoors. Some of my favorite activities include bike riding, walking my dogs, 4-wheeling, soaking up the sun, reading, and snowmobiling.
“You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.” – Mahatma Gandhi
I love spending time at home with my cat and my family. In the evenings, you can find me playing video games, reading a book, or experimenting with new recipes. I also love to stay active by taking a spin class or doing Yoga.
“Choose kindness and laugh often.” – Author Unknown
I love spending time with family and friends and being outdoors. A few hobbies that I enjoy doing are biking, hiking, and relaxing up-north at the lake. I also love to vacation and travel.
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” – Author unknown
I enjoy being on the go and keeping late hours. Charlie Jr. has moved from crawling to running everywhere he goes and wakes up at all hours of the night. I am no longer in control. Riding ATVs and snowmobiles are two of the things that take me out into the fresh air and on the hunt for the next adventure. I proudly hoist an American flag wherever I lay my head.
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William Shedd
I love spending time with my family and friends, especially outdoors. During the summer, you can catch me on the lake, at the dog park, or hiking through the wilderness. In the winter, I love to ski and spend time enjoying the holidays. I like to take on challenging projects and add my own creative twist to whatever it may be.
“The 7 P’s: Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Projects.” – Author unknown
The vast majority of my time is spent supporting my kids’ lives these days by chauffeuring them between school, hockey rinks, and friends. During the summer weekends, I am often at the family cabin enjoying the water… that is if I’m not, again, at a hockey rink!
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
When out of the office, I am involved in numerous family, community service, and fitness activities. I love family vacations, open-water swimming, climbing mountains, and reading. I also devote time as a volunteer fire fighter and serve as a City Council member.
“Be excellent to each other. Party on dudes!” - Bill S. Preston, Esquire & Ted Theodore Logan
When not at AbeTech, I am a mentor to middle school and high school robotics' teams. I also enjoy camping and hiking with my family!
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." - Henry Ford
I love spending time with my friends, family, and my three dogs. In the summer, I enjoy spending time at my cabin in Brainerd and getting out on the water on the pontoon. In the winter months, I like to travel to the southern states to visit family. Some hobbies that bring me joy are walking, biking, sewing, and traveling.
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.” – Author unknown
I love the outdoors and spending time with my family. I am an avid cyclist, both mountain bike and motorcycle. If I am not cruising the woods or open road on two wheels, I am probably on the deck working the grill. My wife and I enjoy entertaining and spending time with friends.
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” – Dr. Seuss
When not at work, I enjoy spreading time with friends and family, especially my 2 adorable and somewhat crazy dogs, Myka and Bruce. I also love to travel. Recently, I had the opportunity to take a trip to Barcelona, Spain, for 5 months for school as well as to travel across Europe and Africa. The next trip I am planning, is to travel to somewhere in South America.
“Enjoy the little things in life for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” - Kurt Vonnegut
I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my grandchildren. My favorite activities are hiking, walking my dogs, and home improvement projects. During the colder months, I like solving cryptograms and other word puzzles.
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Author unknown
I enjoy traveling with my family, taking in Minnesota Wild games at other arenas around the league. During the summer, I enjoy exploring the great outdoors, disc golfing, and family bonfires. In the winter, you will find me sitting on the ice chasing after the elusive walleye.
“LISTEN with CURIOSITY. SPEAK with HONESTY. ACT with INTEGRITY.” - Roy T. Bennett
I enjoy spending time with family and friends. During the summer months, I enjoy swimming, floating, and camping. When I am not having fun, I am probably working on our landscape or gardening projects. I also enjoy traveling and am happy sitting at home watching the sunset or roasting marshmallows around the fire pit.
“Life is short even in its longest day.” – Author unknown
I love spending time at the cabin with family and friends. I spend countless hours outside in the summer, tending to my many flowers and yard. In the winter, you can find me in the house, counting down the days until summer arrives again.
“If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” Psalm 139:9-10
Interacting with people and being immersed in the creative process are highlights for me. I enjoy going on adventures with my family, hosting parties, decorating and baking. I love to clothing shop with people who don’t like to - to find the perfect outfit for that special occasion. My favorite place to be is by the ocean, near palm trees.
“If you’re not first, you’re last.” - Ricky Bobby
I enjoy spending time with my family outdoors on the pontoon or four-wheeling the beautiful trails Minnesota has to offer. I also spend considerable time traveling across the country, supporting my husband as he professionally races tunnel boats.
“Helping others, and sharing each other's burdens is the best way to become a better friend, and a better person.” - Professor Oak
I enjoy biking, rock climbing, backpacking, and being outside. I am an avid cyclist and own more than ten bikes for many uses, including extras for friends to borrow. I am a ‘do-it-yourselfer’ and like designing, building, and painting home projects.
“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” - Wayne Gretzky
My wife and I have two boys, so when I am not working or chasing the kids around to their activities, I can be found at the cabin, golf course, or on the ice in a fish house. Winters in Minnesota get long, so the family and I enjoy being able to escape to warmer climates each year and break out the shorts.
“How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.” - Gilbert K Chesterton
I love spending time with my family and enjoy cooking. On weekends during warmer months, you will find me smoking foods and playing with new recipes. In the winter months, you will find me watching my kids play hockey or experimenting with new Sous-Vide recipes.
“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day. That I never dog it.” - Wayne Gretzky
I love to spend time with my family, camping, playing cards, and enjoying everything Minnesota has to offer. I love it when all my boys are gone for the weekend at the hunting cabin, so I get a little “me” time. I also enjoy watching my boys play hockey. We are planning some trips to Utah to watch my son play college hockey. Sitting at games never gets old; it may get cold but never old!
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” - Elisabeth Foley
I love spending time with family and friends. In the summer you can find me relaxing by a pool or going for a walk. In the winter, I enjoy traveling, skiing, and ice fishing. I am a great multi-tasker and like being very organized.
"Hard Work… some people have it, some people don’t." - Author Unknown
Jane has a get ‘er done philosophy and no matter the task, contributes to keeping things running efficiently. In her spare time, Jane likes to travel, fish, ride sleds and motorcycles and playing bingo.
“I am the punishment of God… If you had not committed great sins, God would have not sent a punishment like me upon you.” - Genghis Khan
I love the outdoors and spending time with my family. I spend many weekends in Northern Minnesota enjoying all four seasons. You can find me spending time in my garden as well as in the woods and on the water.
“It’s another beautiful day at the Red Pony Saloon & continual soiree.” - Craig Johnson Longmire
When I am away from the office, my interests are gardening, reading, hiking, traveling, antiquing, and finding more room to collect things. My grandchildren are the love and fun in my life.
"Risk something or forever sit with your dreams."- Herb Brooks
When not at work, you can find me chauffeuring my kids to dance, football and hockey. With my (little) downtime between practices, games, and dance competitions, you will find me relaxing on a patio or around a bonfire with friends.
“Life is a book and those who don't travel only read one page.” – Author unknown
I love spending time with my family and being with friends. I enjoy both domestic and foreign travel, where I take pictures to document my experiences. A few of my hobbies are reading (mysteries, biographies, and historical novels), singing in the community band, and watching football or NASCAR. When the weather is nice, I like being in the mountains or near water and driving my "late-life crisis" '65 Mustang convertible.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” - Hunter S. Thompson
When not using my hands to fix things at AbeTech, I enjoy bowling and working around the house in my spare time. I served in the US Army from 1990-1995 and have much gratitude for our great Country.
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” - Marcus Aurelius
When not in the office, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. In the summer, you can find me boating and enjoying the outdoors. In the winter, I enjoy working on DIY projects around the house.
“This is the way.” – The Mandalorian
When I am not fixing things at work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family. In my spare time, I love restoring and off-roading Jeeps™ and have worked on most makes and models.
“Be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
I enjoy learning and teaching new graphic design software programs and creating videos for non-profits and educational institutions. In my free time, you can find me spending time outside on the disc golf course, even in the snow! Close to my heart are my Special Olympics softball and bowling teams, which I coach in the winter and spring.
“Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the Moments that take our Breath away.” – Author unknown
I love spending time with family and friends. In the summer, I enjoy walking my dogs, gardening, fishing, boating, and spending weekends up north at my camper. In the winter, I enjoy ice fishing and traveling.
“Happiness is homemade.” – Author unknown
I love spending time with my family. Most of my free time is spent up north at the family cabin. I like the outdoors, taking walks in the woods, fishing, and relaxing by the fire. On cold winter days, I spend my time reading books. I enjoy my roll at AbeTech and am proud to be a part of the AbeTech Family!
“The cake is a pie.” - Kevin Moshier
With my time away from work, I enjoy traveling, playing video/board games, and most of all cooking. I am a connoisseur in food and beverages and am always trying new recipes and sometimes creating my own.
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” - Dalai Lama
I love spending time with my family and friends! If I am not at one of my kid's sporting events, you can usually find me at a social gathering or enjoying a bonfire in the backyard with friends! I really love all animals and if it were up to me, I would have a zoo in my backyard. I am a positive person and I make sure to surround myself with good vibes and fun people.
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney
I enjoy spending time with family and friends. You will find me working on various sewing, quilting, card making, and knitting projects in off-hours.
“If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.” – Fred DeVito
When away from the office, I enjoy working out and hanging with my girls. I also love spending time with my two dogs, Chico and Oakley. Another hobby of mine is warm weather vacationing. I love going to Mexico on vacation and being on the beach by the ocean.
“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison
When I am not in the office working, I enjoy spending time outdoors in every season. A few hobbies of mine are overland style camping with my family, spending time on the boat, hitting the ATV trails, bringing the dogs to the dog park, and ice fishing. I also enjoy keeping busy with crafts and projects around home.
“The Great Secret of Life is the law of attraction. The law of attraction can also be called the law of creation. In other words, life is not happing to you, you are creating it!” – Author unknown
I love spending time with my family. My favorite activities include fishing, watching Cardinal baseball, and enjoying my grandsons’ company.
“Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” - Author Unknown
I am a “child sports enthusiast.” If there is soccer, wrestling, gymnastics, diving, Lacrosse, track, or any other sport my kids want to add to the list- I can be found on the sidelines twelve months per year! When I am not at sporting events, I enjoy gardening, doing barre classes, and going for walks.
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin
I’m an active father of a 14 year old boy who plays basketball and football. I have coached both over the years. I love traveling to National Parks, playing golf, swimming, and spending time with family. I’m passionate about travel and continuous self-development. I have traveled to Guatemala on a mission trip twice to help those in need and truly feel my purpose on earth is to serve others.
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
When I am not behind my monitors working, I am spending time with my family. One hobby that my family and I enjoy doing together is going to the lake.
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – Faulkner
I enjoy being in the outdoors, hiking, camping, and rock climbing. I am an avid gardener and like to spend time tending to my plants. I am also a linguist. In my free time, I enjoy learning new languages and traveling to new countries.
“No matter where you go, there you are. Enjoy your day!” – Author unknown
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I especially love traveling, whether near or far, and learning about those places' culture/lifestyle. Meeting new friends while traveling is a bonus.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller
When away from the office you will find me with my family supporting our daughters in their activities. As a family we love camping, swimming, hiking, bike riding, and being in the great outdoors. When I have time to myself you will find me in my woodworking shop. I love to hunt, fish, and cook meat on the smoker.
“Can’t never did try.” – Author unknown
In my free time, I love to cook. When I am feeling generous, I will share with neighbors, friends, and co-workers. I am from a very large family of 13 children and do not know how to “cook small.” When weather permits, I also love to work outdoors with my perennials and vegetables.
“We cannot change the past, we only ‘think’ we can control the future. That only leaves today to do our best, to do what is right and to bring success, justice and peace to all.” - Author Unknown
Celebrating 50 years of marriage in 2020, I enjoy spending time with my wife and family, especially when we can be outdoors. Although I am no longer much of an active participant, I enjoyed camping, golf, playing drums, working on cars, and DIY projects. I am involved in church and community as a 3rd-degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” —Nelson Henderson
Away from work, I enjoy working on home “fixer-upper” projects with my husband and attending our kids' sporting events (football, hockey, and baseball Mom). I loves watching scary movies, listening to 80’s music, and sunshine!
“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. And one thing it takes to accomplish something, is courage.” - Walt Disney
I love to travel and immerse myself in other cultures. When I am not traveling or exploring new places, I love being creative – drawing, painting, crafting, and trying my hand at all kinds of DIY projects.
“Stay true to yourself, and never sacrifice who you are for anyone.” – Author unknown
When not working, I enjoy spending time outdoors. One hobby of mine that I am super passionate about is riding my motorcycle. My wife and I love going on cross country motorcycle trips together. When we are not on the motorcycle, we are in our teardrop camper, camping out! We enjoy traveling to visit family that lives in West TX and KS. A few other hobbies of mine are automotive/mechanic work and woodworking. My wife and I also enjoy tackling projects around our new home, lately that has been landscaping.
“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.” – Unknown
I love my job for the same reasons I love hunting and fishing. Changing environments and conditions, targeting something with a mind of its own, read-interpret-react-execute-repeat. They are all very humbling hobbies but can be extremely rewarding when the plan comes together. They all challenge me to be creative and learn new tactics.
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” - Albert Einstein
I enjoy being outdoors during the warmer weather months, walking with friends, and planting/caring for my flowers. In the winter, I enjoy watching movies and doing home improvement projects with my husband.
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” - Albert Einstein
I enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, and mountain biking with my family. You might also see me navigating rocky trails in my old Land Cruiser, smoking meat in the back yard, or gardening. I also like to geek out on computers and home automation.
“A Nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero
I am the proud father of two delightful daughters. I very much enjoy working with my hands - particularly woodworking. If I am not in the shop cutting and gluing pieces of wood together, I am in our yard grooming, thinning, and curating our woods. I am never idle and always have some project or concept for a project brewing. I am a warm weather person, and any temperature less than 85 degrees is COLD.
“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat.”– Sheryl Sandberg
I love spending time with my kids any chance I can get. When the lakes are not frozen, I will be out fishing and enjoying being outside as often as I can. I am not a fan of the winter, so living in Minnesota, I have to get creative and work on projects inside. I stay active by running and working on outside projects.
“I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.” – Derek Jeter
I like to consider myself a bit of an indoors man. However, when the temperature dips beneath 70 degrees, you can find me battling metro golf courses or trying to avoid injury on the softball diamond. I also enjoy getting emotionally invested in the local professional sports teams each season just to have my heart broken each year.
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
I love sports and the outdoors. You can find me at a Cubs’ baseball game or working on my golf game during the spring. A few hobbies of mine are woodworking and DIY projects around the house. I am not afraid to dive headfirst into any project, and my passion shows through in all that I do.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” ― Mother Teresa
I am a multi-tasker and welcomes a fast-paced environment. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family (and people in general), going on warm vacations, crafting, and shooting photography. If there is bingo to be played… that’s where you’ll find me!
“Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be kind to everyone.” – Author unknown
During warmer months, I love camping and being on the water with family and friends. Spending time with my kids and grandkids is the BEST! I enjoy road trips, playing cards, and am a bingo junkie.
“Life is mostly attitude and timing.” – Author unknown
After attending the frigid NDSU, I started out as a pretty clueless mechanical engineer and picked up an MBA at St. Thomas along the way. Thanks to a less than desirable boss, I decided to start AbeTech in early 1992. We struggled early and shed real tears along the way. Over almost 30 years, I have been fortunate to discover and work with a wide variety of amazing folks that have helped to shape the success of the company. Keep listening closely and delivering on promises to clients, and good things seem to happen for everyone. When my wife allows for it, endurance sports such as ultra-running, mountain-climbing and gravel biking are my current passions.
“A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” - Colin Powell, former U.S. Defense Secretary
In the summer I like being outdoors. When I am not working, you most likely can find me golfing, fishing, and spending time with the family. In the winter, I enjoy reading and staying warm. 😊 I also like to take on do-it-yourself projects.
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.” – Michael Jordan
I love the outdoors and spending time with family. In the winter, you can find me snowboarding or ice fishing. During the summer months, I will most likely be playing frisbee golf or floating on the water. I also have a do-it-yourself mentality. I enjoy tackling hands-on projects like automotive work, landscaping, and carpentry.
“The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – J. M. Barrie
I enjoy good music and great books! I love to bake and entertain friends and family. You can usually find me working on the next project – a wedding reception, a garden, a special dinner, a game day, a home improvement project, or a new piece of music. If I am not working on that, I am probably playing with kids or into the next Harry Potter LEGO set.
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliot
I spend my summers playing golf, tennis, and wake surfing. My family and I enjoy traveling across the country and around the world. Reading and hanging with friends is how I relax in my spare time.
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I enjoy spending my time away from the office with my family. My hobbies include camping, cruising the lake on the pontoon, riding on my Harley, or golfing. I enjoy all sports, particularly college football, which you can find me watching most Saturdays - Minnesota Gophers or Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be” - Abraham Lincoln
Passion for technology is in my blood. Ever since a ninth-grade computer science class where we made a stick man go across the screen programming in machine language and getting on “the internet” after my parents bought me a modem in 1986, I have been hooked. I very much enjoy serving and have been on five mission trips (Guatemala and Honduras) where I get a chance to practice speaking Spanish and live out my Christian faith. Outside of work, I like to be outside, play video games, RC cars/planes/drones, motorsports, fishing and obviously, embrace technology in most everything I do.
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey
When away from the office, I love spending time with my family. I love to travel. I have been to several states and countries in the world. You’ll often find me driving my Dodge Charger, which I call “puppy” since it loves to play.
“I always want to be the fairest person I know and exceed all expectations.” – Author unknown
My family and I regularly enjoy Lake of the Ozarks when there is not travel baseball on the schedule.
“Your attitude can defeat you faster than your competition.” – Author unknown
I am an avid outdoorsman and enjoy farming, camping. A few hobbies that I enjoy doing with the family are hunting and fishing. When I am not working or spending time with my family, I enjoy serving in the community as a high school wrestling coach. I am a Board Member of our Property Owners’ Association and a member of the Arkansas Realtors’ Association, where I am a Principal Broker.
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
I am a sports fan – you will often find me in the stands at local football, basketball, or baseball games. I enjoy golfing, fishing (summer and winter), snowmobiling, and hanging with friends and family. A more recent hobby would be my interest in craft beer and visiting many craft breweries throughout Minnesota.
“For we walk by Faith, not by Sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:7
I love spending my free time hanging out with the family. I have recently become an “empty nester,” which I am not happy about. I have two small dogs that I enjoy snuggling with and taking for walks. When not at work, I enjoy spending time at our cabin in northern Minnesota, spending time with family and friends, reading, target shooting, and taking walks.
"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything." -Theodore Roosevelt
I enjoy spending my free time with my family - whether it’s camping, boating, or just hanging out at home. When I am not spending time with family, I am typically in the garage working on one of many projects.
“It is the best ever, because we are here.” - Thaddeus Pietruszewski
I am an ardent lover of nature and spending time with my family. My favorite outdoor activities include camping, canoeing, disc golfing, snowboarding, and riding my hydrofoil. When forced inside, I enjoy brewing beer and playing the guitar. I have a very analytical mind and enjoy developing systems and solutions to address the problem at hand.
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon Musk
When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family. When the snow is gone, and the weather allows for courses to open, you can find me playing golf. During the colder months, I welcome the return of football and snowboarding. I have a history in customer service and enjoy learning new things about the ever-evolving technology industry.
“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” – Robert H. Schuller
I enjoy spending my free time with my family and being a mama! One hobby of mine is refurbishing old furniture. I also enjoy DIY projects around the house.
“Hold your focus. Trust the process. Never give up.” - Anonymous
When away from the AbeTech team, I enjoy spending time with my family. A few hobbies of mine are camping, trail riding, and hanging out at my farm with my daughter. I also volunteer on search and rescue missions with my horses.
“Be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” - Abe Lincoln
When I am not working, I like to hang out with family and friends. I enjoy playing games, going on walks, going out to dinner, and love dogs of any kind.
“There is no losing. You either win or you learn.” – Gary Sheller
When not in the office or with clients, I enjoy spending time with my family at home. A hobby that my family and I enjoy doing together is hiking at the state parks in our area. Some personal hobbies of mine are playing Music (piano and guitar), woodworking, and DIY renovations.
“Everyone you meet knows something you don’t know but need to know. Learn from them.” – Carl Jung
I enjoy hanging out with my family, hiking, kayaking, and woodworking. I am a music fanatic. I love collecting music, playing guitar, and going to live music events.
“Give thanks in all circumstances.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
I am an empty nester committed to faith, family, and friends. I enjoy playing sand/court volleyball, gardening, RV camping/traveling, and experiencing the great outdoors in my spare time. Visiting state and national parks is a focus of my family’s and mine.
“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” - Dalai Lama
Being a lifelong Minnesotan, I love to spend time at our cabin with family and friends. Summer on the lake just can’t be beat. Unfortunately, we also have some very frigid weather in Minnesota. During that time, I dream and plan vacations to warm destinations. I also enjoy cooking and home improvement projects. Just ask my husband! I love sunshine, palm trees, and umbrella drinks. I hate snakes… I mean, I despise snakes!!!
“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way you’ll be a mile from them and you’ll have their shoes.” – Jack Handey
I spend as much time with my family as possible, hiking and biking in the summer/fall. In the winter, the family and I enjoy downhill skiing and snowshoeing at the cabin. I also like shooting and currently a bit of archery along with home improvement projects and yardwork/landscaping.
“Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots—but you have to play the ball where it lies.” – Bobby Jones
I spend most of my free time with my wife and our only-child, the dog (not kidding—he is spoiled rotten). My work away from work is property maintenance and yard work. This could, would and sometimes does consume the rest. Couple that with an unwavering passion for frozen or open water fishing and an affection for the game golf, 99% or more of my free time is spent where I am most passionate… in the great outdoors.
“I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” – Abraham Lincoln
When not working, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful children. I am also really into sports, I love playing and watching all kinds.
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” – Thomas Edison
I love spending time with my wife and 4 daughters. You will find me volunteering at church or working on DIY projects around the house in my spare time. Although I don’t get to do this as much as I would like, camping or enjoying the Boundary Waters canoeing are among my favorite pastimes.
“Start each day with a positive though and a grateful heart.” - Roy T. Bennett
I enjoy spending time with family and friends, going to the cabin, and being outdoors. Some of my favorite activities include bike riding, walking my dogs, 4-wheeling, soaking up the sun, reading, and snowmobiling.
“You can’t change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.” – Mahatma Gandhi
I love spending time at home with my cat and my family. In the evenings, you can find me playing video games, reading a book, or experimenting with new recipes. I also love to stay active by taking a spin class or doing Yoga.
“Choose kindness and laugh often.” – Author Unknown
I love spending time with family and friends and being outdoors. A few hobbies that I enjoy doing are biking, hiking, and relaxing up-north at the lake. I also love to vacation and travel.
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” – Author unknown
I enjoy being on the go and keeping late hours. Charlie Jr. has moved from crawling to running everywhere he goes and wakes up at all hours of the night. I am no longer in control. Riding ATVs and snowmobiles are two of the things that take me out into the fresh air and on the hunt for the next adventure. I proudly hoist an American flag wherever I lay my head.
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William Shedd
I love spending time with my family and friends, especially outdoors. During the summer, you can catch me on the lake, at the dog park, or hiking through the wilderness. In the winter, I love to ski and spend time enjoying the holidays. I like to take on challenging projects and add my own creative twist to whatever it may be.
“The 7 P’s: Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Projects.” – Author unknown
The vast majority of my time is spent supporting my kids’ lives these days by chauffeuring them between school, hockey rinks, and friends. During the summer weekends, I am often at the family cabin enjoying the water… that is if I’m not, again, at a hockey rink!
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
When out of the office, I am involved in numerous family, community service, and fitness activities. I love family vacations, open-water swimming, climbing mountains, and reading. I also devote time as a volunteer fire fighter and serve as a City Council member.
“Be excellent to each other. Party on dudes!” - Bill S. Preston, Esquire & Ted Theodore Logan
When not at AbeTech, I am a mentor to middle school and high school robotics' teams. I also enjoy camping and hiking with my family!
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." - Henry Ford
I love spending time with my friends, family, and my three dogs. In the summer, I enjoy spending time at my cabin in Brainerd and getting out on the water on the pontoon. In the winter months, I like to travel to the southern states to visit family. Some hobbies that bring me joy are walking, biking, sewing, and traveling.
All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.” – Author unknown
I love the outdoors and spending time with my family. I am an avid cyclist, both mountain bike and motorcycle. If I am not cruising the woods or open road on two wheels, I am probably on the deck working the grill. My wife and I enjoy entertaining and spending time with friends.
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” – Dr. Seuss
When not at work, I enjoy spreading time with friends and family, especially my 2 adorable and somewhat crazy dogs, Myka and Bruce. I also love to travel. Recently, I had the opportunity to take a trip to Barcelona, Spain, for 5 months for school as well as to travel across Europe and Africa. The next trip I am planning, is to travel to somewhere in South America.
“Enjoy the little things in life for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” - Kurt Vonnegut
I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my grandchildren. My favorite activities are hiking, walking my dogs, and home improvement projects. During the colder months, I like solving cryptograms and other word puzzles.
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” – Author unknown
I enjoy traveling with my family, taking in Minnesota Wild games at other arenas around the league. During the summer, I enjoy exploring the great outdoors, disc golfing, and family bonfires. In the winter, you will find me sitting on the ice chasing after the elusive walleye.
“LISTEN with CURIOSITY. SPEAK with HONESTY. ACT with INTEGRITY.” - Roy T. Bennett
I enjoy spending time with family and friends. During the summer months, I enjoy swimming, floating, and camping. When I am not having fun, I am probably working on our landscape or gardening projects. I also enjoy traveling and am happy sitting at home watching the sunset or roasting marshmallows around the fire pit.
“Life is short even in its longest day.” – Author unknown
I love spending time at the cabin with family and friends. I spend countless hours outside in the summer, tending to my many flowers and yard. In the winter, you can find me in the house, counting down the days until summer arrives again.
“If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” Psalm 139:9-10
Interacting with people and being immersed in the creative process are highlights for me. I enjoy going on adventures with my family, hosting parties, decorating and baking. I love to clothing shop with people who don’t like to - to find the perfect outfit for that special occasion. My favorite place to be is by the ocean, near palm trees.
“If you’re not first, you’re last.” - Ricky Bobby
I enjoy spending time with my family outdoors on the pontoon or four-wheeling the beautiful trails Minnesota has to offer. I also spend considerable time traveling across the country, supporting my husband as he professionally races tunnel boats.
“Helping others, and sharing each other's burdens is the best way to become a better friend, and a better person.” - Professor Oak
I enjoy biking, rock climbing, backpacking, and being outside. I am an avid cyclist and own more than ten bikes for many uses, including extras for friends to borrow. I am a ‘do-it-yourselfer’ and like designing, building, and painting home projects.
“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” - Wayne Gretzky
My wife and I have two boys, so when I am not working or chasing the kids around to their activities, I can be found at the cabin, golf course, or on the ice in a fish house. Winters in Minnesota get long, so the family and I enjoy being able to escape to warmer climates each year and break out the shorts.
“How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.” - Gilbert K Chesterton
I love spending time with my family and enjoy cooking. On weekends during warmer months, you will find me smoking foods and playing with new recipes. In the winter months, you will find me watching my kids play hockey or experimenting with new Sous-Vide recipes.
“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day. That I never dog it.” - Wayne Gretzky
I love to spend time with my family, camping, playing cards, and enjoying everything Minnesota has to offer. I love it when all my boys are gone for the weekend at the hunting cabin, so I get a little “me” time. I also enjoy watching my boys play hockey. We are planning some trips to Utah to watch my son play college hockey. Sitting at games never gets old; it may get cold but never old!
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” - Elisabeth Foley
I love spending time with family and friends. In the summer you can find me relaxing by a pool or going for a walk. In the winter, I enjoy traveling, skiing, and ice fishing. I am a great multi-tasker and like being very organized.
"Hard Work… some people have it, some people don’t." - Author Unknown
Jane has a get ‘er done philosophy and no matter the task, contributes to keeping things running efficiently. In her spare time, Jane likes to travel, fish, ride sleds and motorcycles and playing bingo.
“I am the punishment of God… If you had not committed great sins, God would have not sent a punishment like me upon you.” - Genghis Khan
I love the outdoors and spending time with my family. I spend many weekends in Northern Minnesota enjoying all four seasons. You can find me spending time in my garden as well as in the woods and on the water.
“It’s another beautiful day at the Red Pony Saloon & continual soiree.” - Craig Johnson Longmire
When I am away from the office, my interests are gardening, reading, hiking, traveling, antiquing, and finding more room to collect things. My grandchildren are the love and fun in my life.
"Risk something or forever sit with your dreams."- Herb Brooks
When not at work, you can find me chauffeuring my kids to dance, football and hockey. With my (little) downtime between practices, games, and dance competitions, you will find me relaxing on a patio or around a bonfire with friends.
“Life is a book and those who don't travel only read one page.” – Author unknown
I love spending time with my family and being with friends. I enjoy both domestic and foreign travel, where I take pictures to document my experiences. A few of my hobbies are reading (mysteries, biographies, and historical novels), singing in the community band, and watching football or NASCAR. When the weather is nice, I like being in the mountains or near water and driving my "late-life crisis" '65 Mustang convertible.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” - Hunter S. Thompson
When not using my hands to fix things at AbeTech, I enjoy bowling and working around the house in my spare time. I served in the US Army from 1990-1995 and have much gratitude for our great Country.
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” - Marcus Aurelius
When not in the office, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. In the summer, you can find me boating and enjoying the outdoors. In the winter, I enjoy working on DIY projects around the house.
“This is the way.” – The Mandalorian
When I am not fixing things at work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family. In my spare time, I love restoring and off-roading Jeeps™ and have worked on most makes and models.
“Be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
I enjoy learning and teaching new graphic design software programs and creating videos for non-profits and educational institutions. In my free time, you can find me spending time outside on the disc golf course, even in the snow! Close to my heart are my Special Olympics softball and bowling teams, which I coach in the winter and spring.
“Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the Moments that take our Breath away.” – Author unknown
I love spending time with family and friends. In the summer, I enjoy walking my dogs, gardening, fishing, boating, and spending weekends up north at my camper. In the winter, I enjoy ice fishing and traveling.
“Happiness is homemade.” – Author unknown
I love spending time with my family. Most of my free time is spent up north at the family cabin. I like the outdoors, taking walks in the woods, fishing, and relaxing by the fire. On cold winter days, I spend my time reading books. I enjoy my roll at AbeTech and am proud to be a part of the AbeTech Family!
“The cake is a pie.” - Kevin Moshier
With my time away from work, I enjoy traveling, playing video/board games, and most of all cooking. I am a connoisseur in food and beverages and am always trying new recipes and sometimes creating my own.
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” - Dalai Lama
I love spending time with my family and friends! If I am not at one of my kid's sporting events, you can usually find me at a social gathering or enjoying a bonfire in the backyard with friends! I really love all animals and if it were up to me, I would have a zoo in my backyard. I am a positive person and I make sure to surround myself with good vibes and fun people.
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney
I enjoy spending time with family and friends. You will find me working on various sewing, quilting, card making, and knitting projects in off-hours.
“If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.” – Fred DeVito
When away from the office, I enjoy working out and hanging with my girls. I also love spending time with my two dogs, Chico and Oakley. Another hobby of mine is warm weather vacationing. I love going to Mexico on vacation and being on the beach by the ocean.
“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison
When I am not in the office working, I enjoy spending time outdoors in every season. A few hobbies of mine are overland style camping with my family, spending time on the boat, hitting the ATV trails, bringing the dogs to the dog park, and ice fishing. I also enjoy keeping busy with crafts and projects around home.
“The Great Secret of Life is the law of attraction. The law of attraction can also be called the law of creation. In other words, life is not happing to you, you are creating it!” – Author unknown
I love spending time with my family. My favorite activities include fishing, watching Cardinal baseball, and enjoying my grandsons’ company.
“Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” - Author Unknown
I am a “child sports enthusiast.” If there is soccer, wrestling, gymnastics, diving, Lacrosse, track, or any other sport my kids want to add to the list- I can be found on the sidelines twelve months per year! When I am not at sporting events, I enjoy gardening, doing barre classes, and going for walks.
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin
I’m an active father of a 14 year old boy who plays basketball and football. I have coached both over the years. I love traveling to National Parks, playing golf, swimming, and spending time with family. I’m passionate about travel and continuous self-development. I have traveled to Guatemala on a mission trip twice to help those in need and truly feel my purpose on earth is to serve others.
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
When I am not behind my monitors working, I am spending time with my family. One hobby that my family and I enjoy doing together is going to the lake.
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – Faulkner
I enjoy being in the outdoors, hiking, camping, and rock climbing. I am an avid gardener and like to spend time tending to my plants. I am also a linguist. In my free time, I enjoy learning new languages and traveling to new countries.
“No matter where you go, there you are. Enjoy your day!” – Author unknown
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I especially love traveling, whether near or far, and learning about those places' culture/lifestyle. Meeting new friends while traveling is a bonus.
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller
When away from the office you will find me with my family supporting our daughters in their activities. As a family we love camping, swimming, hiking, bike riding, and being in the great outdoors. When I have time to myself you will find me in my woodworking shop. I love to hunt, fish, and cook meat on the smoker.
“Can’t never did try.” – Author unknown
In my free time, I love to cook. When I am feeling generous, I will share with neighbors, friends, and co-workers. I am from a very large family of 13 children and do not know how to “cook small.” When weather permits, I also love to work outdoors with my perennials and vegetables.
“We cannot change the past, we only ‘think’ we can control the future. That only leaves today to do our best, to do what is right and to bring success, justice and peace to all.” - Author Unknown
Celebrating 50 years of marriage in 2020, I enjoy spending time with my wife and family, especially when we can be outdoors. Although I am no longer much of an active participant, I enjoyed camping, golf, playing drums, working on cars, and DIY projects. I am involved in church and community as a 3rd-degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” —Nelson Henderson
Away from work, I enjoy working on home “fixer-upper” projects with my husband and attending our kids' sporting events (football, hockey, and baseball Mom). I loves watching scary movies, listening to 80’s music, and sunshine!
“When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. And one thing it takes to accomplish something, is courage.” - Walt Disney
I love to travel and immerse myself in other cultures. When I am not traveling or exploring new places, I love being creative – drawing, painting, crafting, and trying my hand at all kinds of DIY projects.
“Stay true to yourself, and never sacrifice who you are for anyone.” – Author unknown
When not working, I enjoy spending time outdoors. One hobby of mine that I am super passionate about is riding my motorcycle. My wife and I love going on cross country motorcycle trips together. When we are not on the motorcycle, we are in our teardrop camper, camping out! We enjoy traveling to visit family that lives in West TX and KS. A few other hobbies of mine are automotive/mechanic work and woodworking. My wife and I also enjoy tackling projects around our new home, lately that has been landscaping.
“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.” – Unknown
I love my job for the same reasons I love hunting and fishing. Changing environments and conditions, targeting something with a mind of its own, read-interpret-react-execute-repeat. They are all very humbling hobbies but can be extremely rewarding when the plan comes together. They all challenge me to be creative and learn new tactics.
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” - Albert Einstein
I enjoy being outdoors during the warmer weather months, walking with friends, and planting/caring for my flowers. In the winter, I enjoy watching movies and doing home improvement projects with my husband.
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” - Albert Einstein
I enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, and mountain biking with my family. You might also see me navigating rocky trails in my old Land Cruiser, smoking meat in the back yard, or gardening. I also like to geek out on computers and home automation.
“A Nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero
I am the proud father of two delightful daughters. I very much enjoy working with my hands - particularly woodworking. If I am not in the shop cutting and gluing pieces of wood together, I am in our yard grooming, thinning, and curating our woods. I am never idle and always have some project or concept for a project brewing. I am a warm weather person, and any temperature less than 85 degrees is COLD.
“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat.”– Sheryl Sandberg
I love spending time with my kids any chance I can get. When the lakes are not frozen, I will be out fishing and enjoying being outside as often as I can. I am not a fan of the winter, so living in Minnesota, I have to get creative and work on projects inside. I stay active by running and working on outside projects.
“I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.” – Derek Jeter
I like to consider myself a bit of an indoors man. However, when the temperature dips beneath 70 degrees, you can find me battling metro golf courses or trying to avoid injury on the softball diamond. I also enjoy getting emotionally invested in the local professional sports teams each season just to have my heart broken each year.
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
I love sports and the outdoors. You can find me at a Cubs’ baseball game or working on my golf game during the spring. A few hobbies of mine are woodworking and DIY projects around the house. I am not afraid to dive headfirst into any project, and my passion shows through in all that I do.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” ― Mother Teresa
I am a multi-tasker and welcomes a fast-paced environment. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family (and people in general), going on warm vacations, crafting, and shooting photography. If there is bingo to be played… that’s where you’ll find me!
“Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be kind to everyone.” – Author unknown
During warmer months, I love camping and being on the water with family and friends. Spending time with my kids and grandkids is the BEST! I enjoy road trips, playing cards, and am a bingo junkie.
“Life is mostly attitude and timing.” – Author unknown
After attending the frigid NDSU, I started out as a pretty clueless mechanical engineer and picked up an MBA at St. Thomas along the way. Thanks to a less than desirable boss, I decided to start AbeTech in early 1992. We struggled early and shed real tears along the way. Over almost 30 years, I have been fortunate to discover and work with a wide variety of amazing folks that have helped to shape the success of the company. Keep listening closely and delivering on promises to clients, and good things seem to happen for everyone. When my wife allows for it, endurance sports such as ultra-running, mountain-climbing and gravel biking are my current passions.
“A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” - Colin Powell, former U.S. Defense Secretary
In the summer I like being outdoors. When I am not working, you most likely can find me golfing, fishing, and spending time with the family. In the winter, I enjoy reading and staying warm. 😊 I also like to take on do-it-yourself projects.
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.” – Michael Jordan
I love the outdoors and spending time with family. In the winter, you can find me snowboarding or ice fishing. During the summer months, I will most likely be playing frisbee golf or floating on the water. I also have a do-it-yourself mentality. I enjoy tackling hands-on projects like automotive work, landscaping, and carpentry.
“The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – J. M. Barrie
I enjoy good music and great books! I love to bake and entertain friends and family. You can usually find me working on the next project – a wedding reception, a garden, a special dinner, a game day, a home improvement project, or a new piece of music. If I am not working on that, I am probably playing with kids or into the next Harry Potter LEGO set.
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliot
I spend my summers playing golf, tennis, and wake surfing. My family and I enjoy traveling across the country and around the world. Reading and hanging with friends is how I relax in my spare time.
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I enjoy spending my time away from the office with my family. My hobbies include camping, cruising the lake on the pontoon, riding on my Harley, or golfing. I enjoy all sports, particularly college football, which you can find me watching most Saturdays - Minnesota Gophers or Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be” - Abraham Lincoln
Passion for technology is in my blood. Ever since a ninth-grade computer science class where we made a stick man go across the screen programming in machine language and getting on “the internet” after my parents bought me a modem in 1986, I have been hooked. I very much enjoy serving and have been on five mission trips (Guatemala and Honduras) where I get a chance to practice speaking Spanish and live out my Christian faith. Outside of work, I like to be outside, play video games, RC cars/planes/drones, motorsports, fishing and obviously, embrace technology in most everything I do.
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey
When away from the office, I love spending time with my family. I love to travel. I have been to several states and countries in the world. You’ll often find me driving my Dodge Charger, which I call “puppy” since it loves to play.
“I always want to be the fairest person I know and exceed all expectations.” – Author unknown
My family and I regularly enjoy Lake of the Ozarks when there is not travel baseball on the schedule.
“Your attitude can defeat you faster than your competition.” – Author unknown
I am an avid outdoorsman and enjoy farming, camping. A few hobbies that I enjoy doing with the family are hunting and fishing. When I am not working or spending time with my family, I enjoy serving in the community as a high school wrestling coach. I am a Board Member of our Property Owners’ Association and a member of the Arkansas Realtors’ Association, where I am a Principal Broker.
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
I am a sports fan – you will often find me in the stands at local football, basketball, or baseball games. I enjoy golfing, fishing (summer and winter), snowmobiling, and hanging with friends and family. A more recent hobby would be my interest in craft beer and visiting many craft breweries throughout Minnesota.
“For we walk by Faith, not by Sight.” - 2 Corinthians 5:7
I love spending my free time hanging out with the family. I have recently become an “empty nester,” which I am not happy about. I have two small dogs that I enjoy snuggling with and taking for walks. When not at work, I enjoy spending time at our cabin in northern Minnesota, spending time with family and friends, reading, target shooting, and taking walks.
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