Experience

United States Bomb Technician Association

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Nov 2019 - Present



Stratom, Inc.

• Senior Military Analyst

  • 2019 - Present



Asia Pacific Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Fusion Center

• Director

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

  Manage a 64 person team of EOD, Intelligence, International Relations and Training professionals responsible for executing USARPAC's activities to the Defeat the Device, Adapt (Train) the Force and Build Partner C-IED Capacity across the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Operations. Additionally, the center's Irregular Warfare Analysis Cell provides direct support to SOCPAC's Attack the Network operations.



University of Denver

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Army War College Fellow

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  Army War College Fellowship in the Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Its part student and part "Ambassador for the Army."



US Army, 242nd OD BN (EOD)

• Commander

  • Nov 2011 - Aug 2014

  I am responsible for the training,certification and operational readiness of five EOD companies and a headquarters that safely renders safe and disposes of US and Foreign ordnance and improvised explosive devices for Military and Civilian Authorities. Also responsible for the health, welfare and professional development of over 350 Soldiers.



JTF Paladin

• Commander

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Responsible for synchronizing CIED Operations, to include CIED training of Coalition and Afghanistan Security Forces, throughout all of Afghanistan. The Joint Task Force of over 700 military, civilians and contractors also provided the backbone of the Weapons Technical Inteligence process and Biometric support to Targeting. Ultimately planned and coordinated the deliberate drawdown of joint EOD forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.



71st OD GRP (EOD)

• Operations Officer

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2011

  Responsible for daily Operations of and the Training and Readiness coordination & resourcing for four BN's providing EOD support to the western half of the United States and preparing the same for overseas contingency operations.



JIEDDO

• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Integrator & Branch Chief

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2010

  -Supervised the CREW (Counter Radio-controlled Electronic Warfare) team of 9 personnel and $1.6B annnual budget responsible for procuring a hi-power Jammer for all Coalition Force vehicle in OIF & OEF.-Later, supervised the vehicle survivability team leading to the procurement of counter-EFP armor, numerous crew survivability upgrades and multi-hundred million dollar systems such as the OEF SPARK roller and HMDS (Husky Mounted Detection System).-Co-chaired the Survivability Working Group with the UK MoD. 2008-2010



184th OD BN (EOD)

• BN Executive Officer

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  Responsible for synchronizing a 38 person staff to support all the administrative and logistics functions of 10 EOD companies geographically diespersed across the Southeast US. Included a 12-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.



18th OD CO (EOD)

• Commander

  • 1997 - 2000

  Responsible for seven EOD teams with the capability to render-safe and dispose of conventional military & improvised ordnance including CBRN (Chemical, Biological. Radiological & Nuclear) payloads for Fort Bragg and when requested, the state of North Carolina.



1-66 AR BN / 1st Raider BDE

• Platoon Leader, Company XO, Asst Operations Officer & BDE Maintenance Officer

  • Dec 1992 - Aug 1996

  Learned the fundamentals of small unit tactics and leadership as a combat arms officer. Highlights included deployments to the National Training Center and to GTMO, Cuba for Operation Sea Signal during the Cuban and Haitian Refugee Crisis.