This Crane Operator Has the (Literal) Highest Office in Texas

Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. I was born in Germany. My dad was in the U.S. Army, so we moved around a lot, including to McAllen, briefly, when I was six years old. I came back to Texas when I was eighteen. I joined the Army and ended up stationed at Fort Hood, where I worked as a combat engineer. That was my first time operating a crane, moving C-4 here and there, swapping out tank motors.I grew up playing video games and skateboarding—I was a sponsored boarder as a teenager. You need finesse for those hobbies, and they helped improve my focus. In my twenties and thirties I played in a heavy metal band. We toured with Rob…

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