I started out working for my father in our family business; a civil aviation maintenance facility where we also sold aircraft domestically and internationally. Shortly after college, we sold the business, and I felt the call to service. I worked first as a deputy sheriff in the pacific northwest before joining the US Army as an Arabic cryptologic linguist. I had the great privilege and honor of serving my country in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Brave Rifles!). I found the notion of management consulting appealing and started work with Booz Allen Hamilton two days after I left the Service. For more than 17 years now, I have enjoyed various projects, positions and clients within the industry, having addressed challenges in the strategic, policy, systems development/engineering, and technology domains. I consider myself fortunate to have started on the ground floor as an entry level consultant, working my way into more senior positions, learning all aspects of management consulting, business development, and business operations along the way.