As Governor Gibbons' campaign manager, Uithoven led day-to-day strategic planning, communications and fundraising efforts. Prior to the official beginning of the campaign, Uithoven chaired the Friends of Jim Gibbons exploratory committee from February to August of 2005. In that position, Uithoven helped secure financial and political support for a Gibbons statewide campaign. From 2002 to early 2005, Uithoven served as Jim Gibbons' congressional chief of staff. In that position, he was charged with managing Gibbons' staff and daily operations in each of his three Nevada-based district offices, as well as his staff in Washington, DC. He managed all of Gibbons' administrative, legislative and political affairs, and oversaw Gibbons' re-election efforts to Congress in both the 2002 and 2004 election cycles. Over 10 years of working for Gibbons, Uithoven served as communications director, district director, legislative director and deputy chief of staff. He spent about half of his tenure working in Gibbons' federal office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and the rest of the time based in Nevada.

A Reno native, Uithoven received a baseball scholarship to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After graduating with a degree in English, Uithoven worked at Bank of America in Las Vegas, eventually serving as a manager before accepting a position with Gibbons. Along with his wife, Tamara, he currently serves as chairman of the governor's northern Nevada Inaugural Ball and is a regular guest on Nevada Newsmakers. He also works with the Rogich Communications Group in its public relations and government affairs efforts. Uithoven lives in Reno with his wife and three sons.