• Eighteen years specialized experience as a project leader and instructor providing consultation and training in unconventional operations and counter terrorism to various US military, US Federal, state and local law enforcement and friendly foreign special operations units.

• Element Leader of an assault detachment within a National Guard Special Operations enhanced reconnaissance-direct action element, responsible for training/leading twelve personnel in the conduct of specialized operations with emphasis on specialized urban combat.  Led a 12 man Detachment. Planned the employment of an assault element in all phases of special operations in permissive, uncertain, denied, or politically sensitive areas throughout the CENTCOM AOR while conducting operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).  Specialized in Close Quarters Combat and Personnel Recovery.  Responsible for the training, performance and professional growth of 12 assaulters.   Also responsible for the training, professional, and tactical development of a Detachment Commander and Executive Officer.  (2000-currently)

• Five years operating as a member and element leader of a multi-jurisdictional counter-drug unit responsible for operations in a three state region of the eastern United States with responsibility for training unit members and leading them on LE operations  (1999-2003)

• Three years as the Senior Weapons Sergeant of a Special Operations Military Free-Fall Detachment with 19 SFG(A), responsible for all areas pertaining to weapons and tactics while working as a member of a direct action operations team with emphasis upon urban combat.  (1998-2000)

• Eighteen years training and supervising US and friendly foreign law enforcement/military personnel in the use of demolition’s, specialty marksmanship, small unit tactics, interior tactics (CQB), counter terrorism operations, urban special operations and air operations (1988-present)

• Instructor for police tactical response team training seminars  (1999 -present)

• Have held and worked the following Army/Special Forces military occupational specialties:

            Infantry (11B)
            Special Operations Weapons Sergeant (18B)
            Special Operations Intelligence Sergeant (18F)
            Special Forces Detachment Operations Sergeant (18Z)

• Current member of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET #19447), Special Operations Combative Arts Institute, Hock Hocheim Scientific Fighting Congress,  International Union of Operating Engineers Homeland Security Division, Special Forces Association (LIFE/D-7073), Special Operations Association (LIFE/2224-GL), International Association of Correctional Training Personnel and the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security/A.B.C.H.S. (Level III).

• Assisted in the development and implementation of an Advanced Urban Combat Training program within the 19^th SFG(A) as part of a US Army Special Forces Command directed initiative to train and sustain specialized urban combat skills as an integral part of the global war on terrorism (GWOT).

• Assisted in the development and implementation of an Enhanced Reconnaissance/Direct Action concept within 2/19 SFG(A) which resulted in the stand-up and validation of a specialized 36 man element capable of executing all phases of special operations in permissive, uncertain, denied, or politically sensitive areas with emphasis upon counter-terrorism as an integral part of the global war on terrorism (GWOT).

• Assisted in the development and implementation of a law enforcement special operations tactical training (SWAT) model for the country of Kosovo as part of a US DOJ / ICITAP law enforcement training initiative.

• Awarded twenty four commendations for initiative and achievement including the Meritorious Service Medal for operations as a member of Task Force Falcon (Kosovo) and the Bronze Star Medal during Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).