“After two decades of service to our country, I’m ready to serve my community. Illinois needs leaders who understand what it means to lead with integrity, defend our freedoms, and restore trust in our institutions.”
Retired Naval Commander with 22 years of experience in warfare, military strategy, command leadership, and personnel development. Proven results in managing multimillion dollar education and training budgets, leading multi-level, large engineering departments, and building high-achieving teams through cultural alignment. Recognized as an accomplished leader who delivers innovative process improvement through focus on first principles and merit.
Brian has led teams through crisis, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, and built high-performing organizations grounded in discipline, accountability, and trust. His career includes command of a Navy Reserve center, overseeing national training programs for over 55,000 service members, and serving aboard some of the Navy’s most advanced warships.
Responsible for the mobilization readiness of 350 Navy Reservists in 21 Navy Reserve Units. Deftly led a staff of 20 through the COVID pandemic.
Oversaw a Navy Reserve budget of +$60M and a staff of 25 to execute and continuously assess the Navy Reserve’s annual training and education programs for over 55,000 servicemembers.
Original crew of new aircraft carrier, responsible for leading the operation and maintenance of all new auxiliary engineering equipment, from fire pumps and steering gear to aircraft elevators and refrigerators, for a crew of 2,800 Sailors. Wrote the book on auxiliary engineering for the first new aircraft carrier class since 1978.
Oversaw the training schedule for the Atlantic Surface Fleet, ensured alignment for the deployment training and readiness for 82 warships and over 40,000 sailors.
Transformed a team of inexperienced Sailors into a combat-ready warfighting staff, despite truncated pre-deployment training.
Responsible for all aspects of propulsion, electrical generation, auxiliaries, damage control and firefighting of a 9,000-ton air defense destroyer with a crew of 325 Sailors.
University of Idaho
Naval War College
Brian’s transition to public advocacy began with the Leadership Program of the Rockies and the National Review Institute’s Burke to Buckley Fellowship. These experiences sharpened his conservative philosophy and deepened his commitment to advancing liberty, limiting government, and returning Illinois to a land of opportunity.
As a parent of 3 school-aged children, Brian believes parents—not bureaucrats—should have the power to decide what’s best for their children’s education. He supports expanding access to charter schools, education savings accounts, and voucher programs that give families real options to choose what is best for their family and ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed.
Brian currently serves as a Precinct Committeeman in the Naperville Township Republican Organization and is actively building a network of principled conservatives across Illinois.
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