100 Reasons to support for Dave Lane for City Council
“Government can be a force for positive change. Together let us choose the right path forward.” -Dave
Governmental Experience
Mayors Select Committee for Hearts in the Crossroads District
Kansas City Downtown Redevelopment advisory council member
Mayors Council for Union Station Reconstruction in Kansas City
Understanding ALL aspects of the business world is the KEY to achieving positive business growth
Business Experience
Redevelopment of three buildings consisting of 58,000 square feet of historical property in the Crossroads/downtown Kansas City District
Interfaced with the Federal government to coordinate historic tax credits for reconstruction of historic Kansas City buildings
Developed approximately 42 properties/doors in the midtown Kansas City region,
Gut rehabbed 4 apartment complexes, 5 commercial strip centers, a 31,000 square foot Kansas City, Kansas office building and 15 individual houses
Member of Board of Directors of Oklahoma Coal, Oil and Gas and led the Company in Underwriting its IPO
Board of Director member of Custom Computing Systems
Data Processing Manager for Employers Reinsurance Corporation at age 22
Operated 14 computers stores in Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, St Louis, Wichita, Tulsa and Oklahoma City starting as early as 1979
Founded his first computer Store in 1979 at age 23 with $15,000 from repairing cars. That investment later turned into 14 stores with 150 employees doing $50 million dollars of annual business.
Wholesale distributor of computers and related products
Early importer of computers assembled in the USA.
Operated a firm specializing in gold bullion, estate jewelry and coins
Founded and operated a dial up internet service provider for 10,000 subscribers
Organized and operated one of the very first Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) long distance providers
Was appointed as a CLEC by the FCC
Created and manufactured on a CNC laser, the Star Filter that allows astronomers to focus on stars at night.
Created and manufactured the Dew Destroyer, a portable rechargeable battery powered camera lens heating strip
“Awards and Recognitions are a reflection of dedication and perservence to a cause” -Dave
Achievements / Honors
Published national author
Dave’s book was placed in the Library of Congress
Monthly columnist for 5 years
Honored by NASA for outstanding photography on 16 different occasions
Dave’s Pleiades image was the cover of the NASA 2014 Calendar
National Republican Committee member for Ronald Reagan
National Welfare Reform advisor under Bill Clinton
Appeared 12 times as a featured story in the Kansas City Star
2nd place in Kansas City’s advertising media awards
Managed, created and oversaw an annual advertising budget of $3 million dollars.
Interview and feature in the Kansas City Business Journal
Businessman of the Year finalist in the Kansas City Business Journal
Interviews and multiple appearances on Kansas City radio stations
Interviews on multiple St. Louis radio stations
Featured article in the St Louis Post Dispatch
Cover and multi-page article in the St Louis Business Journal
Cover photo and multiple page article in Johnson County Business Journal
Full page article in Omaha World Herald
Multi-page article in the Wichita Eagle
Operated 14 computer stores in the Midwest.
Panelist for multiple computer conferences including COMDEX
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
–Albert Schweitzer
Personal Hobbies
Artistic Glass Torch worker, teacher and glass demonstrator
Astrophotographer with numerous awards and appearances in dozens of national magazines.
Recipient of 16 APOD (Astronomy Photo Of the Day) Awards from NASA
Multiple appearances in Time Magazine
Art appeared in Ripley’s Believe it or Not, believe that or not!
Art featured and sold at Yellowstone National Park
His art is featured and sold at Ravens Heart Gallery in Kanab, Utah
Star Person of the Year in Amateur Astronomy magazine
Featured images and story in Astronomy Magazine
Member and crew operator at Powell Observatory
Dave built and operated three observatories to photograph the stars remotely.
Built and operates an observatory in Kanab Utah.
Member of the board of directors of Stellar Vista Observatory a non-profit in Kanab Utah
Participated in multiple star parties operating telescopes for the public in Kanab Utah
Participated in multiple star parties operating telescopes for the public in the Kansas City area
Trained in and taught Bushidokan Karate for over a decade.
Received multiple 1st place and trophy winning rankings in karate full contact and sparring tournaments
Involved in multiple housing rehabs in Kanab
Assisted Kanab homeless substance abusing individuals with housing
Met with three US presidents, 6 senators and multiple House of Representatives critters
Helped organize two coin grading services at their start up.
Founding member of ANE (American Numismatic Exchange)
Vice President Student Council Johnson County Kansas Community College
Hè’s a really good guy, that cares about people and helping his fellow man.
His dog Gizmo can sit up and beg for quite extended periods of time!
Psst there’s not really 100 reasons. Can you count how many? Let us know you checked 🙂