Shoots Veis, P.E., is the Engineering Supervisor for Range, a telecommunications company, where he oversees engineering and construction, as well as the author of Public Speaking for Engineers. He has more than 20 years of experience working in telecommunications, civil engineering, and the construction industry. He served a five-year term on the city council of Billings, MT. Veis has degrees in environmental engineering and project engineering and management, both from Montana Tech.