Tampa and MacDill AFB, FL

Primarily responsible for leading, training, mentoring, mission planning, and executing daily operations for units as small as 39 US Paratroopers and as large as 1,500 Iraqi Paramilitary Soldiers. Positions held include Combat Advisor Brigade Executive and Operations Officer, Battalion Executive Officer, Rifle Company Commander, Division Plans Captain, Long Range Reconnaissance and Surveillance Company Executive Officer, and Airborne Rifle Platoon Leader. Experience includes: advising, training, and conducting combat operations with Iraqi brigade and battalion sized units in the Baghdad and Salman Pak area; operating independently in conjunction with coalition, indigenous forces, and Intelligence Community elements to kill or capture Al Qaeda and Taliban operatives and high value targets as a Rifle Company Commander on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border; participating in joint operations planning missions with host country forces in the Kingdom of Jordan; planning, resourcing, and executing stability operations in Kosovo and surrounding areas; and supervising peace enforcement operations for two combat outposts on the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt in support of the Camp David Peace Accords. Multiple commendations for superior performance during combat and stability operations in Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Egypt. Graduate of the US Army Infantry School Ranger Course, Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course, and the 82nd Airborne Advanced Airborne School Jumpmaster Course among others.