Team Member

EDUCATION

• Durham Technical Community College, Durham, North Carolina (2006-2007) Criminal Justice *Achieved 25 credit hrs. @ 3.64 GPA/Named to President’s List and Dean’s List
• Community College of the Air Force, Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida (1999) Information Systems Technology *Achieved 26 credit hrs.
• Harford Community College, Bel Air, Maryland (1996-1997) General Studies                          *Achieved 16 credit hrs. @ 3.25 GPA
• C. Milton Wright High School, Bel Air, Maryland (1991-1995) General Studies             *Achieved Maryland High School Diploma

FORMAL TRAINING

• Insitu ScanEagle Operator Course (2016)

• Insitu ScanEagle Mission Coordinator Course (2016)

• American Heart Association CPR Provider (2014-2016)
• Gavin de Becker & Associates PSD Training Academy (2008)
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Center (EVOC) Advanced Defensive Driving Course (2008)
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Border Patrol Academy (2007)
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center First Responder Course (2007)
• American Red Cross First Aid Course/CPR with AED Course/Survival Swim Course (2007)
• Enhanced Security Professionals Combat Defense Against Weapons Course Instructor Course (2006)
• Enhanced Security Professionals Professional Protective Specialist Course (2006)
• United States Army Combat Lifesaver Course (2004)
• United States Air Force Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist Course (1999)
• United States Air Force Combat Survival (SERE) Training Course (1999)
• United States Army Basic Parachutist Course (1999)

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

ScanEagle UAS Mission Coordinator (8/2016 – 9/2017 @ 84 hrs/week)

ACADEMI, TAACN, Camp Marmal, Afghanistan

• Planned, coordinated and oversaw 200+ ScanEagle UAS ISR missions
• Acted as the liaison between ScanEagle pilots and supported units, during each sortie
• Provided customers with critical and dynamic (unmanned) ISR support, utilizing the Insitu ScanEagle UAS

Field Service Engineer II/Sensor Operator (1/2013 – 6/2014 @ 40-50 hrs/week)

Sierra Nevada Corporation, MARSS Program, KAF, Afghanistan

• Worked directly with tactical customer (Task Force) to facilitate the most effective employment of a dynamic suite of airborne sensors during real-time combat and sustainment operations
• Consulted with ITC to gather essential information for successful mission planning
• Conducted real-time, layered analysis of data from a variety of collection assets, and communicate that information to Ground Force Commanders (GFC) during the execution of decisive operations
• Utilized collected intelligence to build effective products (Powerpoint) for the customer (Task Force)
• Consulted with program engineers as required to plan and execute operations in a manner commensurate with operational capabilities

Close Air Support Subject Matter Expert (1/2011 – 1/2013 @ 40 hrs/week)

Rally Point Management, LLC, Creech AFB, Las Vegas, NV

• Provided expertise on Joint Terminal Attack Control (JTAC) and Close Air Support (CAS) procedures to MQ-1 (Predator) and MQ-9 (Reaper) Squadron Flight Commanders, in order to support simulated combat operations
• Developed, supported, and evaluated scenarios for training missions, including Close Air Support (CAS), Combat Search & Rescue (CSAR), Vehicle Interdiction (VI), etc.
• Coordinated and implemented Opposing Forces (OPFOR) and other mission specific training for flying crews and joint personnel

Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator (1/2010 – 8/2010 @ 40 – 50 hrs/week)

Global Military Experts Consulting and Instruction, FOB Salerno, Afghanistan

• Performed pilot and co-pilot duties on Silver Fox Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), in direct support of Counter IED (CIED) military combat operations
• Utilized latest EO, LWIR and SWIR technology to perform Sensor Operator responsibilities
• Provided Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) to increase combat effectiveness of ground combat units

Security Staff Agent, Protective Security Division (4/2008-3/2009 @ 60 hrs/week))

Gavin de Becker & Associates

• Work independently, and/or cohesively, as part of a Protective Security Detail (PSD) team, to ensure the protection of high-profile clients
• Operate Command Centers to control access to property, utilizing roving patrols, closed circuit televisions (CCTV), metal detectors, alarm systems and other intrusion detection devices
• Train Security Staff Agents, using techniques mandated in company’s Defensive Tactics program
• Maintain professional appearance and optimal physical conditioning, as well as proficiency in defensive tactics, tactical driving and firearms

Tactical Air Command and Control Specialist (TACP) (2/1999 – 2/2005 @ 40 hrs/week)

United States Air Force, Pope AFB, NC

• Assisted Air Liaison Officers (ALO) and Terminal Attack Controllers (TAC) in Close Air Support (CAS) mission planning, coordination and requesting of combat air resources
• Planned, requested and directed air strikes against enemy targets in close proximity to friendly forces
• Supervised and performed inter-service liaison activities to ensure effective integration of combat air resources
• Assigned to various conventional and special operational military combat maneuver units
• Executed complex radio operations, including secure and non-secure High Frequency (HF) and Satellite Communications (SATCOM)
• Maintained currencies for (various) firearms, physical fitness, Close Air Support (CAS) and static line airborne operations, respectively

• Military Operations x 12 years (combined military and contractor)
• Security/Protection x 10 years
• Firearms x 19 years
• Tactical Communications x 19 years
• Driving x 25 years
• Medical x 19 years
• Defensive Tactics x 20 years

CAS, ISR, PSD, UAV

CAS, ISR, PSD, UAV

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