I was born in Iraq, and I came to the United States with my parents in the early 90s during the first Gulf War. Back home, we had a good life. My parents had worked hard and saved well. But when the war hit, the Iraqi dinar collapsed almost overnight, and years of savings became worth a fraction of what they were. My parents lost most of what they had built.
They started over in a country that was completely new to them, without speaking much English. I never once heard them complain. My dad did what he had to do to support our family, and he ended up starting a dental lab out of our home garage. Looking back, he always says the same thing: there was never a need God didn't provide for. Watching that, year after year, is where my own faith comes from. I've seen it be true more times than I can count.
At 20, I started working for a software company that helped medical practices run their scheduling, billing, and records. I stayed there 17 years, working closely with practices across the country to help them get up and running. But the job meant a lot of travel, and my two daughters were growing up fast. I didn't want to keep missing it.
So I stepped out and started my own company. Today I'm the founder and CEO of Productive IT Solutions, a business I built from the ground up that acts as the IT department for dental offices, medical practices, and small businesses that don't have one of their own, handling everything from cybersecurity and data protection to network reliability, compliance, and day-to-day tech support. It was a step of faith, and God met me in it the same way he met my parents. Clients came at moments I never expected, right when we needed them most. Seeing God show up right on time, again and again, has shaped how I see everything, including why I want to serve this community.
Running my own business gave me a straightforward standard for public service: show up, do what you said you'd do, and be honest about the numbers. Innovative thinking is at the core of how I run my business, and I want to bring that same spirit of innovation to the city, finding smarter, more efficient ways to solve problems instead of settling for how things have always been done. That's the standard I'm bringing to District 2.
I've called Hesperia home since 2006, longer than anywhere else I've ever lived. My wife and I have raised our two daughters here, spending many days and hours at Maple Park with AYSO, alongside people we now call friends. We've gone door to door with Girl Scouts selling cookies, spent time at the Hesperia library for kids events, and watched our city grow with new shopping centers and restaurants along the way. With the support of our church and the community around us, we've built something we've come to cherish as our hometown, and we've enjoyed watching it grow right along with us.
I love this country, this state, and especially this city. We are blessed to call this place home. Coming here as an immigrant, I've never taken that for granted. This country gave my family a chance to start over and build a life we never could have back home, and I feel a real responsibility to give back to it. Running for city council is my way of doing that, of having a voice in the place that's given my family so much.
My family trusts in the Lord in every step. We depend on Him all the time. That trust is what's leading me into this race. As John Quincy Adams once said, "Duty is ours, results are God's." Whatever the result, I know that's where God wants it to go.
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take."
Proverbs 3:5–6, NLT
