Curriculum Vitae
Ranks
- PFC, NYG, July 1998
- SGT, NYG, January 1999
- 2LT, NYG, April 1999
Assignments
- Squad Leader, 1/9 88th BDE, July 1998
- Executive Officer, HHD 88th BDE, May 1999
- Deputy Provost Marshal, 88th BDE, November 2001
- Commander, HHD 88th BDE, July 2002
- Commander, Company A 2/104 88th BDE, August 2004
- Provost Marshal, 88th BDE, July 2006
- Commander, HHD 88th BDE, September 2006
- Battalion Commander, 1/9th, 88th BDE, November 2006
Additional Duties
- OIC Guard Help, 7th Regiment Armory, June 1999
- Year 2000 Date Change Initiative, Coordinator of communications equipment, MERN, for the 53rd Troop Command, December 1999
- Year 2000 Date Change Initiative, OIC IS detail 7th Regiment Armory, Headquarters of General Barber, 53rd Troop Command, January 2000
- Instructor, 12th RTI, SAR School, March 2001
- Instructor, 12th RTI, SAR School, August 2001
- Instructor, 12th RTI, SAR School, August 2003
- XO NYG SAR Program 2003 to Present
- OIC IS Detail, 30 day 24/7 in support of the 258 FA NYNG, Jamaica Armory, January 2004
- SAR Team Leader, Operation Patriot East, June 2004
- Lead Instructor, 12th RTI, SAR School, July 2005
- SAR Team Leader, 10th BDE, Indian Lake SAR OP, June 2006
- Instructor, 12th RTI, CERT Training, August 2006
- Lead Instructor, 12th RTI, SAR School, October 2006
- Numerous Funeral Details and Honor Guards, including:
- Honor Guard for the President of Lithonia, 1999
- Honor Guard for Gov. Pataki, March 1999
- Honor Guard for Army Corp. of Engineers, Waldorf Astoria, 1999
- Honor Guard for Gov. Pataki, March 2000
- Honor Guard for Army Corp. of Engineers, Waldorf Astoria, 2000
- US Medal of Honor Medal presentation, 2000
- Honor Guard for Army Corp. of Engineers, Waldorf Astoria, 2002
- Honor Guard for President Bush, 7th Regiment Armory, November 2002
- NY State Medal of Valor presentation, 7th Regiment Armory November 2006
Military Education
U.S. Army
- Range Safety Officer, West Point, NY, March 2006
New York Guard
- Basic Officer Course, June 2000
- Basic Search and Rescue Training, April 2000
- Advanced Search and Rescue Training, August 2000
- Instructors Course, May 2001
- C.E.R.T., August 2006
Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA
- IS-001 Emergency Program Manager
- IS-002 Emergency Preparedness
- IS-003 Radiological Emergency Management
- IS-005 An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
- IS-007 A Citizens Guide to Disaster Assistance
- IS-008 Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow
- IS-010 Animals in Disaster
- IS-055 Household Hazardous Materials
- IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
- IS-120 An Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises
- IS-195 Basic Incident Command System
- IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- IS-208 State Disaster Management
- IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers
- IS-275 Role of the Emergency Operations Center
- IS-279 Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Structures
- IS-301 Radiological Emergency Response
- IS-340 Hazardous Materials Prevention
- IS-346 Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel
- IS-394 Mitigation for Homeowners
- IS-700 National Incident Management System, NIMS
- IS-702 NIMS - Public Information System
- IS-800 National Response Plan, NRP
- IS-1900 National Disaster Medical System and Federal Center Operations
New York State Emergency Management Office, SEMO
- Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300), September 2005
- Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400), October 2005
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC Basic Wildland Search, April 2003
- Crew Boss, October 2006
National Rifle Association
- Certified Rifle Instructor
Civilian Education
Thomas Aquinas College
- B.S. Degree in Chemistry, January 1997
Port Authority Police Academy
- Basic Police Training, in-residence program, Sea Girt, NJ, June 2001
- New York State Certified First Responder, 2001-2004
- National Safety Council Certified First Responder, 2004-Present
- American Heart Association CPR for the Professional 2001-Present
- Homeland Security instructor and maintainer for GE trace detection equipment. 2004
- Homeland Security radiological detection equipment trained, 2003
- US Air Force EOD seminar on improvised explosive devices, 2002
National Association for Search and Rescue
- Fundamentals of Search and Rescue, May 2002
- SAR TECH III, May 2002
- Managing the Lost Person Incident, March 2003
- SAR TECH II, May 2003
- SAR TECH II Evaluator, March 2006
- SAR TECH II Coordinator, August 2006
- SAR TECH I, July 2006
- SAR TECH I Evaluator, July 2006
- SAR TECH I Coordinator, December 2006
New York Search & Rescue, Inc.
- New York Search and Rescue Advanced SAR Instructor
- New York SAR Technical Rope Rescue Intermediate Level Class
- New York Search and Rescue Technical Rope Rescue Basic Instructor
- New York SAR Assistant Technical Rope Rescue Intermediate Instructor
- New York SAR Basic Water Rescue Instructor
- National Cave Rescue Commission
- Orientation to Cave Rescue, May 2005
Federal Awards and Decorations
U.S. Army
- Air Assault Badge, September 2000
- State Guard Association of the United States
- Military Emergency Management Specialist Badge, October 2004
Veteran Corps of Artillery
Shooting Awards
- M-16 Rifle Sharpshooter
- M-9 Pistol Expert
New York State Awards and Decorations
- Defense of Liberty Medal with WTC Device
- Aid to Civil Authority Medal, January 2000
- New York Guard Awards and Decorations
- Commander������¯������¿������½s Citation, July 1999
- Commander������¯������¿������½s Citation 2nd Award, July 2000
- Achievement Medal, January 2000
- Operations Support Medal, September 2001
- Operations Support Medal 2nd Award, June 2004
- Operations Support Medal 3rd Award, January 2004
- Service Ribbon, February 1999
- Advanced Search and Rescue Tab, August 2000
- Basic Search and Rescue Tab, April 2000
- Certificate of Appreciation, Governor Pataki, March 2000
- Certificate of Appreciation, LTC Atkinson, CDR 12th RTI, August, 2001
- Certificate of Merit, MG Connelly, Commander VCA, July 2002
- Certificate of Appreciation, LTC Gahriele, NYANG, June 2004
- Certificate of Appreciation, MG Lax, Commander NYG, December 2004
- Certificate of Achievement, LTC Sarro, Commander 12th RTI, July 2005
- Certificate of Achievement, Col Finn, Commander 12th RTI, October 2006
Civilian Experience
- Port Authority Police Department, Police Officer February 2001 to Present
Assigned patrol, commercial vehicle inspection, and security duties at the George Washington Bridge. Tasked with developing emergency plans for the GWB Police Command.
- New York Search & Rescue, Inc. Deputy Chief, July 2002 ������¯������¿������½ Present
Coordinate technical, non-technical and K-9 training, lead search teams in the field, and work in the incident command post in the General or Command Staff.
- Strike Team Leader, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 2005
- Bergen County Sheriff������¯������¿������½s Office, December 1996 to January 2001
- Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Crime Scene Unit
- Operations Division December 2006
Awards
- Police Meritorious Service Medal
- WTC Service Award, Silver
- Two Commendatory Incident Reports
- Inducted into the Honor Legion of New Jersey
- Pistol Expert
