Senior Project Engineer, Overhead Persistent InraRed

Leads the daily enterprise operations for the NRO

I began my career operating the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) at Offutt AFB NE, then performed Missile Operations duty as a Missile Combat Flight Commander for the Minuteman III ICBM missiles at FE Warren, WY. Next to Buckley AFB, CO as a Flight Commander for the Defense Support Program (DSP). Then I was selected as the Operating Location Commander for the 17th Test Squadron, and conducted Operational Test and Evaluation of the next generation space based missile warning… Show more I began my career operating the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) at Offutt AFB NE, then performed Missile Operations duty as a Missile Combat Flight Commander for the Minuteman III ICBM missiles at FE Warren, WY. Next to Buckley AFB, CO as a Flight Commander for the Defense Support Program (DSP). Then I was selected as the Operating Location Commander for the 17th Test Squadron, and conducted Operational Test and Evaluation of the next generation space based missile warning system backup ground facility (SBIRS). Next was selected as a staff officer at Air Force Space Command A5 and wrote requirements for the SBIRS satellites and associated ground/mobile systems. While serving at A5, I was selected to be the executive officer to the Air Force Space Command Director of Plans and Requirements (Major General). Next I was selected to serve at the Pentagon on the Joint Staff, J-39, where I was an Operations Officer for the Special Actions Division. Next I was selected to be the Director of Operations for the Engineering Squadron at the ADF-E, then on to serve as the Director of Operations for the Operations Squadron at ADF-E. Finally I was selected to serve in my current position as the Operations Division Chief at the National Reconnaissance Operations Center at NRO Headquarters. Show less

Leads daily operations of a space operations squadron.