Operations Specialist at US Navy

An Operations Specialist tracks radar contacts and communicates with other ships and aircraft. I served in the Persian Gulf and Pacific aboard USS Gridley. Honorably discharged upon winning a Navy Scholarship.

Naval Officer at US Navy

Served in Special and Surface. Last command - lieutenant aboard the USS Guam as Division Officer, Assistant Operations Officer, CIC Watch Officer and Officer of the Deck. Though I am a disabled veteran - I no longer notice the injury and it doesn't slow me down.

Sole Proprietor at Self-employed

I self-studied database design, client-server development in several languages, became adept with the Adobe Suite and became a Microsoft Certified Professional. In late 1999 I completed the 'DataPod' - a full-stack content management tool that allowed me to quickly stand up custom digital solutions such as publishing, sports trainers, real estate, search engines, car dealers, and many more.

CEO, Software Engineer, Data Modeler, Graphic Artist at Byte Therapy Inc.

While still offering subscription-based content creation and management to various customers, my primary client was Lockheed Martin. They approached me in May 2003 for help building a cryptographic communications system for the NSA so I incorporated myself as Byte Therapy Inc. and began developing the data architecture and human interfaces for a system known as the 'Content-Based Information Security' platform replace the entire US government's classified communication system. I made sure our demonstrator was flexible and agile enough to handle anything the tester could throw at it at the contract-winning demonstration in Virginia in 2004. I was also tasked to design and implement a commerce system for the Marine Corps' Consolidated Material Support Center (CMSC) - Camp Pendleton. I analyzed the business structure and implemented a database schema and incorporated they’re inventory scanners as a point-of-sale devices in what the scanner's manufacturer claimed was first-use of its kin

Emergency Medical Technician at San Diego Mountain Rescue Team

As a volunteer EMT for SDMRT my team worked with the San Diego Sheriff to rescue (or recover) lost hikers and missing persons. The team trains monthly and is always on-call.