John is an accountant with a background in residential & commercial construction and automation manufacturing industries. In addition, he has taxation and audit experience from 5+ years in Public Accounting. John assisted his family electrical contracting business during and after high school, until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1999. John was honorably discharged from the Navy after a 4-year enlistment, having toured the Mediterranean during Operation Iraqi Freedom where he played an integral role as an aviation electronics repair technician. John has a B.S. in Business Administration from Cal Poly Humboldt and an (inactive) CPA license in California.