First and foremost, I take great pride in being a firefighter with the Lewisville Fire Department. I also feel a great honor in filling the role of Pipe Major for the Lewisville Fire Department Pipes and Drums, www.lfdpipesanddrums.com. During the last several years, I have performed at numerous parades, funerals, memorials, retirements and department ceremonies for LFD as well as many surrounding departments, and citizens, as a member of the LFD Pipes and Drums, and as a solo piper.

I am also a member of the Texas Fire Pipes and Drums, which is a Pipe and Drum band comprised of Firefighters, both active and retired, from across the entire State of Texas. Currently we are 80 members strong, and are constantly adding new members.

Having been trained in music from an early age, I began taking pipe lessons as a member of the Lewisville Fire Department Pipes & Drums, where I received expert instruction from piper Don Shannon of the North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums.

Since then I have continued to study bagpipe music and practice daily. In addition to my experience with bagpipes, I am a formally trained musician, with over 20 years of study and performance, -- including guitar, saxophone, and general music theory.

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