MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- Principal Advisor to the Commanding Officer- Writer/editor of the base newspaper, “The Sky Ranger.” - Media Relations- External/Community Relations- Internal RelationsADDITIONAL DUTIES:- Installation Web Site Content Manager.- Installation Social Media Site Manager.- Emergency Operations Center Incident Management Team member.- Tarrant County BioWatch Risk Communication Subcommittee member.- Graphic artist and designer for posters, programs, lithographs and command briefs.- On-base photojournalist and studio photographer. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - Hand selected to deploy and fill the critical vacancy as the Installation PAO of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in preparation of significant world-wide media interest in the Sept. 11 war crimes trail hearings in September 2012.- Awarded three NAS Fort Worth JRB Senior Civilian of the Quarter Awards.- Received three NAS Fort Worth JRB Command Letters of Commendation. - Awarded six Performance Awards.- Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.- Advanced training via Intermediate Public Affairs Specialist Course.

CURRENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assists the commander as the senior enlisted advisor of 400 active duty and Reserve Marines. Acts as principal enlisted assistant to the commander. Keeps apprised of all policies of the commander. Disseminates information to the unit's enlisted personnel regarding such policies. Reports to the commander on the status of matters pertaining to the efficient operation of the command. Counsels subordinate unit noncommissioned officers as required to improve the general effectiveness of the command. Interviews and counsels enlisted personnel on pertinent professional and personal matters that may affect the efficiency of the command. Assists the commander in the conduct of office hours, requests mast, and meritorious mast. Participates in ceremonies, briefings, confer commander. Assists in supervision of clerical and administrative matters; training functions and the employment of the command in garrison and in the field; logistic functions such as billeting, transportation, and messing; inspections and investigations; personnel management; and daily routine. - Mobilized active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II.2; Jan. 2004 – Jan. 2006.- Mobilized active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 10.2; April 2010 – July 2011.

Interprets, applies, and enforces an intricate field of Immigration and Nationality law. Adjudicates cases usually involving difficult, convoluted and/or sensitive situations: often these are discretionary, precedent setting, have high visibility; and/or are of great importance to the applicant and his/her family or descendants. Takes sworn testimonies and administers oaths, and by issuance of subpoenas, compels the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. Performs legal and other research, analyses, and final adjudication of all types of applications and petitions for benefits such as adjustment of status to permanent resident, classification to apply for visas, waivers of inadmissibility and similar waivers, and cases involving issuance, cancellation and breach of bonds. Determines the scope of the required review and the hearing process, decides when a verbatim record is required, rules on objections, grants continuances, and receives evidence. Reviews and makes determinations on cases including but not limited to naturalization, citizenship at birth abroad, derivative citizenship, congressional grants of nationality, determination on citizenship, expatriation, and repatriation matters. Files and presents motions, legal briefs, and court orders in both federal and state courts in connection with a variety of naturalization functions, i.e., judicial oath ceremonies and denaturalization proceedings. Responsible for planning and conducting independent reviews concerning the eligibility and entitlement of persons seeking benefits, employment, and/or legal status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.