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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Representing clients as an individual broker with access to multiple insurance carriers and the Connect for Colorado Health marketplace. Specializing in Health, Medicare, Life, and Annuity insurance for individuals and small businesses.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Offering consulting services to small and medium sized businesses in the areas of Employee Retention, Institutional Planning, Organizational Development, Leadership, Project Management, Early Education/School Administration, Training and Curriculum Development, and Employee Benefits.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Provided preschool, and school age services for 92 children. Directed 15-20 teachers. Doubled enrollment to capacity (45 to 92 students) within one year of purchase. Member, Colorado Department of Education School Readiness Assessment Subcommittee. Awarded Colorado Department of Education Results Matter/Teaching Strategies Gold Expansion Grant, Cohort 1 (Part of Race to the Top). Personaly handled accounting, payroll, marketing, compliance and safety, food service, vehicle operations, and facility management programs in support of $500K annual program. Designed integrated preschool curriculum recognized by the Colorado Department of Education as innovative.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Provided leadership to Colorado state-wide trade association, representing child care centers throughout Colorado. Negotiated child care center specific insurance and employee benefit programs. Lobbied the Office of the Governor, Colorado Legislature. and the state Departments of Human Services and Education on issues and proposed legislation concerning early education, child care, and after school programs.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Managed $2.5 million annual direct mail program, competitive market intelligence, environmental scanning, sales and marketing analysis, and programmed sales and marketing reports in Foxpro, Excel, and Access.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Led Academy corporate board planning system. Executive for Academy Board of Visitors. Developed operational plans for all major Academy events. Supervised creation of Academy budgets, and long-range plans. Presented budgets to the Air Staff, guided the budgets through the DoD and OMB review processes, then supported budget enactment through the Congressional hearings and adoption. Developed the Academy's annual Master Objective Plan. Reviewed and developed major Academy policy statements, including revision of the Cadet Honor Code administration, cadet dating policies, and cadet post-graduation assignments. Successfully lobbied for budget initiatives to fund over $50 million in new construction, including additions to the Cadet Gymnasium and Dining Hall, and an addition to the Academic building to correct obsolete laboratories. Secured funding to correct over 212 JCAH write-ups in the Academy Hospital, replace the aircraft used for primary flight screening, provide permanent funding for maintaining the terrazo marching pavement, and regularly replace cadet dormitory furniture. Trained Congressional staff members on the cadet nomination process and helped them develop procedures to evaluated their candidates most likely to succeed at the Academy.

Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Ut

Commanded 100 operations and maintenance personnel for peacetime rescue and recovery operations throughout Utah. Provided range support for high level strategic weapons systems tests, including the Ground Launched Cruise Missile. Maintained world-wide combat mobility commitments. Supported the Coast Guard, Drug Enforcement Agency, and Bahamian Strike Forces in the Caribbean, resulting in seizure of over $100 million in illicit drugs.

Pentagon, Airlington, Va

Special Assistant to Secretary of the Air Force for Academy policy. Program Element Manager for the Academy’s $250m annual budget. Presented weekly Congressional Staff briefings on Capitol Hill to educate staffers on the Academy admissions system; hosted annual orientation trips for 120 Congressional staffers to the Academy. Developed Office of the Secretary of Defense policy, enabling foreign cadets to enter the US military academies, and USAF policy for assigning non-rated/pilot graduates. Published AF Admission and Disenrollment Regulations and participated in Air Force Officer accession planning.

Usaf Academy, Colorado Springs, Co

Assistant Professor and Course Director for Professional Military Studies 330, Force Employment Concepts, taught to the entire cadet junior class each year. Designed and implemented 85% of department core curriculum content on strategic/tactical employment concepts delivered to 4500 cadets each year. Developed warfighting awareness training enacted throughout the entire Air Force as part of Project Warrior. Directly supervised 15 teachers and directed department testing and assessment programs. Member of Second Class (junior cadets) academic review board. Lab director for POW training.

Fe Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Provided aircrew operational procedures guidance and direction for 60 pilots in six helicopter detachments located at strategic missile bases throughout the western United States. Provided annual staff assistance visits to each detachment at least once per year. Performed annual operational and instrument flying checkrides to detachment commanders and standardization officers, as well as a random selection of detachment pilots, each year. Managed annual Officer Evaluation Reports program for 100 officers assigned to the squadron. Pilot member for one major aircraft accident investigation. Selected as First Runner-up Military Airlift Command company grade officer of the year.

Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, United States

Unit UH-1F pilot logging nearly 1500 flying hours supporting US Air Force strategic missile operations. Flew over 200 aerial surveillance missions escorting nuclear missile warheads while they were being transported on state highways, as well other direct support flights to missile launch control facilities and launch silos. Flew 20 rescue missions in Montana resulting in saving 10 lives and earning two Air Medals and selection twice as the nominee from the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service for the Air Force Academy Jabara Award for the annual outstanding feat of airmanship by an Academy graduate. Developed and managed an aircrew training program awarded a Laudatory Finding by the Military Airlift Command Inspector General.

Nakhon Royal Thai Air Base, Nakhon Phenom, Thailand

Night Recover System pilot flying nearly 500 hours in the HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant Helicopter. Flew direct support missions during the evacuations of Phenom Pehn and Saigon. Piloted HH-53 in the rescue of the crew of the SS Mayaguez, highjacked on the open seas by Khymer Rogue pirates, and the Battle of Koh Tang Island, contributing to the safe return of all 45 crew members. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for Gallantry in Combat. Developed downed aircrew night recovery tactics for working with AC-130 Specter gunships.

England Air Force Base, Alexandria, Louisianna

Directed all aircraft security activities for 128 assigned C-123, A-37, A-7, and F-100 aircraft. Maintained mobility requirements for 30 deployable security policy airmen. Created tactical training programs for air base defense. Operated the base correctional facility and law enforcement activities for a community of fifteen thousand people. Managed a force 100 personnel, 10 vehicles, and an armory to support tasked missions. Certified US Customs inspector.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, History

Military And Strategic Leadership

Mssm, Systems Management

Pilot, Helicopter Operations, Distinguished Graduate

Learned basic helicopter operations, instrument flying, tactical operations, arieal refueling, and night rescue and recovery operations..