John has worked in property management since 1981 with Chicagoland companies such as Balcor Property Management, Miller Midwest Real Estate and Metroplex Inc.
He had been a manager at 1st American Management Company since 1989 and purchased the company in 1993. He attended both the University of Wisconsin and the Purdue North Central School of Business. John has received the Certified Property Managers (CPM) designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management in Chicago and is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Indiana. He is on the Executive Board of IREM Chapter 100 of Northwest Indiana. John is also an elected School Board Member with the Duneland School Board of Trustees.