Public Affairs professional with over 40 years of experience supporting Army/Army Reserve and Air Force organizations and activities primarily. Highlights included service as one of ten Army Reserve Regional Public Affairs Officers; service as a Contingency Public Affairs Officer in more than 15 locations around the world; commanded -- during peace and war -- one of the six Army's Public Affairs Battalions (Public Affairs Operations Centers) - the longest tenure of any PA Battalion Commander in the Army (four years, seven months); development, structuring and executing the DoD's Media Embedding program during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; service with FEMA/HLS PA after two hurricanes; service with federal agencies during three national-level consequence management exercises; support during the 1988 Summer Olympic games in Korea; and development, planning and executing activities and supporting media tools in support of the 10th anniversary of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. With assistance from a Chief Warrant Officer while assigned to a support command in Bosnia, found 47 surplus computers and rebuilt, installed share/freeware software, and installed and trained personnel assigned to a brigade-level organization on their usage, thereby saving the Army $539K in purchasing, shipping and deploying brand new equipment.Specialties: National Outstanding Eagle Scout recipient and holder of the Wood Badge and Sea Badge; Top Secret/SCI clearance; website design, creation, and maintenance; project development and management; emergency consequence management; community relations and coordination, public speaking and writing; military leadership, coaching, and guidance.