- Began service with the Decatur Police Department on May 23, 1995
- Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Southern Illinois University (1992), Carbondale, IL
- Graduate of St. Teresa HS (1987), Decatur, IL
- Promoted to Deputy Chief of Police in 2022
- Promoted to Lieutenant in 2015
- Promoted to Sergeant in 2006
