Experience

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  Ambit Energy

  • Wichita Falls, Texas

  • Regional Consultant

    • Jul 2015 - Present
    • Wichita Falls, Texas

    I have the opportunity to contact people and small commercial businesses to coordinate switching their utility provider to Ambit Energy. I help them make wise and informed choices for service, and help them to save or make money. Also, I let them know of our unique marketing plan, which adds benefits to their choice. Additionally, I encourage others to join as consultants and do the same thing that we do. I help them to be successful.

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  Love Sanctuary Church of God in Christ

  • 700 Fort Worth St. Wichita Falls, TX 76301

  • Pastor

    • 1998 - Present
    • 700 Fort Worth St. Wichita Falls, TX 76301

    The facility is located at the intersection of Texas and Fort Worth streets. It's the only place in Wichita Falls that you may go to Fort Worth at Texas and yet be in Wichita Falls. The congregation is rather small right now, however the message is true, and the focus is to serve all. The Word tells us that whoever would be greatest among you, must be servant of all.

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  Band of Entrepreneurs

  • members

    • 2014 - 2015

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  Oncor Electric Delivery

  • Senior Account Manager

    • May 1991 - Nov 2009

    I was employed eighteen years by the local power company. As a customer service manager, I learned how to help people to better understand the many intricacies of the electric delivery business. I experienced being deployed to an area devastated by stormy climate. I used my past experience in customer service techniques, helping townships to focus on prioritizing what needs to be restored first and coordinating that need to the power company's maintenance crews.While working, I mastered using many software platforms. One system was the digitized system with the layout of all of our utilities, customer service system, storm outage system and Microsoft Office packages such as Access, Word, Excel, and Power Point.Many of the organizations I had involvement with while in the Air Force, were continued.

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  United States Air Force

  • Division Chief

    • Feb 1985 - May 1991

    During the first three years, I served as the division chief for the Construction Division. The division provided training for about 1/4th of all enlisted persons in the civil engineering career fields. During my last three years, prior to retirement, I was over the electrical division. during my years in the Wichita Falls area, I stayed involved with a myriad United Way, Leadership Wichita Falls of community activities such as: Partners in Education, North Texas Tech/Prep Consortium, the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering, and the YMCA.

  • Design Engineer

    • May 1981 - Feb 1985

    Work as a design engineer in the civil engineering organization. Also, begin work as the mobility officer for the squadron. Additionally, worked as the logistics officer for the entire squadron. I was very active in the junior officers council, supporting their involvement in helping the local community.Joined a local church in the Tampa, Florida area, which had ties in the Church of God in Christ, Inc. Earned a minister's license in 1981. Later, I received ordination in the COGIC in 1984.

  • Officer Trainee

    • Feb 1981 - May 1981

    Graduated from OTS, and commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the USAF.

  • Undergraduate Student at Auburn University

    • Sep 1978 - Feb 1981

    Earned a bachelor electrical engineering degree. Kept the status and pay of a technical sergeant while attending college. Prepared to attend USAF Officer Training School after graduating from college.

  • Host Tenant Support Agreement Technician

    • Sep 1977 - Sep 1978

    Shifted from working with people to managing programs. Responsible for writing the memorandum of understandings and host/tenant agreement between Air Force installations and the Air National Guard and/or the USAFR. Continued college work. Applied for special program to gain a scholarship from the Air Force. Awarded a chance to get an electrical engineering degree from Auburn University.

  • Assitant Site Commander

    • Sep 1976 - Sep 1977

    Worked as site assistant site commander, as a technical sergeant. The site was a tropo site. The assignment was a remote assignment. Also, continued taking college courses.

  • Radio Relay Equipment Technician

    • Sep 1973 - Sep 1976

    Learned how to lead people as a Staff Sergeant. Also specialized working on mobile telecommunication equipment. The equipment was 'tropo' as well as radio relay. Began to take college courses.

  • Radio Relay Equipment Technician

    • Sep 1971 - Sep 1973

    Begin to specialize working on digital equipment. Enjoyed fixing challenging problems.

  • Radio Relay Equipment Technician

    • Sep 1970 - Sep 1971

    Returned to the states from overseas. Learned more of my career field.

  • Electronics Repaiman

    • Sep 1966 - Sep 1970

    Maintained microwave and multiplex equipment on a site called Barkway in England, United Kingdom. While there, experienced the transition of electronics from the vacuum tube technology to the use of transistors and solid state components. Later, we saw a change from component repair to 'black box' turn around. Even though this required less understanding of electronics, the rapidity of repair allowed less down time of the equipment. In component repair, it was necessary to perfect the art of soldering. In 'black box' turn around, you just had to isolate the bad board and quickly unsnap it or unscrew it , remove it and replace with a new board, and the equipment was back on the air.We learned the culture of the English people while stationed in England. My wife, Joyce and I lived with the people of the Town of Royston for around four years. Our first son, Edward , Jr. was born there in December of 1967.

  • Electronics Repairman Trainee

    • Dec 1965 - Sep 1966

    After completing basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio in Texas, I went to Biloxi AFB in Mississippi for nine month. Here, I achieved certification as an electrical repairman for microwave equipment and multiplex equipment.

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  Norfolk Naval Base, VA

  • Norfolk, Virginia Area

  • Sheet Metal Worker - Aprentice

    • Dec 1964 - Nov 1965
    • Norfolk, Virginia Area

    Began work as a GS-1, sheet metal worker apprentice in an apprentice program with the Civil Service. Began to learn how to work with metal. Career was cut short due to the war in Vietnam. I joined the USAF to avoid being drafted into the Army or Marines. The Air Force recruiter promised a career in electronics.