Experience

Little Rock Air Force Base

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NCOIC of Public Affairs

  • Aug 2023 - Present



Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations

• NCOIC of Public Affairs

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2023



American Forces Network

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • May 2017 - Jul 2020

  Served as interim station manager for five personnel for radio station serving 14,000 service members and their families in Aviano, Italy, and Papa, Hungary; oversees daily operations of radio and social media; produces weekly news and advertising products for base news, services, and events; provides updates to wing leadership on station operations; serves as fill-in host for weekday morning show; organizes weekly radio schedule for station; contributes to social media platform with an audience of nearly 10,000. Show less



Air Combat Command

• Hampton, Virginia

• Broadcaster

  • Aug 2013 - May 2017

  Produced and edited news stories and non-narrative documentaries for Air Force operations around the United States; served as Non-Commissioned Office in Charge of Civic Outreach and Media Operations; mediated civic engagement tours, entertainment and film shoots, media flights, and aircraft flyovers for 11 different Air Force bases across the U.S.; served as liaison for civilian media and Air Combat Command leadership, including 4-star generals; served as Air Force spokesperson for crisis communication following an aircraft crash in Colorado. Show less



American Forces Network

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Broadcast Producer

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Served as morning show host and social media manager for one-year tour of Osan AB, Korea; conducted 24-hour operations for base exercises and crisis communication, including potential security measure changes and severe weather; engaged with an audience of 20,000 listeners, connecting them with senior base leadership; kept listening audience informed of immediate changes in Air Force policies via radio and social media; doubled social media audience in one-year timeframe. Served as morning show host and social media manager for one-year tour of Osan AB, Korea; conducted 24-hour operations for base exercises and crisis communication, including potential security measure changes and severe weather; engaged with an audience of 20,000 listeners, connecting them with senior base leadership; kept listening audience informed of immediate changes in Air Force policies via radio and social media; doubled social media audience in one-year timeframe.



1st Combat Camera Squadron

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Broadcast Producer

  • Mar 2009 - Aug 2012

  Produced and edited news stories and non-narrative documentaries for Air Force and joint operations across the United States; documented C-17 formation flight, featuring 12 Charleston AFB aircraft and highlighting Air Mobility Command's strategic mission; attended 6-day National Press Photographers Association advanced storytelling workshop; supported Operation Unified Response (Haiti earthquake relief) with video of AMC relief efforts staged at Charleston AFB; garnered 2nd place in field production category of DoD-level videographer competition; Documented Korean War Exhibit opening- video displayed on the National Museum of the Air Force web site; produced AbilityOne 10-year event video, archiving the missions of the visually impaired support industry; captured 2010 Doolittle Raiders reunion, highlighting the five living members of the original 80-man mission; documented inaugural Joint Operational Access Exercise, capturing video of 5,933 personnel/27 aircraft missions; attended University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill "Multimedia Boot Camp" and learned multiple editing systems and shooting styles; Filmed National Training Center newcomers video, with footage intended for 23,000 Fort Irwin service members and their families. Show less



Combined Joint Task Force - Horn Of Africa

• Djibouti

• Broadcast Producer

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Highlighted joint and combined operations in multi-country Horn of Africa region; produced three television messages and spots highlighting service members abroad, airing nationally on ESPN and in local syndicates; documented 35 mins of video/1,100 photos for Veterinary Civil Action Program in Kaabong, Uganda, highlighting local missions of livestock health and animal husbandry; worked in print journalism for three articles, highlighting service members' achievements at home and abroad; captured holiday messages for service members airing on 500+ news outlets; captured visits from Secretary of Defense and U.S Army and U.S Navy senior enlisted leaders, producing news stories within 24 hours of visits and reaching global audience of over 2 million. Show less