Leadership
About
- City Council, District 6, 2013-2019
- Owner of Nix Properties, LLC
- Managing Owner of Hospitality House (a medical lodging facility)
- Managing Member of Tyler Park Hill Ventures LLC
- Managing Member of Roy Road Ventures LLC
- President of Nix Construction, Inc.
- Member of Grace Community Church
Community Service & Leadership
- Member, Leadership Tyler Board of Directors (2009-2015)
- Vice President of Programs, Leadership Tyler (2011-2014)
- Member, City of Tyler Code Review Committee for Existing & New Building Codes (2012)
- Graduate & Class Representative, Leadership Tyler Class 22 (2009)
- Member & Chairman, City of Tyler Construction Board of Adjustments & Appeals (2008-2010)
- First Sergeant to ALERT program MRT (Mobile Response Team) – led a team in disaster relief and humanitarian aid throughout the U.S. (2000-2001)
- 20 Somethings Singles Program Leader, Grace Community Church (2003-2005)
- Group Leader, Tyler Area Builders Association Rally Day, Austin, Texas (2013, 2015, 2017)
- Volunteer Contractor for Tyler Main Street Art Gallery (2009)
- Volunteer Builder for Parental Care Ministries in Mbarrara, Uganda (2011, 2016)
- Mayor ProTem City of Tyler (2016-2017)
- Councilman, City of Tyler District 6 (2013-2014, 2014-2016, 2016-2018, & 2018-2019)
- Council Building Committee, City of Tyler (2014-2019)
- Council Audit Committee, City of Tyler (2013-2014)
- Chairman of the Developers Roundtable, City of Tyler (2013-Present)
- Salvation Army Advisory Board (2016-2023)
- City of Tyler Half Cent Sales Tax Board Member (2019-Present)
- Member Grace Community School Board 2025
- Salvation Army Property and Facilities Committee (2016-2023)
- Active Member of Grace Community Church (since 2003)
- Active Member of Grace Community Church Prayer Team (since 2011)
- Former Grace Kids Leader
- Member US 69 Feasibility working group (2018)
- Commissioner, City of Tyler Planning & Zoning Commission (2010-2013)
- Chairman, Tyler Area Builders Association Government Relations Committee (2007-2019)
Past & Present Associations
- Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce
- Tyler Area Builders Association
- Historic Tyler, Inc.
- National Association of Home Builders & NAHB Certified Green Building Professional
- Better Business Bureau
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Tyler Apartment Association
- Tyler Hotel & Lodging Association
- Tyler Men’s Bible Study Fellowship
- Leadership Tyler, Catalyst 100
Special Awards & Achievements
- Honorable Recognition, State of Kentucky for Kentucky Flood Relief Efforts, 1997
- Honorary Citizen, Little Rock, AR, 1997
- Recipient of the Loyd Hutson Memorial Humanitarian Award, 1998
- Certificate of Merit, McDonough, GA, 2000
- Certified Green Professional NAHB 2008
- Essential Piece Award from the City of Tyler
- 2012-2013, 2014-2015, & 2015-2016, Winner, Home Builders & Contractors, Locals Love Us!
Congressional Commendations:
- March 1997 – Falmouth, KY: Disaster & Flood Relief
- May 1997 – Manchester, OH: Ohio River Flooding Relief Work
- October 1998 – Moscow, Russia: Remodeling Orphanage
- November 1999 – San Pedro, Sula, Honduras: Hurricane Mitch Disaster Relief
- November 1999 – Midwest City, OK: Tornado Disaster Relief