My expertise in the Coast Guard was all operational; during my tenure, I had command of three cutters, one of which was in combat operations in the middle east. Having executed well over 2000 search and rescue cases, roughly the same amount of maritime law enforcement boardings, and countless multi-agency operations, I leveraged that experience to improve the Service’s operational directives at the unit and Service level; the patrol boat multi-crewing plan is still in use today. My studies are in Business Management at Western Governors University, Liberal Arts/Criminal Justice at the University of Phoenix, and Leadership/Management, as well as my commission from the United States Coast Guard Academy’s Leadership & Development Center in New London, Connecticut. 

Following my time in the Service, I worked as a detailed engineer for a major telecommunications company. I served as the operations director for a nationwide forensic engineering firm for a few years. I helped my wife, Veronica,  create a fantastic hay bale food garden that fed over 800 people; it was an enriching project! I am the proud father of three young men, two are in the Coast Guard, and the third is a cyber security specialist with a nationwide medical firm.

-Blessings!