Education and Experience

Education

  • Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program; Harvard, John F Kennedy School of Government

  • BS Business Administration, Cum Laude, Stritch University

  • Brookfield East High School

Experience

  • City of Brookfield Director of Administration, 20+ years

  • City of Brookfield Emergency Management Director

  • Owner, Marquardt Heating & Electric

Boards & Commissions

  • Plan Commission

  • Police and Fire Commission*

  • Board of Zoning Appeals*

  • Board of Administrative Appeals *

*Currently Serving

Administrative Projects

  • Led numerous comprehensive, high-profile City projects, saving significant tax dollars each year by centralizing staffing, maintenance, and purchasing, including:

    • Relocation of two Brookfield fire stations

    • Creation of combined Emergency Dispatch

    • Initiation of Fleet Division and Facilities Maintenance

  • Project Manager for large-scale construction and renovation projects for the City of Brookfield, increasing operational efficiency and energy conservation, all completed on time and under budget, including:

    • Public Works Facility

    • Recycling Center

    • Extensive City Hall renovations

  • Responsible for overseeing emergency response to several critical City-wide natural disasters, and leveraged those experiences to restructure the City Emergency Management Plan to ensure disaster readiness