Led highly trained teams scrutinizing the full spectrum of DHS operations, including continuous examination of threats, hazards, and incidents across the U.S. and abroad. Conducted frequent, direct interaction with top DHS leadership and the White House in a high-stress, time-critical environment. Expert on-watch leadership of the NOC, with over 200 DHS, federal, state, local and contract employees. - Advised cabinet-level national leadership, both verbally and in writing, during evolving domestic and international emergency response and terrorist incidents in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Successfully supervised response to more than 4,000 incidents and executive requests for information, ensuring rapid and proper NOC mission execution. - Effectively liaised with 30 federal operations centers and 80 fusion centers nationally and internationally, involving police, firefighters, hospitals, medical and ambulance services, and other agencies with emergency response capabilities.- Served three years as a Senior Watch Officer, then seven more as a Duty Director before being selected to current role as Deputy Director in 2021.

Provided expertise on U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Operations, Sectors and Aviation, DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection, and interagency operations collaboration to newly formed Coast Guard Division.- Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute.

Advanced the preventive radiological/nuclear detection (PRND) strategy for the maritime layer of the nation’s Global Nuclear Detection Architecture. Served as liaison between DNDO and USCG.- Led a diverse team with a $9+ million annual budget to gather and analyze DHS mission needs, requirements, and constraints, then recommend and align optimal PRND solutions. Provided leadership on technical aspects of maritime infrastructure security and resilience programs to ensure PRND solutions best met varied maritime stakeholder needs.

Agency principal for the San Diego region. Served simultaneously as Captain of the Port (COTP), Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, Federal On-Scene Coordinator (marine environmental response), Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator, Sector Commander, and Air Station Commanding Officer, flying as a Sikorsky MH-60J helicopter pilot in a region spanning portions of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona (Colorado River / lakes).- Directed delivery of the full spectrum of Coast Guard services to an extensive and diverse customer base in a region encompassing a strategic home port to one-fifth of the U.S. Navy fleet, an international border, and a city of 1.3 million.- Successfully led a force of 1,000 active duty, reserve, civilian, and auxiliary volunteers as operational commander and the single USCG point of contact to maritime stakeholders. Directed strategic execution of USCG priorities and polices.- Chaired the San Diego Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC), effectively uniting federal, state, local, and industry maritime stakeholders to collectively identify regional security and infrastructure vulnerabilities, and mitigate risks.- Executive Board Member of the regional High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), charged with orchestrating and facilitating close interagency collaboration in the region across federal, state, and local law enforcement entities.- Led the first-of-its-kind, fully successful integration of an airborne mounted automatic weapon patrol / response capability into Sikorsky MH-60J helicopters to combat maritime terrorism in the ports and littorals.

Led a highly effective risk management program for 3,500 service members at 27 air stations logging 335,000 multi-mission hours in 205 aircraft valued at more than $3 billion. Directed the strategic execution of USCG aviation safety priorities and polices. Consistently lowest mishap rates among military services. - Served along with USCG Chief of Aviation Operations and Chief of Aviation Engineering counterparts as the “tripartite,” providing comprehensive and fully interdependent oversight of Coast Guard Aviation. - Conducted safety assist visits and proficiency flying as a Sikorsky MH-60J helicopter pilot at operational air stations.

Directed all regional surface and air operations and resources, including three helicopters, three 110’ patrol boats, and five small boats saving 168 lives, and assisting 2,475 persons and $21 million in property. Served as a Sikorsky MH-60J Aircraft Commander, and as a member of the regional HIDTA financial subcommittee.- Immediately responded to 9/11 attacks by improving intelligence, increasing pace of area surface patrols, and initiating a comprehensive security program to protect billions of dollars of assets, including one-fifth of the Navy fleet.- Effectively managed smuggling intelligence and transit/arrival zones, carefully orchestrating very limited multi-agency patrol resources to interdict more than 14,000 pounds of narcotics and 241 illegal immigrants.

1996-1999: Duty-standing MH-60J Helicopter Pilot, Administration Officer, then Safety Officer, USCG Air Station Elizabeth City, NC.1994-1996: Aviation Water Survival Training Department Head, U.S Navy Aviation Survival Training Center Pensacola, FL. Associate TH-57 Helicopter Instructor Pilot.1992-1994: TH-57 Instructor Pilot, Navy Helicopter Training Squadron 18 (HT-18), Training Wing 5 Helicopter Maintenance Officer, then HT-18 Operations Officer, NAS Whiting Field, FL.1989-1992: Duty-standing HH-3F Helicopter Pilot, Exchange Manager, USCG Air Station Sitka, AK.1986-1989: Duty-standing HH-3F Helicopter Pilot, USCG Air Station Cape Cod, MA.1984-1986: Student Naval Aviator, Naval Air Station Pensacola/Whiting Field, FL. 1983-1984: Operations Officer, Deck Watch Officer, USCGC FIREBUSH (WLB-393), Kodiak, AK