Experience

Crisis Response Company

• United States
• Professional Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Sep 2021 - Present

  Strategic air advisor contracted by Crisis Response Company, LLC to execute the the US Department of State Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) position of Strategic Air Advisor assigned to the Republic of Niger’s air force chief of air staff/senior air force leadership as senior counsel and advisement at the operational level to the strategic level (minister of national defense; chief of defense staff/joint staff). Additionally, assigned to the US Embassy of Niger as a member of the Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) country team.Focus is primarily across the vast spectrum of aviation enterprise from operations, maintenance, logistics, administration, human resources, training, and air force doctrine creation in order to identify LIMFACs and work solution sets to eradicate the LIMFACs with the host nation and the embassy country team.Duties and due diligence in providing advisement and assistance for both the host nation and US DoS/DoD in country and to US agencies outside the OPAREA to ensure clear current mission objectives in play, as well as to refine/definitize the requirements as situations change or need change process to refine the current processes.Current programs:- Niger Air Force C-130 Program (FMS) $145M USD asset, training, sustainment, life cycle management, CONOPS- Cessna Grand Caravan (C-208B) ISR/CASEVAC (FMS) $56M USD asset, training, sustainment, life-cycle management, CONOPS- Light-Attack Aircraft (LAA) Short Tucano (EMB 312/ A -28) weapons acquisition assistance (FMS) $53M USD- Rotary Wing (US-made) transition from Russian Mi to American multi-mission and gunship in-work- Air-Ground Integration -> co-developing organic “one force” concept akin to USMC-style QRFUS DoD collaboration-> AFRICOM, USAFE/AFAF, SOCAF, USSOCOM and local supporting elements (AOB/ODA, JSOTF, JSOAD, STS) Show less

• • Nov 2017 - Oct 2021

  Senior aviation advisor attached with US Dept of State in partnership with Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership to work viable aviation solutions (force multipliers) in West Africa to combat insurgency in the Sahel Region. Areas of concentration- operations, maintenance, logistics, training and doctrine creation.



Kay and Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Advisor/Coordinator to Kuwait Air Force Senior Staff

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2017

  Responsible for providing advice and counsel to Kuwait Air Force senior staff leadership and to propose procurement solutions for legacy F/A-18 support equipment. Additional requirements involved providing assistance to O- and I-level maintenance management, as needed. Responsible for providing advice and counsel to Kuwait Air Force senior staff leadership and to propose procurement solutions for legacy F/A-18 support equipment. Additional requirements involved providing assistance to O- and I-level maintenance management, as needed.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• US Navy Aviation Professional (Operations and Maintenance)

  • Jun 1983 - Sep 2007