Infantry NCO

Commanded a forward deployed, 14 man Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) Team in combat with Joint Task Force Paladin (Afghanistan) that included Explosive Ordinance Disposal, targeting, law enforcement, tactical, electronic warfare, and explosives exploitation experts. Provided the Battlespace Commander, JTF Paladin Commander, and Theater Commander with current tactics, techniques, and procedures for IED events in order to defeat the device and attack the IED network. Maintained… Show more Commanded a forward deployed, 14 man Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) Team in combat with Joint Task Force Paladin (Afghanistan) that included Explosive Ordinance Disposal, targeting, law enforcement, tactical, electronic warfare, and explosives exploitation experts. Provided the Battlespace Commander, JTF Paladin Commander, and Theater Commander with current tactics, techniques, and procedures for IED events in order to defeat the device and attack the IED network. Maintained training in post-blast/emplacement analysis. Provided CIED training to U.S., Coalition Forces, and Afghan National Security Forces deployed in the area of operations. Supported operations for the Battlespace Commander and Special Forces. Coordinated joint, combined, and interagency operations on a daily basis. Was the only enlisted CIED Team Leader in the Afghan theater at the time as the position was typically occupied by company and field grade officers. Show less

Used electronic tools and geotechnic methodologies to characterize oil and gas producing formations in freshly drilled wells in Eastern Colorado. Responsible for maintenance and troubleshooting of electronics and mechanical components used in petroleum well characterization. Provided services to a variety of local and international energy production companies.

Designed and oversaw the implementation of air bearing sliders for magnetic recording in small form factor micro-drives used in portable electronics. Responsible for head/media integration and tribology (lubrication) issues. Used and maintained disk drive testing apparatus to determine air bearing performance under a wide variety of conditions. Interfaced with suppliers in China and Hong Kong onair bearing supply, integration, design, testing, and manufacturing issues.

Performed activities a member of the Desktop Drive Division, Head-Disk Interface Team as Senior Design Engineer for an international computer hard disk drive manufacturer. Personally responsible for the design and testing of air-bearings and magnetic heads. Performed complex computer modeling to predict the static and dynamic effects of the air-bearing during interactions with the spinning disk of the hard drive. Routinely interfaced with counterparts at three sites in the U.S. and coordinated… Show more Performed activities a member of the Desktop Drive Division, Head-Disk Interface Team as Senior Design Engineer for an international computer hard disk drive manufacturer. Personally responsible for the design and testing of air-bearings and magnetic heads. Performed complex computer modeling to predict the static and dynamic effects of the air-bearing during interactions with the spinning disk of the hard drive. Routinely interfaced with counterparts at three sites in the U.S. and coordinated manufacture and testing of components in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. Show less

Sergeant First Class mobilized following the September 11 attacks underOperation Noble Eagle. Personally responsible for maintenance, range operations, safety, construction, and inspection of weapon firing ranges and training areas at Fort Carson, Colorado as a CertifiedRange Inspector for Fort Carson Range Control. Assisted units deploying for combat in Afghanistan andIraq by administrating individual and crew served weapons qualification ranges. Managed personnel and equipment to… Show more Sergeant First Class mobilized following the September 11 attacks underOperation Noble Eagle. Personally responsible for maintenance, range operations, safety, construction, and inspection of weapon firing ranges and training areas at Fort Carson, Colorado as a CertifiedRange Inspector for Fort Carson Range Control. Assisted units deploying for combat in Afghanistan andIraq by administrating individual and crew served weapons qualification ranges. Managed personnel and equipment to construct and modify new and existing range facilities to improve training quality and efficiency for deploying troops. Released from active duty in October, 2003 Show less

Performed and documented various field environmental services in support of the remediation activities at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, Colorado. Coordinated the efforts of a hazardous materials abatement crew charged with identifying, characterizing, packaging, and disposal of hazardousmaterials used in the production of chemical warfare agents. Daily activities included sample acquisition and management, waste tracking and profiling, heavy equipment operation, OSHA Level-B… Show more Performed and documented various field environmental services in support of the remediation activities at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, Colorado. Coordinated the efforts of a hazardous materials abatement crew charged with identifying, characterizing, packaging, and disposal of hazardousmaterials used in the production of chemical warfare agents. Daily activities included sample acquisition and management, waste tracking and profiling, heavy equipment operation, OSHA Level-B activities, and identification of asbestos containing materials and unexploded ordinance during excavation and demolition operations Show less

Supervised a field geophysical search team responsible for locating unexploded ordinance at the former USAF Buckley Bombing Range in Aurora, Colorado. Other projects during this time included survey work performed as part of the A-10 Warthog crash search effort near Eagle, Colorado in 1997. Daily activities included work with electromagnetic search equipment and geophysical search methodology.

Responsible for day-to-day management of administrative and field personnel, company growth, operations management, and hazardous/non-hazardous waste management programs developedfor clients. Activities included sales and marketing, proposal preparation, facility compliance auditing, asbestos inspection, management planning and oversight, emergency response services and health and safety training.

Responsibilities at ACTA included proposal preparation, Phase I environmental assessments, environmental field operations, coordination between operations, transporters and disposal facilities, servicing client accounts and asbestos management services.

Tasked with creating client contacts and effectively servicing medical waste accounts at hospitals, laboratories, clinics and private offices throughout Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Kansas.

Directly responsible for the training, health, welfare and fitness of a heavy-weapons section withina parachute infantry regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. Led soldiers in various missions during peacetime as well as offensive operations in combat during Operation Desert Storm.