Professional aviator of over twenty years with 3,500-plus hours of combined military and civilian flight time.  Extensive experience across multiple aircraft categories and types, from light piston aircraft to high-performance fighter jet and heavy multi-engine commercial widebody aircraft.  Comprehensive background in everything from the simplest hands-on, single-piloted cockpit to the most highly automated, complex, all weather, multi-piloted flight deck.  Highlights include:  

• Former U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot with thirteen years of active duty flight experience and three years in the U.S. Navy Reserve flying the EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft

• Over 2400 total military flight hours and more than 1600 sorties accrued during stateside training, multiple combat deployments, aircraft carrier operations, and flight instructor tours

• Extensive squadron leadership experience in training, operations and management culminating in a tour as an Executive Officer(second in command) of a squadron of twelve F/A-18 aircraft and 180 personnel

• Trained by the U.S. Navy School of Aviation Safety as an Aviation Safety Officer and Crew Resource Management Instructor

• Holder of the FAA’s highest civilian flight rating of Airline Transport Pilot(ATP) as well as Certified Flight Instructor(CFI) and Certified Flight Instructor Instrument(CFII)

• Employed since 2016 by FedEx Express flying the MD-11 primarily on international routes to Asia, Europe and the Middle East 

 QUALIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS FLIGHT HOURS

Total - 3,550

Military - 2,420  

Civilian - 1,130  

Aircraft Flown - Cessna 152/72/82, PA-12/18, T-34C, T-45C, F/A-18A-D, EA-18G, MD-10, MD-11    

CIVILIAN QUALIFICATIONS / RATINGS

Airline Transport Pilot (ATP)

CFI / CFII, Airplane Single Engine Land, Airplane Single Engine Sea Type Ratings - MD-10/11 and Boeing 737   MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS

F/A-18 Division Lead (4-ship flight leader)

F/A-18 and EA-18G Instructor Pilot Aviation

Safety Officer (ASO)

Crew Resource Management Instructor (CRMI)

Air Combat Tactics Instructor (ACTI)

Low Altitude Tactics Instructor (LATI)

Post-Maintenance Check Flight Pilot (PMCF)

Out-of-Control Flight Instructor (OOCFI)

T-34C Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures (NATOPS) Instructor

Security Clearance Level​ - ​TOP SECRET(SCI)​ ​valid through April 2020 CAREER EXPERIENCE  Jan 2016 - Present​: MD-11 First Officer, FedEx Express   2015 - 2017​: Commander, United States Navy, NAS Whidbey Island, WA

• EA-18G Instructor Pilot, Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) 

 2014:​ Staff Officer, Marine Aircraft Group 11 (MAG-11), MCAS Miramar, CA

• Augment F/A-18 Instructor Pilot at VMFAT-101 

•  2012 - 2013​: Executive Officer, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232), MCAS Miramar, CA

• Second in command of an F/A-18C fighter squadron with twelve aircraft and 180 personnel

• Chief of Staff for nine separate squadron departments

• Provided leadership and career counseling to 25 Marine Corps officers

• Security Manager responsible for hundreds of classified documents and media

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 2009 - 2012​:​ ​F/A-18 Flight Instructor, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101), MCAS Miramar, CA

• Trained newly designated Naval Aviators in all aspects of F/A-18 employment

• T-34C Program Manager – Supervised the operation, maintenance and standardization of three T-34C aircraft assigned to the​ ​squadron for the purpose of low-safe target clearance and logistical support

• Additional Duties: Flight Schedule Writer, Flight Officer, Public Affairs Officer, Admin Officer 

 2008 - 2009​: Forward Air Controller, 2D Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), Camp Lejeune, NC

• Ensured the safe and effective integration of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aviation ordnance and indirect fires in support of friendly ground forces

• Responsible for 11 enlisted Marines, two officers and several million dollars worth of tactical equipment, vehicles, weapons and classified material

• Deployed to Iraq and served on a Transition Team with an Iraqi Army infantry battalion 

 2004 - 2008​: F/A-18 Pilot, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA(AW)-225), MCAS Miramar, CA

• Two deployments to the Western Pacific AOR (WestPac)

• One combat deployment to Iraq – 107 combat missions 

 2003 - 2004​: F/A-18 Student Pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101), MCAS Miramar, CA

• Completed the U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet training syllabus 

 2001 - 2003​: Student Pilot, U.S. Navy Flight School, Training Squadron 6 (VT-6), NAS Pensacola, FL / Training Squadron 7 (VT-7), NAS Meridian, MS

• Completed Primary Flight syllabus in the T-34C ● Completed Intermediate and Advanced Jet syllabus in the T-45C 

 EDUCATION University of Washington​ ​– Bachelor of Science

Northwest School of Wooden Boat-building – Associate’s Degree