JTAC / Intel

United States Naval Academy, May 1992

• Bachelor of Science, Economics

United States Air Force Command & Staff College, July 2010

• Masters Degree, Master of Military Operational Arts and Science

United States Marine Corps, May 1992 – May 2006

Marine Fighter Pilot and Forward Air Controller

• VMFA-314, MCAS Miramar, September 1995 – July 2000
  • F/A-18 Pilot
  • Air Combat Tactics Instructor (ACTI)
  • Mission Commander
  • Landing Signals Officer
  • Two Combat deployments aboard USS Nimitz (1997), and USS John C Stennis (2000).
• VMFT-401, MCAS Yuma, August 2000 – July 2003
  • F-5 Adversary Pilot
  • Adversary Tactics Instructor (ATI)
• 3D BN, 25th Marines, Brookpark, OH July 2003 – May 2006
  • Forward Air Controller, ground.
  • Combat deployment ISO OIF, Al Anbar Province, Feb 2005 – Oct 2005
  • FAC for infantry battalion with over 300 controls and over 90 combat drops

United States Air Force, May 2006 – January 2015

Fighter Pilot and Joint Terminal Attack Controller

• 419 FW, 466 FS, Hill AFB, UT, May 2006-December 2010
  • F-16 Pilot, Instructor
• 116th ASOS, Camp Murray, WA, January 2011-PRESENT
  • Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)
  • Air Liaison Officer (ALO)
  • JTAC/ALO for Infantry battalion and Spec Ops Task Force with over 60 controls

Tactical Linguist Concepts, April 2012 – November 2016

Naval Special Warfare JTAC Instructor and advisor. Independent Contractor

• NSW-1, Coronado, CA and NSW-2, Little Creek, VA
  • Responsible for training and reviewing records for the Navy SEALs JTAC community.
  • Provide instruction for SEAL JTACs from initial qualification through instructor and evaluator qualifications.

Blue Air Training LLC, August 2016 – November 2018

Close Air Support Pilot, JTAC Instructor and advisor. Independent Contractor

• Air Force Special Operations Command, Army Special Forces; Various locations
  • Pilot, type rated Experimental Aircraft, BA-167
  • Responsible for providing tactical live ordnance delivery in support of JTAC training and qualifications. Provided instruction for JTACs from initial qualification through instructor and evaluator qualifications.

United States Forest Service, April 2004 – October 2007

Leadplane Pilot

• Region 4, Ogden Airport
  • Beech Baron 58P & King Air B90 Pilot, flying low altitude leadplane operations over wildfires. Position entails close contact with ground fire fighters leading large air tankers to 100 to 200 feet above burning treetops.
  • DC-3 & Twin Otter Co-Pilot, flying in support of smokejumper operations.

Delta Air Lines, October 2007 – PRESENT

767/757, A330 Type Rated First Officer, Pilot

• John F Kennedy Airport, Jamaica, NY
  • Type rated and qualified international pilot flying European, Middle Eastern, African and South American routes

• ISR (10 years)
• Pilot (27 years)
• MDMP Planning (17 years)

Intel Analysis, Intelligence, Leadership, Mission Planning, Public Speaking, Security, Strike Coordination

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