A native of Marietta, Georgia, began his education at the University of Georgia and completed his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Maryland and then continued his educational endeavors at Woodrow Wilson Law School. Wes has also obtained certificates in Construction Project Management from Georgia Institute of Technology and Development Authority Training from the University of Georgia. Wes is a Viet Nam veteran serving as a Forward Air Controller in the U.S. Air Force.Wes has over 30 years in the development and general contracting industry as a licensed general contractor, developer, and licensed underground utility contractor. He was formerly owner of the Macland Company, a custom millwork manufacturer and installer for hotel, law offices, hospitals, and corporate offices and owner of Sentinel Homes, LLC, a medium-size & luxury homebuilder. As past President of Deventer North America, Inc., a commercial General Contractor, he specialized in strip shopping centers, mixed-use structures, loft condominiums, office buildings, single and multi family residential, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and active adult senior living homes. Wes’s past board memberships include President of the East Cobb County OptimistClub, Vice Chairman of the Marietta Museum of Art, Director of the Marietta History Museum Emeritus, and he sat on the board of Down Town Marietta Development Authority and the Marietta Historic Board of Review.