James Brent Choate

Background

Choate, James Brent was born on October 28, 1953 in Abbeville, Louisiana, United States. Son of James Norman and Earline Rose (Dartez)_Choate.

Education

Association General Studies, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1983; Association Industrial Technology, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1987; B Gen Studies, U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1987.

Career

Marine service operator, Halliburton Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1975-1979; service engineer, BJ Hughes, Incorporated, New York Iberia, Louisiana, 1979; production operator, Tenneco, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1979-1989; safety and training specialist, Odeco Oil & Gas, New Orleans, 1989; safety director, Wilcrest, Inc., Lafayette, 1989; with, Instrumentation, Compliance & Education, Inc., Broussard, Louisiana, 1989-1990; safety director, Sola Communications, Lafayette, since 1991. Safety director Control Systematologists, Inc., Lafayette, since 1991. Consultant Sotec, Lafayette, 1991, Magnum Mud Company, Lafayette, 1990.

Achievements

• James Brent Choate has been listed as a noteworthy Communications company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer fire fighter 7th Ward Fire Department, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, 1986-1988. Member American Society Safety Engineers, Instrument Society American, Acadiana Safety Association, Gulf Coast Safety and Training Group.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, body building, softball, tennis.

Connections

Married Joanna Gail Stevens, March 3, 1973. 1 child, Cory Jonathon.

Father:

James Norman _Choate

Mother:

Earline Rose (Dartez)_Choate

Spouse:

Joanna Gail Stevens

child:

Cory Jonathon Choate