About Tony DeBone
Profile: Tony DeBone
Small business person with experience in multiple projects from aerospace, bio-tech and small business environments. A family man, dedicated husband and father. A community servant and a civic-minded individual.
Experience:
Deschutes County Commissioner January 2011 – Present
Board Chair – January 2012 to December 2012, January 2015 to December 2015, January 2018 to current
Business Owner, Little d Technology, La Pine, OR June 2005 – 2022
A small business in La Pine, Tony and his wife of 20 years, Kathy. Little d Technology has experience in supporting local businesses and home computer users. Fixing repair computer systems and supporting business users with their custom applications. Developing websites with Dreamweaver and Flash. Active La Pine Chamber of Commerce Member.
Before his job as Commissioner, Tony served on the Board of Directors of the La Pine Park and Recreation District as Board Chair and the La Pine Rodeo Association on Land Acquisition.
Before moving to Central Oregon, Tony worked in drug discovery Bio-tech at Celltech in Seattle. Previous to that, Built and supported software systems for the Air Force at the Maui Space Surveillance Site and Observatory Operator/Mission Planner, Rocketdyne Technical Services, both in Maui.
Family
Tony and Kathy DeBone
Kathy and I have been married for over 28 years. We have one son, Michael, who attended Bend-La Pine schools from kindergarten to 12th grade. He graduated in 2017 and is now engaged to be married to a wonderful young woman he went to school with, Kenzie. We couldn't be happier for them...and us!
We live between La Pine and Sunriver on a small farm where we have chickens, pigs, goats, dogs and one horse. I leased and farmed 50 acres of grass hay for 12 years or so. We love there rural life style in Deschutes County, and all it has to offer.
By trade, I was a software engineer working under contract with Air Force Space Command tracking satellites at the Maui Space Surveillance Site on Haleakala. For a time I was a Computational Biologist working in drug discovery with Celltech R&D in Seattle and i Central Oregon I worked in the alternative energy industry, a great passion of mine.
2022 – Amateur Radio License (HAM)- KK7EYI
2017 – Chinook Institute for Civic Leadership
2012 to 2013 – Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) County College
2009 – Ford Family Conference of Communities, Eugene, OR.
2008-2009 – Ford Institute for Community Building Leadership training
2008 – Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) board training.
2002 – “Conflict Management in The Corporate Environment”, A two day course while working at Celltech R&D.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE) Computer Society Member 2001 – 2008
“The world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology”
Conferences: Sun Microsystems JavaOne 2000, Colorado Software Summit 2001, 2002, 2003
Education
Technical Training:
Introduction to Rational Enterprise Suite, Requirements Management with Use Cases, ClearQuest Administration, Object Oriented Development with Rational Rose, Solaris System Administration Essentials
Education
University of Hawaii, Maui, HI
1998, Successfully completed two graduate level courses in computer operating systems.
Northern Michigan University, Marquette. MI
1985-1989, Bachelors of Science, Electronics Technology/Robotics
Royal Oak Shrine High school, Royal Oak, MI
1981-1985, College Prep Catholic School.
Memberships and Affiliations include:
Central Oregon Ready/Responsive/Resilient (CORE3)
9-1-1 User Board
Central Oregon Cohesive Strategy Steering Committee
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) - Alternate
Deschutes County Historical Society
Deschutes County Public Safety Coordinating Council
East Cascades Works
Sunriver – La Pine Economic Development Committee
Redmond Airport Commission
Redmond Economic Development Inc.
Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council – representing AOC
State Interoperability Executive Council (SEIC) – Governor’s appointment
National Association of Counties Telecommunications and Technology Committee
Volunteer/Membership Organizations:
Bend, Redmond, Sisters, La Pine Chambers of Commerce
Central Oregon Builders' Association
National Federation of Independent Businesses
Oregon Farm Bureau
Knights of Columbus, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church-La Pine, OR
Ponderosa Mountain Men - La Pine, OR
La Pine Rodeo Association - La Pine, OR
Association of Oregon County College Graduate, 2013
Deschutes County College Graduate, 2011
Little Deschutes Grange #939 - La Pine, OR
Awards:
2006 - La Pine Chamber of Commerce - Community Service Award
2007 - La Pine Chamber of Commerce - Business of the Year Award
2009 - La Pine Chamber of Commerce - Excellence in Community Service Award
2013 - La Pine Chamber of Commerce - Business of the Year Award
2021 - Excellence Award - Central Oregon Builders Association - Public Official of the Year