F/A-18 Reserve Instructor Pilot: • Teach newly winged aviators to fly F/A-18C/D aircraft in order to support ground commander's mission. • Maintained dual role instructor proficiency in both Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground regimes.

Instructor Pilot: • Teach newly winged aviators to fly F/A-18A/B/C/D aircraft in order to support ground commander's mission. • Maintained dual role instructor proficiency in both Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground regimes.

Responsible for the effective scheduling and combat readiness for 5 flying squadrons (F/A-18 and KC-130) and 2 support squadrons in order to prepare them for world-wide deployment. • Lead and instruct day, night, and all-weather missions for over 75 pilots and aircrew in the Group.• Serve as the only qualified Single-Seat Forward Air Controller (Airborne) on the West coast.

Second in command of an F/A-18 squadron of 220 Marines and 15 pilots resulting in a combat-capable squadron prepared to deploy worldwide. • Served as the Chief of Staff responsible for daily administrative operations of supporting staff.• Mission Commander, Night Systems Instructor, Low Altitude Tactics Instructor, Instrument Flight Checker.• Deputy Commander for a 2,500 nm movement for 8 F/A-18s from San Diego, CA to Eielson AFB, AK.

Instructor Pilot: • Teach newly winged aviators to fly F/A-18A/B/C/D aircraft in order to support ground commander's mission. • Maintained dual role instructor proficiency in both Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground regimes.Administration Officer and Maintenance Division Head for the largest Marine Corps F/A-18 squadron:• Managed the careers of 40 Officers and 615 enlisted Sailors and Marines with a budget of over $1M.

Joint professional military education level II, with emphasis on joint service interoperability. • Earned Master of Arts: National Security and Strategic Studies.

Tactical Air Command Center (TACC) Watch Officer:• Supervised 8-10 air traffic controllers, directly responsible for administrative and tactical control of amphibious fixed and rotary wing flight operations.Officer-in-Charge of Marine Augmentation and Emergency Response Teams:• Supervised qualified air traffic control personnel sent ashore to provide services for the safe delivery of humanitarian aid during natural disasters in foreign countries.• Conducted Non-Combatant Evacuation and Humanitarian Aid Relief during Tsunami relief efforts in the Pacific Theater.

An F/A-18 pilot with the knowledge and skills to tactically employ the F/A-18 Hornet in both the air-to-air and air-to-ground regimes in combat.• Flew 36 flights accounting for 68.8 mishap free hours.• Flew 74 combat missions accounting for 265.6 mishap free combat hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.• Coordinated and planned four joint/multi-national service operations in conjunction with rotor-wing, tilt-rotor, fixed-wing tanker and foreign national representatives in direct support of combat operations.Quality Assurance Officer:• Ensured maintenance procedures were in compliance with Naval Aviation Maintenance Program standards.Logistics Officer:• Responsible for over $300k of equipment and supply budget of over $200k from multiple funding sources.• Supervised the packing, inspections, loading and shipment of 72 short-tons of squadron gear over three separate movements from Afghanistan to United States.

Forward Air Controller (FAC):• Completed the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) with honors as the 'Top FAC'.• Advised ground unit commanders on the suitability of targets for aircraft, type of ordnance best suited for particular missions, marking targets, and front-line positions pertaining to close integration of aviation assets.• Worked closely with intelligence officers to obtain information on enemy positions and location of targets.• Developed, implemented, and instructed training program for enlisted Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC).• Subject matter expert (SME) for integrating aviation assets to include fixed-wing, rotary-wing, tilt-rotor, and unmanned aerial systems with ground operations.Maritime Special Purpose Force(MSPF) Forward Air Controller(FAC):• Conducted aviation planning, implementation and execution during 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit(MEU) qualification.• Educated and supervised training of reconnaissance platoon Marines in aviation integration during Bi-Lateral exercises Operation Balakatan, Philippines and Cobra Gold, Thailand.

F/A-18D Pilot:• Flew 119 combat mission accounting for 398.7 hours flown in support of combat operations in Iraq.Intelligence Officer:• Responsible for Advance Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance and Survailance (ATARS) imagery exploitation program.Assistant Security Manager:• Monitored personnel and physical security program safeguarding classified material.• Identified intelligence requirements for combat operations and training exercises to analyze theater threat capabilities by determining strengths and weaknesses of adversary forces.

Qualified in F/A-18 HornetFleet replacement training in F/A-18A-D Hornet:• 138 sorties, 219.9 hours

Tasked with completing the prescribed course of instruction per CNATRAINST 1500.4. Primary/Intermediate training in T-34C Mentor: • 66 sorties, 117.5 hoursAdvanced jet training in T-45C Goshawk:• 157 sorties, 171.4 hours

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