Chief of The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Wetlands Permitting Division 1973 to 1988 Deputy Director of The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 1988 to 1994 Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 1994 to 1995 (Retired 1995) Lobbyist for The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources from 1975 to 1995 Responsible for passage of Environmental and Fisheries regulations Represent Federal, State, County and Municipal governments in the Mississippi Legislature 1995 to Present