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Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Trains Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) pilots and WSOs in all F-15SA academic subjects and flight simulator missions in order to fly and employ this advanced fighter aircraft.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI

Leads Commander, Pacific Air Force's (PACAF) premier command and control node for all air, space, cyber and missile defense operations in the Pacific. Leads 9 field grade officers and 63 diverse joint operations personnel in creating 14 weekly briefs and real-time theater-wide situational awareness to the PACAF Commander. Provides General officer-level.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK

Program Manager for the Advanced Program Office at the Red Flag-Alaska Detachment at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Responsible for all security of most sensitive weapon systems capabilities and classified computer network operations. Oversees flight planning, execution, and debriefing for the largest coalition large force flying exercises in the Pacific.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI

Led Offensive Operations multi-discipline team of 17 in the Pacific Air Operations Center and combat mission ready Senior Offensive Duty Officer (SODO). Fighter Duty Officer for homeland defense of the Hawaii and Guam air defense regions.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Squadron Commander of 717th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron. Led joint Air Support Operations Center providing command and control of 19,000 close air support missions dropping 1.6 million pounds of bombs in Afghanistan. Reduced close air support response times by 40%. Developed and executed continuity of operations plans to overcome.

Wheeler Army Airfield, HI

Acting Squadron Commander (6 months) and Director of Operations, 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, a 153-person squadron responsible for providing worldwide support of air operations. Responsible for the execution of $1.9 million annual budget. Provided command and control of close air support airpower in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

NAS Pensacola, FL

Responsible for all aspects of flight and ground safety for three flying training squadrons, 83 aircraft, and 2,500 joint and international personnel. Supervised staff of 12 safety professionals. Program recognized as the best in the Chief of Naval Aviation Training Command (US Navy). Also served as the senior Air Force liaison officer while instructing.

Osan AB, Korea

Led international team of up to 40 planners responsible for developing strategy for employment of air assets in the Korea Air Operations Center. Developed strategy to defeat North Korean long range artillery threat to Seoul 350% quicker. Earned the Air Operations Group’s Field Grade Officer of the Year award.

Elmendorf AFB, AK

Commander of 13-person flight. Led execution of the Pacific’s largest and most diverse annual flying hour program—$254 million. Recognized as best wing scheduler the commander had seen in twenty years. Flew as combat mission ready F-15E IWSO and twice deployed to Korea in support of national security objectives.

Khamis Mushayt And Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Instructed all aspects of F-15S aircraft systems and avionics academics, ground training devices, and simulator training missions to the Royal Saudi Air Force in support of the Peace Sun foreign military sales program. Instructed at the F-15S Formal Training Unit (FTU) at King Khaled Air Base and the operational fighter squadron at King Abdulaziz Air Base..

Greater New Orleans Area

Responsible for engaging new and existing clients to serve their investment goals for tangible gold, silver and platinum assets in Blanchard’s Bullion Division. Sold $1 million in tangible assets in just six months while gold was selling at 20-year lows.

Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

Responsible for teaching student pilots to fly and employ the F-15E jet in all types of weather conditions. As Flight Safety Officer, responsible for developing and implementing programs to ensure safe flight operations in a demanding training environment. One of a small pool of aviators qualified to conduct F-15E functional check flights after major.

RAF Lakenheath, UK

Front-line combat aviator with multiple additional squadron duties. including simulator instructor, training officer and weapons officer. Flew 81 combat/combat support missions--15 missions in Iraq and 66 missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Luke AFB, AZ

Completed demanding F-15E basic qualification training program. Won Air-to-Ground Top Gun award.

Mather AFB, CA

Completed the Core, Electronic Warfare and Bomber-Fighter tracks of navigator training. Won Distinguished Graduate distinction for being in the top 10% of the class.

Lackland AFB (Medina Annex), TX

Completed rigorous officer training program and earned Air Force commission officer rank of Second Lieutenant. Won General Chappie James Award of Merit as the top teammate out of the approximate 120 graduates.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Co-Captain of Men's Swimming and Diving Team; Resident Assistant - 2 years; President of Sigma Delta Pi National.

Master Of Science (M.S.), International Relations And National Security Studies, 4.0

Executive Certificate In Financial Planning, Financial Planning And Services, A

This program has been approved by the CFP® Board of Standards and is designed to meet the education requirements for the CFP®.