Why I am here and why you need to read this!I am currently and officially "retired", but that's open to interpretation! Retiring opened my eyes to numerous other opportunities that normally would not have been visible while employed. And I will never work for anyone else again! My time at David C Cook was a good start after NORAD and USNORTHCOM but I needed bigger things in my life. And the comraderie within NORAD and USNORTHCOM was excellent but I needed to expand my growth opportunities and challenges. After five months as an accountant, nearly seven years as a Defense Contractor, 16 months of residential real estate work in Colorado Springs, and having previously served my country for 29 years, I am now positioned to challenge myself in ways I never imagined. I have also literally spent decades in college curricula and now can reap the rewards from those educations. • Accounting • Finance • Budget & Cost Analysis • Administration• Professional Writing • Public Speaking • Briefing• Organizing and Running Staffs of all sizes• Project and Program Management • Executive Leadership• Strategic Planning • Process Improvement • Financial Management• Team Building • Organizational DevelopmentIn Nov 2016 we opened our new business - PostalAnnex NORTH GATE. It has been an adventure and I have gained much insight to the ins and outs of owning your own business! Well, we're now into our 3rd year - sales continue to grow, far exceeding our expectation! We credit our success to 2 factors - 1) the great customers that keep coming back and sharing our story with others; and 2) our belief that it's about taking care of people - it's never just about the money! If you take care of people, they will take care of you!! The future looks very bright!!! Wish us luck!!