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Twenty seven years on active duty and KSARNG service served as Signal officer from battalion to division level. Two combat tours - Desert Storm and OEF. Embedded Trainer in Afghanistan, which I consider to be the best year of my life, so far. Twenty years working in residential construction, as office manager, CAD designer, and project manager. Seven years as primary care for my parents.
Military Experiences
Mar 2007 - Feb 2008
Electronic Warfare Staff Officer
Jan 2006 - Feb 2007
Combat Advisor
Embedded trainer with an ANA infantry company. Advise the company commander on planning, resourcing and executing unit training; accompany the unit during tactical operations against the Taliban and local criminal elements; Contracting Officer Representative, Field Ordering officer for the ETT team. Coordinate with co-located SF teams during planning and execution of operations against HVTs in the unit's AO.
Deployments
(2 years)Jan 2006 - Mar 2007
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
ETT, 3rd Company, 1st Kandak, 207 Bde, ANA. Combat Advisor for ANA infantry company. Farah Province, Afghanistan
Sep 2005 - Oct 2005
New Orleans, Louisiana
Deployed with 35th Division headquarters to provide C3I for all National Guard troops involved in emergency service after Hurricane Katrina
Jul 1993 - Aug 1993
Kansas City, Kansas
Emergency service during the flood of 1993. 2/137 Infantry provided support for local law enforcement, coordination between civil and military agencies, security for areas evacuated due to flooding or in danger of flooding. Rescue operations for citizens trapped by flooding.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Sep 1986 - Oct 1986
Corps/Division Communication Operation Officer Course
Jan 1983 - Apr 1983
CE Staff Officer Course, Fort Sill
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Security Clearance
None / Expired
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
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