Watch Officer / Operations Specialist, Supervisor

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus,
Sixty-three credit hours completed towards a B.S. in Homeland Security major with a double minor in Security & Intelligence and Aviation Operations. 2019-Preseent

Constellis / Triple Canopy, Moyock, North Carolina
Worldwide Protective Services training WPS I (PSS) June 2016, Operations Security Specialist WPS II (NPSS / OSS) May 2017, May 2022, WPS III, NPSS / OSS Course, Alutiiq, KSOTC, Amman, Jordan.
Central High School, Providence, Rhode Island High School Diploma in General Studies 1987

FEMA Emergency Management Institute, IS 00100b Introduction to Incidence Command System, 1CS 100 completed June 2011, IS 00200HCA, Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations ICS 200 for Healthcare Hospitals. Completed March 2017. IS 00700a National Incident Management System, An Introduction. Completed August 2011. IS 00800b National Response Framework, an introduction, Completed August 2011, IS IS-00951, DHS Radio Interoperability, IS-00240.b, Leadership, and Influence, IS-00020.21 Diversity Awareness Course 2021,

Constellis / Triple Canopy, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq 2017-Present

• Perform duties as Operations Security Specialist / Watch Officer within the U.S Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq Operations Center (EOC).
• Attended the NPSS WPSII and WPSIII training courses, as outlined in the WPSII and WPSIII contracts.
• Monitor incident and threat reporting and deploy proper response teams (Fire Dept. EMS, Quick Reaction Force, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, etc.) Operate communications equipment – monitor and relay radio traffic, effectively controlling the network. Communicate with entities outside of the network with a variety of voice- and text-based communications technology including local cell phone, regional and global satellite phone, tactical military radio, and UHF/VHF radio.
• Coordinate military and civilian aviation movements to and from Baghdad Embassy Heliport
• Prepare weekly and/or daily reports as requested by supervisory chain-of-command.
• Maintain a watch record of activities.
• Active DOS SECRET Security Clearance. Valid until October 2026
• DOS TOP SECRET / SCI, Security Clearance, determination granted final, 6/2022
• Current DOS Class 1 Medical Physical completed.
• Active U.S. State Department Letter of Authorization for duty in Baghdad Iraq
• Active Iraqi Work Visa, Valid until 3/30/2024

Rhode Island Army National Guard, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 1994 to 2015
Signal Support Systems Specialist / Supervisor, UH=60 Helicopter Repairer / Crew Chief/ Maintenance Supervisor

• Signal Support Systems Specialist, Operated and maintained AM, FM, VHF, HF, UHF, Satellite, and cryptographic communications systems.
• Constructed Tactical Operations Centers, networks, and military vehicles with military-issued and commercial radio communications equipment.
• Maintained radio and data distribution systems. Perform signal support functions and technical assistance for radio systems. Provided technical assistance and training for a local-area network to subordinates and foreign militaries. Developed and constructed retransmission sites for communications retransmission to distant stations and operated Satellite and cryptographic communications systems.
• Create Tactical Operations Centers, networks, and military vehicles with military-issued and commercial radio communications equipment.
• Maintain radio and data distribution systems.
• Perform signal support functions and technical assistance for computer systems.
• Supervised and coordinated the repair and maintenance of U.S. Army UH-60A and UH-60L model rotary wing aircraft while assigned to Alpha and Foxtrot companies, 1/126 GSAB, including daily, 40/120 hour, and phase aircraft inspections.
• Performed duties as UH-60 Helicopter Crew Chief in various configurations, including MEDEVAC, Air Assault, VIP Transport, resupply, Rotary Wing Airborne Operations, Sling Load Operations, Night Vision Goggles, Door Gunnery Operations, and fire suppression operations, as well as maintaining an RL-1 readiness level. Over 1100 total hours of flight time
• Providence Police Department, Providence, Rhode Island 1997-2017

Police Officer

• Enforced city and state laws by conducting vehicle patrols within city limits. With efforts focused on tactical response to in-progress crimes, emergencies, accidents, and other high incidents.
• Detained, apprehended, and processed suspects, obtained case details via approved investigative methods, interviewed suspects and witnesses, and completed mandated reports and documentation.
• Preserved crime scenes while ensuring strict evidentiary collection methods and chain-of-custody protocols, actively participated in cross-jurisdictional investigations with other municipal and state agencies. Testified in Municipal, State, and Federal court proceedings.
• Completed motor vehicle accident reports and conducted collision reconstructions with death resulting or severe injury to the occupants and property damage to ascertain how and why the vehicle came into collision.
• Refined core competencies through professional development training as well as in-service training on the use of force, tactical operations and threat and liability mitigation methodology

• Teamwork.
• Problem-solving.
• Adaptability.
• Leadership.
• Self-motivation.
• Active listening.
• Critical thinking