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New Orleans, La, Us

Greater New Orleans Region

Pilot in Command of EC145 EMS SPIFR helicopter. Conducts safe and expedient patient transfer and patient care with a team of dedicated medical professionals during day, night and NVG conditions. Single Pilot IFR qualified.

Greater New Orleans Area

Plan, Execute and Evaluate contingency plans for all hazards. Develop and foster critical stakeholder partnerships across government and industry. Extensive ICS qualifications and experience.

Greater New Orleans Area

Pilot in Command of EC-135 EMS helicopter. Conducts safe and expedient patient transfer and patient care with a team of dedicated medical professionals during day, night and NVG conditions. Single Pilot IFR qualified.Responsible for ensuring base is in compliance with FAA, State and local regulations in all aviation aspects. Duties are performed in direct concert, coordination and communication with the Regional Aviation Manager (RAM) and Hospital Program Manager.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Aircraft Commander (Captain) with Helicopter ATP (ATPL-H): Commands $7.5M aircraft and crew of 4. Demonstrates expert technical knowledge of aircraft systems, emergency procedures, shipboard operations, navigation, meteorology, instrument and FAA regulations; performs on-scene coordinator duties for Search and Rescue and Law Enforcement cases. Average 300+ PIC flight hours per year in all conditions including IMC, VMC, Day, Night and NVG. Flights regularly require low speed, low altitude over water searching, hovering and hoisting operations in all conditions. Operations also require elevated and confined area landings, flying in mountainous terrain and external load operations.Administrative Departmment Head: Lead 3 officers and 3 enlisted members in execution of all personnel and human resource actions for an 86 member unit. Oversee unit’s mandated training, $44K in educational programs, $31K unit morale account, military weight standardization program, urinalysis, correspondence & award programs. Administer all Officer and Enlisted performance evaluations, $23K in Coast Guard Mutual Assistance program and Government Travel Card program including 67 accounts worth over $175K.Shipboard Aviation Department Head: Lead shipboard deployment spanning from California to Mexico acting as a shipboard detection and deterrent force multiplier. Hand selected to conduct a joint U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard shipboard aviation interoperability proof of concept that would enable extensive expansion of available shipboard deployment opportunities. Identified several major challenges and demonstrated viable solutions with minimal impact to Navy operations.Senior Duty Officer (SDO): Supervise 7 member duty section of Coast Guard Officers and Enlisted members. Direct the execution of all aviation missions within the unit Area of Responsibility covering 200nm of shoreline, the extremely busy Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex and the 2nd most congested airspace in the US.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Aircraft Commander (Captain): Commands $7.5M aircraft and crew of 4. Specifics listed above.Law Enforcement (LE) Operations and Intelligence Officer: -Supervise and Manage a GS-11 command security officer and 3 junior military officers including oversight of GS-11 hiring process. Methodically developed dynamic schedule of 2490 annual program flight hours including 1253 sorties resulting in 21 lives saved/assisted and over 97% completion rate per year. -Strengthened unit LE infrastructure, inter-agency relationships and procedures improving response to an increased narco-terrorism threat in Southern California resulting in a 13 fold increase in seizures from the previous year. Developed the new standardized pre-flight checklist and coordination model for state wide Coast Guard law enforcement actions improving safety, awareness and operational efficiency. -Coast Guard Representative for National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base at the request of the launch squadron commander.-Evaluated operational site feasibility for unit re-location at a joint military airfield. Identified several major challenges to timely and effective aircraft response and operations due to site structure and regulations. Ultimately helped save the Coast Guard millions in renovations on an unsuitable site.Shipboard Aviation Department Head: Lead 4 shipboard deployments spanning from California to South America as a shipboard detection and deterrent force multiplier. Utilized mission experience while conducting international joint exercises with foreign naval agencies to streamline and improve operational coordination and effectiveness. Overcame extensive maintenance issues to provide shipboard aerial support & law enforcement force multiplier assisting with the disruption/seizure of 7,800 lb of contraband worth $19.5M and apprehension of 21 suspects.

Greater Los Angeles Area

First Pilot: Second in Command of $7.5M aircraft and crew of 4. Demonstrates expert technical knowledge of aircraft systems, emergency procedures, shipboard operations, navigation, meteorology, instrument and FAA regulations; performs on-scene coordinator duties for Search and Rescue and Law Enforcement cases. Average 300 flight hours per year in all conditions including IMC, VMC, Day, Night and NVG. Flights regularly require low speed, low altitude over water searching, hovering and hoisting operations in all conditions. Operations also require elevated and confined area landings, flying in mountainous terrain and external load operations. -Conducted detailed operational planning and coordination in response to a mid-air collision between a Coast Guard and Marine aircraft off Southern California in addition to conducting prolonged on scene searches. Communications Officer: Oversee all Operations Center functions including qualification of unit watchstanders through formal syllabus and testing procedures. Manage and facilitate unit communications equipment and capabilities including the acquisition and implementation of new Coast Guard Rescue 21 program equipment enabling advanced communications security and signal positioning for search and rescue. Public Affairs Officer: Extensively advanced Coast Guard outreach and public image through a combination of tours, air shows, media participation and community presentations. Oversaw and directed Coast Guard participation and volunteers for over 250 public and community outreach events reaching nearly 2 million residents and attendees. Highlights included organizing an annual multi-agency effort for the children of Koru Care New Zealand including air and boat station tours as well as a comprehensive search and rescue demonstration. Koru Care is a non-profit organization for seriously ill and disabled children similar to Make-a-wish.

Pensacola, Florida Area

U.S. JOINT PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING: 100+ hrs of ground school/academics including: aircraft systems, flight planning, instrument navigation, meteorology, FAA regulations and aerodynamics. Flight simulator training of 26 basic and radio instrument events totaling 34 hrs. Flight training in T34C consisting of 49 events, totaling 89+ flight hours including Familiarization, basic and radio instruments, precision aerobatics, formation and day/night navigation. Academics equal approximately. 40 semester hrs.U.S. JOINT ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING: Advanced helicopter training consisting of 77+ hours of academics including helicopter and turbojet engine systems, helicopter aerodynamics, flight procedures, safety and advanced navigation training. Simulator training consisting of 23 events totaling 42+ hours covering radio instruments, search pattern and shipboard landings. Completed 70 helicopter flights in a Bell 206 totaling 125+ hours including familiarization, night and solo flights, instrument flights, NVG operations, external load transport, confined area operations, radio and low level navigation, formation flights, search patterns and ship landings.Placed on Commandant's List for outstanding academic achievement in both Primary and Advanced flight training.

Washington, Dc

Develop and Manage Operational Budget including spending plans and expenditure management. Oversee $750K Acquisition, Construction and Improvement Budget including tasks as the Contracting Officer Technical Representative for support contracts. Represent the Coast Guard by fulfilling responsibilities as the Technical Authority for Human Systems Integration (HSI). Partner with the Acquisitions Directorate, Program Sponsors, Technical Authorities, & internal stakeholders to implement effective Human Systems Integration for system acquisitions including cutters, aircraft, C4ISR, logistics, & the associated workforce.Draft, coordinate and review all office congressional and legislative reports, often on extremely demanding timelines.Volunteered to deploy in response to Hurricane Katrina. Setup, staffed and helped to manage a FEMA response and assistance center with minimal support or supplies enabling effected community members to more rapidly gain necessary humanitarian aid and financial assistance. Awarded the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea

Engineering Officer in Training: Develop knowledge and experience in all aspects of shipboard engineering of the Coast Guard's most powerful and complex power plant including all shipboard machinery, turbines, diesel-electric propulsion, generators, hydraulic systems and all hotel services. Qualified as Engineer of the Watch and directed to oversee the operation of all plant operations both in port and underway anywhere in the world. POLAR SEA is a Polar class icebreaker that deploys to the extremely remote Arctic and Antarctic operating areas.Engineering Auxiliary Division Officer: Supervise and lead a division of 11 enlisted members with an annual maintenance budget over $100K. Responsible for maintenance and repair of all auxiliary equipment including hot and cold potable water systems, hydraulics, emergency power generation and ship's steam and boiler systems.Damage Control Assistant: Plan and direct shipboard damage control activities. Direct all actions required to maintain watertight integrity, stability, mobility and maneuverability and control of list, trim and draft. Evaluate potential hazards and take necessary action to minimize them, placing special emphasis on fire and explosion prevention. Establish escape systems and personnel rescue procedures. Direct confinement and extinguishment of fires, including dewatering operations and ventilation control. Accomplish rapid repairs. Graduated first in class from Navy Damage Control school.

Master'S Degree, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, Safety Emphasis

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering

The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) major provides a strong undergraduate educational program in engineering.