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USAF Basic Training 3703 BMTS Honor Flight 342 10 July- 26 Aug 1977;Howard AFB, Panama Crash/Rescue Firefighter; Jan 1978- 80;Overseas Christian Servicemen's Center in Balboa, Panama; Sept 1978- Jan 1980 Loring AFB, Maine Firefighter, Honorable Discharge Buck Sergeant; 1980-81;Assistant to OCSC Home in Panama with Jim & Marsha Hendrix; July-Dec 1981;New Tribes Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin; Jan 81-82; Marriage to Karen Sheedy having 3 boys and 3 girls all adults now; Feb 1982- Aug 2007;Columbia Bible College, SC 1 quarter and Richie's Pest Control Company 1982/83;New Tribes Bible Institute Waukesha, WI again for 2 semesters in 1983/84;ACE Teacher at Bible Baptist Church San Antonio, TX and drove fuel trucks from 1984-87;Music & Art Therapist at Castle Nursing Homes in Millersburg, OH; 1987-90;Ohio Army National Guard Fireman Camp Perry, OH & Camp Castle, Honduras; July 1988- 89;TN Firefighter at Nashville Airport then DOD Firefighter at Arnold AFB in Tullahoma 1990-2008;TN ANG 118th Firefighter Berry Field, Nashville; deployed UAE-2001, Iraq-2004/07, Israel 2006; Marriage to Vickie Myers; living at 304 Cortez Ave in Hurley, NM 88043; Feb 2008- Present;Airport Technician/Firefighter/Aircraft Fueling at Grant County Airport NM; 2008-2018;NM ANG Structural Craftsman 150th CES & 210th Red Horse in Albuquerque; 2008-2018;Deployed to US Border 2007-10; Dominican Republic 14; Kuwait 15; Qatar 16; Israel & VI 17;Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialist (DVOP) with New Mexico DWS 2018- Present
Military Experiences
Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
Humanitarian Aid Base Camp Operations Facilitator
Established and provided power, water and domicile for US humanitarian aid base camp supporting US Army/AF relief efforts for disaster struck island of Saint Johns.
Supervised crews and airmen.
Aug 2013
Project Manager (Military)
Lead a 12 man team from start to finish for the complete ground breaking earthwork and concrete infrastructure of 600 feet of sidewalk, two dugout and bleecher pads connecting two baseball fields at the Veterans Memorial Park in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania in 12 days.
Feb 1989 - Apr 1989
US Army Firefighter
Deployed to remote army engineering tent camp in Honduras to provide fire protection.
Secured camp border from danger of jungle fires during dry season.
Deployments
(2 years, 8 months)Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
St. John, US Virgin Islands
Established and provided power, water and domicile for US humanitarian aid base camp supporting US Army/AF relief efforts for disaster struck island of Saint Johns.
Supervised crews and airmen.
Oct 2015 - May 2016
Operation Freedoms Sentinel
Program Manager for 557th Red Horse Squadron construction sites at Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait.
Supervision of crews/crafts/airmen.
Logistics equipment/supplies loader/organizer at 557th Red Horse Expeditionary Squadron Headquarters at Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
May 2013
Dominican Republic
Assisted in supervision and building of hurricane proof schoolhouse in a rural mountain village of the Dominican Republic.
Supervised crews and airmen.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Certifications
May 2004
DOD Public Telecommunicator I/II
Jun 2003
DOD Fire Officer I
Jun 2003
DOD Fire Inspector II
Jun 2003
DOD Fire Instructor I
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Secret
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
1977 - 2012
Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
Job/Skill Training, Firefighter Craftsman and Structural Craftsman