
EXPERIENCE
• Commissioner of Labor since 2011
• Created the Regional Coordinator Program in 2011 and the Business Service Unit in 2013 to foster mutually beneficial relationships with employers and economic developers
• Created Special Workforce Assistance Team for the unemployed and underemployed
• Developed GeorgiaBEST program to certify high school students as work ready and to teach those students the importance of soft skills
• Created the Customized Recruitment program that brings job seekers and new companies locating to Georgia together for faster startups
• The Department of Labor has won the Georgia Technology Innovation Showcase Award six out of the last seven years
• Member of Georgia General Assembly, House District 18 for the past eight years
• Former Chairman, House Appropriations Human Resources Sub-Committee
• BS, Public Administration, Auburn University
• Helped run his family’s small business for 20 years


