My name is Zechariah Swendsen,

I have been a resident of this community since 2007 when I built my home here. During this time I have tried to help Canyon Creek in any way that I can without getting too involved due to schedule conflicts. Now I have the available time to give back to our community I want to serve on the Board of Directors. I have previously helped cut operating costs through advising the Board on IT decisions and would bring this experience and more with me to each meeting. I understand the financial and human problems Canyon Creek is facing right now and I want to be part of the solution for our community.

My professional career is in IT consulting for small and medium businesses, medical, and county governments throughout Texas which I have been doing for nine years now. I work with a wide variety of management styles and different boards on a regular basis. As such this gives me a wide array of professional contacts and experiences that I will continue to leverage to get Canyon Creek the best prices available on services that we need. I served in the Marine Corps in the Infantry from 2002 – 2006 and received an honorable discharge.  I did deploy around the world which gave me a deep respect and love for the country we all live in. After the Marine Corps I spent some time as an armed security officer at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant. I started to study IT work there and used my GI Bill to get my Bachelor’s Degree in Networking and Communications Management in 2013.