Favorite Tool: My Leatherman Wave – I wear it always because it is a mini tool kit on my belt anytime I need it. 

Favorite DIY Project:  Kitchen remodel in our 1928 house.  We did the work ourselves and for 4 months we always had tools borrowed from the Tool Library.

Why I wanted to get involved with NEPTL: After the kitchen remodel I decided that I needed to give back to the organization that allowed us to do this.  And it’s fun!

My Background:  Born and raised in Tucson, AZ.  Have worked as a bicycle and auto mechanic and machinist.  Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Arizona.  Career as a Manufacturing/Process Engineer. Lived in Portland since 1991.

NEPTL member since 2009. Board member since 2016