Military Education
• Basic Training & Advanced Individual Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky (1986)
• US Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia (1986)
• US Army Basic Rotary Wing training (Flight School); Multi-tracked in both UH-1 (Hueys) and UH-60 (Blackhawks) (1992-1993)
• US Army Maintenance Manager / Maintenance Test Pilot School (MM/MTP) at Fort Eustis, Virginia (1993)
• US Army Officer Advanced Course at Fort Lee, Virginia (1996)
• US Army Combined Arms Services and Staff School (CAS3) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (1996)
• US Army Material Acquisition Management (MAM) course at Fort Lee, Virginia (2000)
• US Army Test Officer Level 2 (2002)
• US Army Project Manager Level 3 (2006)
Military Service
• Served over 22 years active duty in the US Army at various duty stations, assignments, and deployments.
• Served in the 82nd Airborne Division (1986-1987).
• Platoon Leader / Shops Officer at Fort Drum (1993-1996)
• Company Commander / Maintenance Test Pilot in Command with 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Stanley, Republic of Korea (1997-1998)
• S-2/3 Officer for 615 Aviation Support Battalion with 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas (1998-2000)
• Aviation Test Officer with Aviation Test Directorate at West Fort Hood, Texas (2000-2002)
• US Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Branch Chief for US Army Aviation Directorate of Combat Development (DCD) at Fort Rucker, Alabama (2002-2005)
• US Army Assistant Product Manager (APM) with PEO Missiles and Space, APM with JAMS Project Office working Hellfire, MEADS (CAP) with Lower Tier Project Office; and Non-Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) Project Office (2005-2008)
• Business Manager and Project Officer for Space and Missile Defense Command / Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT) for special programs in the Space Superiority Division and Product Manager Forward for early users tests in Afghanistan (2009-2012)
Deployments in US Army:
Haiti with 10th Mountain Division and Joint Support Group Haiti (1995 and 1996)
Afghanistan (2010 and 2011)
Military Awards and Decorations
Meritorious Service Medal (4th Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Good Conduct Medal• National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Aviator Badge
Parachute Badge
German Armed Forces Achievement Badge (Gold)