Rob hails from Juneau, Alaska, a longtime Pacific Northwest resident. After completing a course of study at Auke Bay Elementary (where he got overall second place in the spelling bee as a third grader), Rob moved on to Floyd Dryden Middle School, where he excelled in woodshop and Future Problem Solving. Next came four years at Juneau Douglas High School, where he plodded along in the middle of the pack and focused intensely on his job at Skis & Stuff in the Mendenhall Mall. After graduating high school, Rob went on a decade-long tour of universities around the Pacific Northwest, stopping briefly at OSU, U of M, and UW, among others. Rob has every intention of applying for his comms degree at UW once he retires and finishes editing his capstone project. Rob has 25 years of design and construction experience, including construction management, importing and retailing high-end fixtures and cabinetry from Italy and Spain, kitchen design, and bath design. Rob maintains fastidious business practices and human-resource control across several enterprises, continuously evolving to implement leading-edge construction practices and leadership and team-building methods. Rob is a committed community volunteer board president of West Sound Treatment Center and a former Rotarian.