Full Name:
Dana 'Chris' C. Frandsen, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Divorced; 5 Children: Kirsten, Dina, Joy, David, Linda
Birth Date:
02/17/1948
Birth Place:
Lincoln, NE
Home City:
Austin, TX
MBA, Business Administration, Pepperdine University, 1986, Grade Point Average of 3.5
BS, General Science, United States Military Academy, 1969, Grade Point Average of 2.5
Delegate
Candidate, Texas House of Representatives, District 47, 2012
No caucus information on file.
Owner Entercate Incorporated, 2004-present
Account Manager, Apple Computer
Technical Recruiting Manager, Management Recruiters, Austin
Former Infantry Officer, United States Military
Owner, Teachers' Alley, 2004-2007
Marketing Account Manager, Apple Computer, 2002-2004
Director of Technical Recruiting, Management Recruiters of Austin, 1989-2001
Director, Surface Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures Marketing, Tracor Aerospace, 1986-1988
Director of Marketing, Armtec Defense Products Company, 1983-1986
Government Marketing Manager, Deterline Interactive, 1980-1981
Marketing Manager, FMC Corporation, 1981-1982, 1978-1980
Marketing Manager, FMC Corporation, San Jose California, 1978
Infantry Officer, US Army, 1969-1978
Volunteer, Bob Bullock Museum of Texas History, 2010-present
Member, Project Vote Smart, 2009-present
Member Austin Civilian Emergency Response Team, 2009-present
Member, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Austin
Volunteer, Saint David's South Austin Medical Center
Co-Chair, Texas Veterans for Obama, 2008
Favorite Book:
Fiction - Earth by David Brin and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Biography -Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction - Deep Time by Greg Benford, The Transparent Society by David Brin and The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Self-Development - The Four Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss
Favorite Movie:
Blade Runner, Gladiator, Bull Durham
Favorite Musician:
The Beatles, Ian and Sylvia, John Mayer, Coldplay, and of course anything from the James Bowie High School choir
Favorite TV Shows:
Lie to Me, Defying Gravity, Battlestar Galactica, Rachel Maddow
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Tennis, Grandkids, Volunteering for St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Number of Grandchildren:
8