I graduated from Tucker High School (Atlanta, GA area) and then went to Auburn University to get a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.  I was then hired as an R&D Engineer at Fontaine Fifth Wheel Company.  I worked on new product designs as well is product improvements.  I worked there for 5 years while going to night school at UAB to earn an MBA.  I then went to FMC Corporation in Orlando, FL.  I worked as a Design Engineer primarly working on their main deck cargo loaders used to load commercial jets.  After 1 year at FMC, I was called back by Fontaine Fifth Wheel to be their Test Lab Manager.  I served as the Test Lab Manager for 19 years.  This will be my second year as a teacher at Hewitt Trussville High School.