4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Bravo Company; 3 years

• Sustained training for members of reconnaissance platoons to include live fire exercises, amphibious operations, urban and woodland patrolling, and communications.
• Planned and led patrolling and raid operations in a training environment.
• Served as Assistant Team Leader of six man team specializing in reconnaissance, surveillance, communications and real time reporting
• Served as Team Leader of a six man team specializing in reconnaissance, surveillance,

communications and real time reporting.

4th Low-Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Bravo Company attached to 3rd Marine Air Wing: 1 year

• Deployed in support of OIF as a provisional security / rifle platoon.
• Member of a 30 man security platoon responsible for base security of a major air base (Al Asad)
• To include Entry Control Points, Vehicle Control Points, external patrolling, perimeter security, and Quick Reaction Forces.
• Completed searches of vehicles and personnel for IED’s and other contraband.
• Assisted with an entire restructure of entry gate defenses to include concertina wire fences, Heavy machine gun bunker construction, and perimeter tower construction.
• Kept a log book of all entry and exits to include all radio transmissions to and from posts.
• Implemented extensive knowledge of heavy machine guns and assisted with training and upkeep of said weapons.

4th Low-Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Bravo Company: 3 years

• Member of a Low-Altitude Air Defense platoon.
• Qualified as a Stinger Missile Gunner, Avenger Turret operator, and HMMWV operator to include driving and navigating in low light and using night vision devices.

Civilian Employment:

Dick's Sporting Goods: 1 year

• Worked as a sales associate in Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Firearms
• Became a subject matter expert on most items in the store in these categories

Cobb County Sheriff’s Office: 2 years

• Served as a Deputy Sheriff inside the county adult detention center.
• Controlled a pod of approximately 360 to 400 inmates
• Conducted cell searches, personnel searches, and dealt with violent and dangerous inmates
• Controlled all movement in and out of the pod to include keeping a log of personnel and functions inside the pod.
• Conducted 15min, 30min, and 1 hour security patrols inside the detention center
• Responded to security emergencies inside the detention center

The City of Marietta Police Department: 7.5 years

• Uniform Patrol Officer serving on morning watch 11p to 7a (5 years)
• Crime Interdiction Unit/ Narcotics / Street Level Crime Suppression ( 2.5 years)
• Served as a trusted team member on a SWAT team of 20 men in a metro Atlanta suburb of approximately 60,000 people
• Conduct 50-80 high risk search warrants a year
• Named rookie of the year during first year of employment
• Obtained P.O.S.T. General Instructor Certification, Firearms Instructor Certification, Field Training Officer Certification, Less-Lethal Munitions Instructor Certification, Chemical Munitions Instructor Certification, Flash-bang Instructor Certification, and Taser Instructor Certification
• Worked as a member of the training academy staff and as a member of the firearms instruction staff. Prepared lesson plans, classes, and training environments for all levels from recruits to seasoned officers.
• Worked as an explosives handler and tactical explosive breacher to include designing, researching and putting into place the explosive breaching program at Marietta Police Department.

Military Specialized Training or Certifications:

Tier One Group (June-July 2009)

• Advanced Urban Operators Course (180 hours)
  • Special Operations Forces Explosive Entry/handler,
  • Advanced Combat Marksmanship,
  • Basic Combat Trauma Care Training
  • Direct Action Tactics to include full raid planning and execution
• Special Operations Forces Explosive Breacher course (50 hours)
  • Mechanical Breaching
  • In-depth shockwave theory
  • Charge Construction and live fire breaching on multiple types of structures

Amphibious Reconnaissance School (480hrs)

• Coronado, CA
• Land Navigation
• Patrolling Operations (urban and woodland)
• Amphibious operations
• Supporting arms (the use of aircraft and artillery support)
• Operations planning and briefing to include all logistics for extended operations
• Combat Rubber Raiding Craft operations, rigging, and maintenance
• Over the horizon nautical navigation
• Reconnaissance and Surveillance operations
• Reactions to contact
• Rope management, advanced knot tying, rappel, fast rope, and rope bridge rigging
• Graduated as class honor graduate (highest performing student)

Army Airborne Static Line Parachutist (3 weeks)

• Benning, GA
• Safe static Line parachute operations

Civilian Specialized Training or Certifications:

Basic Law Enforcement Mandate (400hrs)

• Basic Law Enforcement Academy
• Graduated as class president and awarded leadership award

SWAT School (40hrs)

• Basic – Intermediate level SWAT skills including rappeling
• Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, GA

Emergency Vehicle Operation & Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT)

• 24 hours initial emergency vehicle operations training
• 8 hours requalification course each year
• High speed off road / on road recovery and loss of control recovery
• High speed braking and High speed immobilization of vehicles fleeing

GA POST Certified Instructor (80 hours)

• Lesson plan development and writing to include creation of an original lesson plan
• Presentation creation and time management while instructing to include an original presentation lasting between 45 and 55 minutes
• Instructor liability and records keeping

GA POST Certified Firearms instructor (80 hours)

• Lesson plan development
• Fundamentals of marksmanship
• Range safety fundamentals

NTOA NFDD, Less-Lethal and Chemical Munitions Instructor (40 hours)

• Instructor development techniques
• Less-lethal force philosophy
• Chemical Agent philosophy
• NFDD deployment philosophy
• Case Law, policy issues, technology overview
• Deployment tactics, product demonstrations and less-lethal practical scenarios.

Tactical Energetic Entry Systems (40 hours)

• Explosive Breaching Charge Construction of a variety of charges
• Target Analysis and emplacement techniques on doors, windows, walls, and reinforced structures
• Charge calculations and safety considerations
• Certified explosive breacher
• Also a certified breacher through T1G training group

Civilian Hobby Rock climbing and Rappelling and DIY construction:

• Participated in large amounts of rock climbing and rappeling as a hobby
• Familiar with knot tying, and rigging related to climbing and rappeling
• Familiar with basic tool use and construction in a DIY capacity
• Familiar with networking, low voltage data line, coax line, and computer hardware (build custom computers)