I am an Air Force special warfare veteran with over ten years of active duty service as a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) member. While active, I earned the coveted Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) certification and deployed multiple times to support Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). For my efforts, I was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, both Army and Air Force Combat Action Medals, and Commendation and Achievement Medals from both branches. I am pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in business administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. I have experience as a sustainment engineer Co-Op working in a microelectronic production plant. I am currently a member of an engineering design team sponsored by Bechtel/Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) to produce solutions that overcome machine design shortfalls.I am a self-motivated performer with excellent communication skills that is highly resilient, which enables me to adapt to rapidly changing situations. I am also a team player dedicated not only to driving individual results but also to elevating the results of others.