US Army Special Forces Colonel with 28 years of service.

Defense and security consultant with 32 years of military and corporate experience

Commanded at various levels and led Special Operations Command – Forward Lebanon

Operational deployments took him to Panama, Saudi Arabia/Iraq, the Philippines and throughout the Indo-Pacific theater.

Staff assignments: service at the Army Secretariat, the Joint Staff, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations & Low Intensity Conflict, US Special Operations Command, US Joint Forces Command and US Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia.

Master's degree in International Relations from Boston University.