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Las Cruces, NM, US

New Mexico

Las Cruces, New Mexico; Israel; Afghanistan

Performed takeoff /landing and local area test flight profiles using Aerostar A and B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for New Mexico State University, US Air Force 46 Test Group, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (International Security Assistance Force). Chief External pilot responsible for launch and recovery of all university Aerostar.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

• Provided unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations development and subject matter expertise to New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory, 21st Century Aerospace and Autonomous Systems Divisions, Technical.
• Performed operational duties of UAS external pilot, internal pilot, ground support, as well as airframe and control system operator level maintenance on the Aerostar remotely manned aircraft system as part of a.
• Developed proposal criteria for US Federal Aviation Administration certification of multi classed unmanned aircraft pilots and crewmembers. Authored flight and system training syllabi and training requirement.
• Developed procedures for emplacing and displacing the Aerostar UAS system for remote site operations utilizing minimal crew and man-hours.
• Performed UAS platform flight operations in direct support of testing and evaluation of aircraft sense-and-avoid (S&A) technology development resulting in successful gathering of vendor operated S&A data collection.
• FAA aerial observer duties (manned and unmanned)

Sierra Vista, Arizona / Contingency Operations Base Speicher, Iraq

• Performed tactical unmanned aircraft external and internal pilot flight dutiesNearly 900 personal combat flight-hours serving as pilot in command, internal/external pilot and mission co-pilot operating specially.
• Awarded for maintaining flawless personal flight-safety throughout twelve-month combat deployment in a demanding high-traffic manned aircraft FAA Class D-type local airfield environment
• Developed tactical procedures for joint manned/unmanned (MUM) airborne combat missions that revolutionized future vision of US Army UAS operations
• Performed hundreds of tactical day and night takeoffs and landings often in extreme weather with a variety of non-standard aircraft and payload configurations
• Maintenance test pilot qualification and experience
• Utilized airborne systems including airborne radio communications relay, airborne laser designators, and infrared/day imagery payloads, Blue Force Tracker

Fort Huachuca, Arizona

• Managed US Army functional course, training soldier and civilian-contractor external pilots to perform rolling takeoffs and landings as well as properly react to emergencies while flying the RQ-5A Hunter unmanned.
• Successfully increased available Army external pilots worldwide by 25%
• Awarded for meritorious service as an instructor, while performing at a level of responsibility assigned to soldiers two or more grades above my own
• Managed and operated United States Government training aids and equipment valued at over two million dollars
• Maintained perfect safety record with zero injuries to student and cadre personnel in a moderate to high risk flight line operational environment.

Fort Huachuca, Arizona

• Staff unmanned aerial vehicle external pilot, internal pilot, and mission payload operator in support of US Army Hunter RQ-5A unmanned aircraft training. Served additionally as Information Assurance Security Officer.
• Provided aerial imagery intelligence and surveillance in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security as part of Joint Task Force Six/North border operations
• Awarded on eight occasions for correcting unsafe flight line conditions – several of which in recognition for directly preventing probable aircraft incidents
• Awarded for commendable implementation and management of UAV Training Center information assurance security program during audits and inspections with zero deficiencies noted against over 10 pages of inspection.
• Designed UAV Training Center’s local area network and information assurance security program for Rugge Hamilton UAV Runway. Configured and managed over 40 networked government information systems. Additionally provided.
• Managed information assurance training and clearance coordination for more than 100 soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, and military contractors through the Federal Department of Information Management

Augusta, Georgia Area

Provided final stage hardware and software interface solutions for bi-directional satellite networking systems to corporate and residential VIP customers. Provided technical subject matter expertise to quality assurance managers for insuring technical assistance quality assurance and control. Identified and reported fault trends, and troubleshot and.

Eastern United States

• Responsible for all aspects of a rapidly growing company providing quality marketing services regionally throughout the eastern and central United States. Clients mainly included several Fortune 500 companies. Provided.
• Product Launches
• Field Marketing
• Experiential Program Implementation
• Events and Promotion Services
• Marketing Initiatives

Professional Flight Technology

Political Science / Philosophy