John has worked for the State since 1994 after completing a 21 year career with the US Air Force. After leaving the Air Force John became the Fleet Manager for Arizona State University. In 1997 he accepted a position with the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Equipment Services as their Central Region Equipment Manager.
In 1998, John was promoted to the Maintenance Operations Manager position responsible for ADOT’s 21 Statewide Equipment Repair Shops, and the maintenance and servicing requirements for over 11,000 vehicles assigned to 13 different State agencies and municipalities.
In 2004, John was promoted to the Physical Plant Administrator position for the Department of Transportation. As the Physical Plant Administrator, he was responsible for the department’s 4,600 vehicles and equipment, the maintenance support of over 7,000 other agency vehicles, 56 refueling sites and 1,400 facilities located throughout the state to include 26 regulated drinking water systems and 200 waste water systems. In 2009, John took oversight responsibility of the Grand Canyon Airport.
Presently, John leads the Administrative Services Division which provides agency wide support functions that include Audit and Analysis, Equipment Services, Facilities Management, the Office of Environmental Services, the Grand Canyon Airport, Procurement, Public records and Safety and Health.