City by the Lake

Personal bio

I was born in Michigan City, coming into this world at the old Memorial hospital. Pretty much outside of a couple of small stints in a couple of different places, Michigan City has been my lifetime home. I went to St. Paul's up until 8th grade, then switched into the public schools, graduating from Elston High School in 1992. For college I went to Manchester College until 1996 where I received a wide ranging Liberal Arts education, majoring in Economics. Currently I am involved as an adult volunteer for Cross Current Ministries, as well as an unpaid volunteer at the MC YMCA, refereeing youth sports and serving on the building committee.

My work life has seen a few different stops, early on working in retail at both of the malls in Michigan City, then moving on to my true calling, working on the legendary trading floors of Chicago. There is no working envoirnment quite like trading, and one thing you can always count on, is being extremely quick and decisive on your feet, and not being afraid of any situation. High pressure and high intensity situations are a part of every workday for myself, as are having to answer for every decesion which I make. I am currently employed at the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) as a trading floor liaison where I settle trade disputes between the customer firms, and the specialist who make markets for the CHX. This requires me to be a quick study on the specific rules and regulations, while being able to negoitate and mediate with multiple parties at the sametime.

My family life is also deeply rooted in Michigan City, as I am married to a teacher here in the Michigan City school system, who was also born, raised, and graduated from/in MC. We recently had our first child, a beautiful daughter back in November, while buying our first house, right here in MC, a few months before hand.

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